Make a VTOL.

[Monkthespy]

I loved the design so much, I made a similar design.

Which is going to kick start my VTOL making.

VTOL-1 Test (Monkin Aerospace)

Sony Vegas rendered it wrong :U

[avan]

Given we now have part rotation, I decided to try and make one using nothing but stock parts. Since there is no engine rotation, manually micromanaging the individual engine pairs is necessary. The RCS thrusters are mainly there to improve ease of landing. The reverse thrust engines were mainly added as part of an experiment to be able to approach a target at high velocity, then decelerate and land using little space and time, and then be able to take off again. I haven\'t really tested it thoroughly, and so have yet to manage the taking off again part (tried twice, first time: loss of over half the engines and structural stuff, second time: loss of a wing and engine).

My computer is having issues with cam studio, so no video (yet). Taking off and flying are both very easy, though landing is trickier, and I find it works best to initiate landing at an altitude of ~500m

This is actually pretty much my first try\'s design; the only real difference in the first version was no RCS (or RCS tanks), and less-than-optimal balance.

[SasquatchM]

I ran into issues with the engines hitting the ground on landing as well, Monk. I really dislike having to put my landing gear in such a low position, so I may try going back to rotating engines.

Anyway, here is an attempt with a considerably larger, longer range plane.

[Monkthespy]

Next video I made the same mistake, but it was easily fixable. What I should of done as soon as my land gear hit the ground, just crank the engine up.

It\'s currently rendering, so I\'ll post again with the video when its rendered and uploaded.

[Monkthespy]

VTOL-102 (Monkin Aerospace)

[SasquatchM]

Here is a large delta wing VTOL using Damnyoujapan\'s nifty new engines.

[avan]

Tried to upload a video of my first one, not sure when (if ever) it will finish processing (since I believe the upload failed, even though youtube *says* it uploaded, and I can\'t figure out how to re-upload it)

Here\'s the link, can\'t promise it will be functional though: Kerbal Space Program (KSP 0.15): VTOL-I spaceplane

Created a much larger VTOL craft (simply for the sake of trying to scale up the design), though it was large enough that when combined with cam studio, it became very difficulty to fly due to stuttering, so I just screencapped it instead.

[DYJ]

Just for you guys.

[SasquatchM]

Is that an engine cowl?!?!?!

[avan]

I\'m going to delete that old video and try uploading a new one later, once/if my internet starts behaving.

Anyways, here is my 3rd one, specifically designed to see how far I could scale down my design without losing stability. If I can get the first video working, I\'ll try to get a video of this one too.

[Gruntzilla]

uses mechjeb and damned robotics. It has no rcs so it has very limited maneuverability at slow speeds, but you only need a little bit of wind over the flaps to move it.

[Thobewill10]

Would you mind posting the craft file for that?

[namwons]

Fellow Kerbals, I present to you the RUM RUNNER III VTOL:

Features:

• 
  [li]Large Cargo Hold for Jeb\'s Rum and Other 'Supplies'.[/li]
  [li]Full VTOL Capability.[/li]
  [li]Low Level Flight to Evade Detection.[/li]
  [li]Threat Radar Radome, also detects other 'Anomalies'.[/li]
  [li]Acrobatic Capability for Evading Kerderale Missles.[/li]
  [li]Max Level Cruising Speed: 300m/s[/li]
  [li]Altitude Ceiling: ???????????[/li]
  [li]Rescue Chutes if you should run into 'unrecoverable instability issues'.[/li]
  

Takeoff:

Slow Hover:

Acrobatics:

En Route to an Undisclosed Location with Jeb\'s Rum:

Video:

Craft is attached.

[Monkthespy]

Reviving this thread.

Anyways, I decided to take a different approach on a VTOL, and it really worked.

It hovers at a nice 5 M/S, and uses two VTOL fans in the wings, and it also uses no RCS. Switching between vertical and horizontal is quick and easy, and flies very nicely and stable in each setting.

[Thobewill10]

Could you post the craft file for that? It looks pretty damn cool. I\'ve got your spike engine intake.

[Monkthespy]

You also need Damned Aerospace. Be careful on take off, and enjoy.

[Thobewill10]

Awesome. Thanks, man.

[DYJ]

Common sense ain\'t got nothing on me:

[Thobewill10]

I present the Manta-Ray-class VTOL (soon to be armed with) Gunship

Uses a hinge to raise the landing gear (and back canards) after takeoff to give more stability (i.e. raising them from a' /\' shape to a '\/' shape) and additional yaw control. Exceptionally maneuverable, especially at low throttle.

Supports hovering and high-speed low-altitude cruising (Top speed <1 km: 257 m/s). Rotors tilt to give additional forward speed.

Landed:

In horizonal flight mode. Gear retracted, fans forward

Fans tilt backward to help kill horizontal speed

The only problem is that it doesn\'t have a lot of fuel, and thus the high-speed maneuvers are very short duration. However, if you run out of fuel mid-flight, it can still glide down for a horizontal landing.

To counteract that, we added more fuel.

The Manta Heavy has a top speed of ~210 m/s. It\'s slower and less maneuverable than its lite counterpart, but can go the distance.

Hovering

Back to hover mode

[RedDwarfIV]

It really does look like a manta ray in that image.

[Thobewill10]

Yeah, I designed it first, flew it around for a bit and realized 'Hey, it kinda looks like a manta ray!'

[sss]

Work in progress.

I never saw those jet engines before? WANT.

[Jatizso]

Allow me to present my own VTOL, the K-16:

It uses very powerful and stable RCS blocks to take off.

Once it\'s at a sufficient altitude from the runway, it activates its engine and speeds off.

It\'s an extremely maneuverable and stable plane, easy to fly with a manageable speed and both take-off and landing are very easy tasks with this RCS VTOL system. It\'s probably the best VTOL I\'ve ever made.

[gresrun]

It takes off great! Landing, not so much...

Initial configuration:

Ready fo take-off:

Look ma! I can fly like a real airplane!

[gresrun]

Not quite of the same spirit as the other craft on this topic but a VTOL nonetheless:

Jet Helicopter: