Whackjob KSP Youtube series? Gauging interest.

[Whackjob]

Here's a sneak peek at episode 3.

[Whackjob]

Episode three is up.

[Whackjob]

See, this is why I don't like threads being pigeonholed off the main page. They rot and they die.

[Superfluous J]

Sadly not every thread can be on the main page.

[55delta]

I had been waiting for someone else to mention this first. Parts of the third video cut back to earlier in the video and repeating that section of video.

Otherwise, I've been liking all the videos so far. Wackjob seems to be having fun as he explains how he manages to build his trademark designs and the process he goes through to get there.

[BLUESTREAK]

Mother of god...! It's huge!

You may want to look at the editing on that one - Dipping in and out of the video while I did some work, and I was certain that I'd heard bits of it before! Perhaps it might be an idea to use the truss system on the upper and lower wings, binding them together. That way, you could make them wider, stronger, and thinner - like a biplane - giving more lift, whilst simultaneously leaving space for a large tailplane at the rear, which would allow you a lot more pitch control. Failing that, build a tail plane on the end of a long girder system behind it; that would give you even more pitch control, but possibly at the expense of parts count. The wings would have to be MUCH wider if you did that though. The reason you're going to need that truss system is that the instant you try pulling up, the wings will peel back every time - they're not strong enough on their own

- - - Updated - - -

I just re-read my own post. Of course it's huge, what was I thinking?

[Whackjob]

Yeah, honestly, I was just slapping more and more wing on it to see if I could even get lift. If I were to go with a very long wing, you're darn right I'd truss it up.

But I'll tell you guys what. Now that my editing chops are getting slightly better, I'll try to make shorter videos.

Edited April 20, 2015 by Whackjob

[LABHOUSE]

Sadly not every thread can be on the main page.

But the awsome ones should.

[Whackjob]

Unless something crazy crops up (again!), tonight I'll do episode four. And I'll try to be more concise with it.

[Whackjob]

Bump with new content: Episode 4 is up!

[Nobody_1707]

Episode 4 was amazing, subscribed & liked & commented. (and repped)

[Whackjob]

Episode five is up.

[Superfluous J]

Episode five is up.

Uh oh I think we officially have a new series here.

[BLUESTREAK]

Just saw episode 4 - the way you originally made those clipped rocket engines was to take the connector, add 3 large reaction wheels, flip them inside the connector, and then attach the engine to that. Voila, beautiful engines!

As an aside, with the new aerodynamics, have you considered replacing the girders in the truss cage with wing boards? Stick a control surface on the bottom and suddenly it's more aerodynamic, more controllable and possibly just as strong...?

[problemecium]

*watches first video*

*subscribes*