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I see. Do you reckon its possible to take off with normal jets, and decouple them after firing the turbojets at a better height? Will it be anymore useful? Also, im going to try to make the super science machine in the SPH. Will post pics when done!

Well, I do have landing legs, but they're not long enough. I suppose the cages could do, but it's abit awkwardly shaped. I'll see if I can get a workaround going. Thanks alot! Also, at 10km I'm moving at 500m/s, can it get any faster? But a suborbital hop expends a lot of fuel, meaning that the flights are probably one-off things. Great idea, btw!

Okay, okay. I'm abit confused. (and this is why i never go to the SPH at all) So it's like this > turbojet starts out at average speed > plane goes higher > higher altitude means less air > less air means less resistance > less resistance means higher speed > higher speed means more efficient turbojet Like that?

Huh?! So that means turbojet engines work better with a lack of air, and normal jets work better with more air? Isn't the turbojet just an improvement to the basic jet?!

Also, can someone briefly explain how jet engines work? I have absolutely no idea why I'm losing speed even though I'm losing mass. ;_;

Well, for maximum efficiency my previous flights to the mun had 2 of both mystery goo and science jr. I could use one to store data, and the other to transmit back. This way, right before I return, I have 2 stored data; eg. Data on mun surface and near mun, netting me a lot of data when I recover my vessel.

Hello, KSP community! So the recent big hoo-ha about career mode got me playing abit, and after 3 hours of fiddlin', I found out that Kerbin itslef has different places, and they all account for different environments, meaning that collecting samples on a highland near KSP is not the same as the one near the desert. And so I thought, hey why not make a machine that goes around collecting this data? Therefore I present, the Super Science Machine!* It's just an idea though. But it's hatching! So here goes: Kerbin has an atmosphere. Atmosphere = jet engines for super efficiency! And I brought it out on a test run! Flies really well, and capable of taking off straight from launchpad with only 6 jet engines. Not only that, it boasts a super light-weight Kerbal Deployment Device, not a ladder with metal struts! With 3 Science Jr. , 4 Mystery Goo Machines and 9 parachutes in tow, the Super Science Machine* can collect an array of data, and best of all, RECOVERABLE AT ANYTIME! only on kerbin With only a little trimming, it flies really well, but sometimes wobble. An ASAS will do the trick if you've progressed far enough. If you happen upon a beautiful place, and really wanna check it out, just KILL THE ENGINES AND HIT THE CHUTES! You'll land almost immediately. However, it doesn't come with landing legs. Like such! Hence, if anyone has anybody feedback on my design, please feel free to criticise me! I'm really OPEN to criticism! *gosh this sounds like an innuendo* Any improvement to suggest, any nitpicking to make, feel free to do so! I sort of feel like Belethor from Skyrim. ;_; Thanks in advance, you maginificent peeps! .CRAFT file: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/super-science-machine/

Also, did anyone notice that they changed the names of the photovoltaic panels, from A and B to 1x6 and 2x3? Oh, imagine all the frustration saved.

Ah ha! Perfect! Just what I need. Thanks alot, wall! Say, does the normal/antinormal burn take about 200 dV? Because I sure am.

46 Mkm.* My bad. Wait, it's about 50 MegaKm away right? Yes, I am aware it is inclined, Vanamonde. That's exactly why I'm bugged out at trying to get 2 similar orbits about Minmus. Also, I don't quite understand...?

"ello, fellow rocketists(?). I've got a problem bugging me for quite abit, so here goes. As we know, Minmus is ~46km away from Kerbin, on an inclined orbit. After building a base on the Mun, I decided to go further to Minmus, and had wanted to set up a station there first. However, it's pretttyyy darn hard to get on similar orbits after every launch from Kerbin. I set my station up on a ~ 90 heading on Minmus (OCD strikes), but no matter how I try, I can't get another orbit similiar to it. Am I doing something wrong? Just to clarify, you go to Minmus like you would for the Mun, but only that you'd change your inclination at Kerbin Pe right?

Because he's cool that way, that's why.