Tw1
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I've used it a fair bit on outer boosters for asparagus stages.Sometimes I don't need the thrust of a full mainsail, and can save weight.
Its KSPX equivalent was the main engine of the lifter stage of my one man Mun rescue rocket, as less weight = more delta V.
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It is a great idea in my opinion but... There is a problem, you need a conventional launch system from Kerbin to be able to use it. What I mean is, RCS will not have enough TWR to lift it off Kerbin but once in orbit it will work, might need to be refueled after a while though!
It is possible to get of the ground, but not very far. I built an RCS based thing with a mk1 pod, a few tanks and dozens of thrusters to land on the old launch tower in 0.18. It ran out of fuel before landing, but I'd brought a 'chute for that.
Though I agree with the suggestion to use the Ant instead. My current Jool probe (actually got there, yay!) has several rover-probes, and the non-tylo ones were going to use RCS to land.
But experiments showed I could do much better with the Ant and mini fuel tanks.
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You best hurry before the devs add volcanism to it
I'd be more concerned about radiation. But there's ways around that too.
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Were you trying to fry him?
They're more or less fire proof at the moment.
Bob wasn't bothered in the slightest. But then, he was suffering that glitch where a kerbal gets stuck in the one pose, so nothing could've bothered him.
Maybe once reentry heating is in...
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Guess what?
I found where I got the tree from!
http://www.somethingthatdoesntsuck.c...loads/pine.zip
See chickenplucker's post on this page.
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The problem is Eve has a much denser atmo than Kerbin, as you probably know.
Not only does this mean more drag, it also means engines are less efficient.
You know how engines have lower ISP at sea level then they do in vacuum? On Eve, the difference is more extreme do to the greater pressure of the atmosphere.
You could take of with them, somehow, but you'll need significantly more fuel (which means lifting even more weight) to get as far as you could on Kerbin.
Aerospikes aren't effected by the extra pressure as much, which is why people recommend them for Eve.
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Nicely done.
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The main rule is don't use ASAS on the station (not that I see one here).
Also, struts, and wide parts. I hear the clampotron senior is more stable than its smaller siblings.
I tend to use the docking strut mod to reinforce docked ships, but I'm not sure if it's working in 0.20
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but the final explosion (LM-7 Aquarius Apollo 13), in many cases exceed the requirements and design implications
This is my favourate bit.
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do you suggest me to make it lightweight or with a big RCS tank?
Just remember to factor in the amount of thrust you need, VS the mass when the tanks are full.
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I had a lovely fireworks display. Totally wasn't hoping to send that rover to Eeloo, no. I had other fish to fry.
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I'm liking the newer big hull parts. This needed something like that.
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Greetings! There is a lot to learn in KSP, and in its forums. Best of luck!
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These are from my new Home For Retired Kerbalnaughts. Such a thing exists, I assure you.
It sits in the island in middle of the giant crater, which needs a cool name like Krakentoa.
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I mentioned a new thing didn't I? I'm still working on it, but here's something quick:
Very cool. Mixed such emotions..
Is this Bill?
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I realised I'd never used the two man lander can as a simple lander. I also had been meaning to investigate the site for my Mun prograde city for quite a while, so we set of for The Mun with a sense of purpose.
Oh yes. We also took trees into space. For science.
The early part of the mission featured orbital EVA antics. Discarded stages are fun. So is having two trees stuck on your spaceship.
If you think about it, a pine is the ideal type of tree to launch into space, with that pointy shape and all. And it totally provides camouflage...
Touchdown! We then proceeded to explore the surrounding area, picking out spots for sections of the base.
But then:
Oh no! Aloly Kerman's head is going out of his helmet! Got to go back to the lander!
I got him back, and he was fine. But he was then lost in a later Jet pack accident.
Mission control made the call to end the mission early.
A confused Kervis fired up the engines as instructed, not knowing what had happened to Aloly.
The tree made an interesting kind of Aerobraking shield.
But was not so helpful when it came to attempt landing.
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Draw Jeb, Bill and Bob under a tree having a picnic on Laythe, complete with picnic cloth, sandwiches, drinks, jam etc, Jool in the sky and their spaceship nearby.
Bonus if you have one of them trying to eat with their helmet on!
(They didn't think to put on their specialised Laythe suit.)
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Has truckwheels been updated? I can only find the one from 0.19.
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It's here! It's here! Woohoo!
Looks like my site visit for that base was well timed.
Edit: The tanks are also showing up invisible for me.
This Mod will be fantastic once it's got bugs ironed out, and is updated for 0.20's format.
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Hey, just wondering what happened to the larger railing pieces. They don't seem to be in the version I've got.
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Yes! I have plans, (for my kerbals) for them to prosper and not be harmed. And this mod could play a vital part in it.
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209 in my old save, only 20 in my new one so far.
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Sounds cool .
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You guys made the Thor probe right?
Just one thing, why did you turn the Thor probe's core and science parts into separate pieces? Craft which had the core part on it are now going to be without instruments.
[Showcase] Non Asparagus Launch Vehicles
in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
Posted · Edited by Tw1
While it is kind of asparagus, the launch vehicle for my "Joolius Xena" probe doesn't have that pancake look.
Maybe because the probe and its ejection burn stage are only 60t..
I nicknamed the launcher the Falcon Even Heavier, as it has the outer four boosters around the two, and no SRBs.
It becomes more traditional rocket like after staging.
(You may noticed something was lost on they way up. Turns out we didn't need that fin.)
Though the shape of the probe on the end kinda takes away some of the realism. But I don't mind..