rtm1137 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Has anyone mastered this yet? I can\'t seem to build a space plane for the life of me. Most of my attempts have resulted with the craft capsizing and blowing up at high speeds while still on the runway. After 20 or more attempts, i finally built one that was capable of flight, however it was not capable of leaving the atmosphere, and I built it in the Rocket VAB, not the hangar. Even then it is still prone to losing control and becoming unstable in flight if you turn too sharply. Does anyone know of some type of guide to the basic concepts of aeronautics/flying machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomalous_Matter Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Building most of your wings behind the center of gravity does wonders for handling. As for leaving the atmosphere, there are two types of spaceplane engines: Lower atmosphere and upper atmosphere. Were you using the upper ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Owl Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Does anyone know of some type of guide to the basic concepts of aeronautics/flying machines?That is a very very good question. Unfortunately I don\'t have a good answer ready. A quick search of wikipedia turns up several related articles... but they\'re all either useless stubs or overloaded with far too much detail to be useful. This needs more thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volt Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 That is a very very good question. Unfortunately I don\'t have a good answer ready. A quick search of wikipedia turns up several related articles... but they\'re all either useless stubs or overloaded with far too much detail to be useful. This needs more thought.With all of our combined knowledge here we could easily write a basic guide to principles of flight and specific flight in KSP and edit it as the game evolves. We have pilots, physicists, armchair aviators, engineers etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaucus Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Anyone know what the problem is when a plane, tilts backwards and keeps on going end over end a second or two after take off. I assumed that the centre f gravity was too far back, but moving bulk forward makes it worse. Moving weight even further back also makes it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexx32 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I suggest placing engines on top of the wings to generate a bit extra downforce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xclusiv8 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 This is the most stable jet i have been able to produce. LinkIt wont get you into space but its a blast to fly around with =) Just take it easy with the SAS off. It does handle quite nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xivios Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Center of lift behind the center of gravity is the single most important part of building a stable plane. Having the center of pressure behind the center of gravity helps too, and this usually comes naturally as a result of the wings being far back as well. But I don\'t blame you for troubles getting into space, I\'ve only sent one horizontally launched craft into orbit, and it was more rocket that plane when it got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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