whoshotdk Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Creating a realistic looking R-7 used to take a lot of parts. Invariably, creators would clad their rocket with structural fuselages or fuel tanks in order to get the correct shape (especially on the tapered boosters). With the introduction of 1.0 and stock fairings, this issue can be tackled much more simply and with far less parts.Introducing the SPIRIT OF SEMYORKA; not quite a replica of the Soyuz-FG but built to resemble it closely, both in looks and functionality. Includes mini-Soyuz spacecraft.DOWNLOADYou might need to right-click that link and use 'Save As' or similar.SPECIFICATIONSAs reported by MechJeb (MechJeb not included):Total Delta-V: 6469m/sLaunch mass: 112tDry mass: 39tPart count: 182Delta-V and mass values may be inaccurate, but probably not by much.CONTROLS[4] Soyuz Antenna[5] Soyuz Solar Panels[9] Soyuz Instrumentation module doors[0] Discard Launch Escape System and payload fairing[ABORT] Separate the Soyuz Orbital Module and Descent Module from the launcherASCENT PARAMETERSAscend how you feel is best. After ditching the boosters and the core stage in their turn, press [0] once atmospheric drag is negligible to discard the payload fairing and launch escape system.DESCENT PARAMETERSExecute the de-orbit burn, then stage to separate the Soyuz Orbital module. Stage again to separate the Instrumentation module. After re-entry heating has mostly dissipated, stage to deploy the parachutes and stage again to discard the heat shield. Finally, moments before landing, stage one final time to fire the braking thruster (though its pretty useless and totally not needed).NOTESI decided to use a small version of the Soyuz spacecraft; in the real world I believe it is roughly the same diameter as the launcher core stage. The launcher is quite capable of lifting a 2.5m size Soyuz to 100k/m orbit (built, tried and tested), but I prefer the more compact Soyuz as it scales well compared to larger parts that you might use to build space stations (such as Salyut).I hope you enjoy the craft - my hope is that it inspires people to use fairings and parts in new and interesting ways. Perhaps Squad may one day introduce a specialised version of fairings more suited to spacecraft shaping and cladding.Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHiftER2O Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceXray Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nice! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmpsterMan Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I, too, built my own R7 inspired rocket. Very, very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianar Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Looks sweet, but some issues I'm running into. Partway through the 1st stage burn an FL-T200 fuel tank explodes due to overheating, causing loss of 1st and 2nd stages. I'm able to abort to ocean in most cases using 3rd stage, or barring that, activate the escape tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Very impressive work, especially considering you're staying within the limitations of stock parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuto et passion de Melvin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 the download link does not work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Hello @Tuto et passion de Melvin, and welcome to the KSP Forum! The original poster in this thread has not logged in to the forum since 2017, so I imagine that the link in question is permanently dead. Locking the thread. KSP Moderation Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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