What can rotation do for YOU?

[Rascal Nag]

Well, it can do this.

I can\'t make it so that the bottom bit is any shorter, unfortunately. But the general structure will allow us to transition back from the tricoupler to any other symmetry, something previously impossible. Could be useful.

The fuel lines are there because the tricoupler doesn\'t let fuel flow in this manner.

[Guest]

MOTHER OF GOD! What have you done!

[RedDwarfIV]

Basically, this is a stock version of that inverted tri-coupler mod someone made a while ago.

[Rascal Nag]

Basically, this is a stock version of that inverted tri-coupler mod someone made a while ago.

Yup. But now purists like me can use it.

[Vostok]

Rotation did space shuttles for me. But I can\'t get it to orbit... I\'ll post a picture or two.

[Vostok]

I wanted it to look like the actual thing and work in much the same way (except SRBs can\'t be stacked yet... >.<)

Anyway, some pictures of how it flies (and it does, the asymmetrical design took ages to balance )

WARNING: PICTURES

And I shall call it: Challenger.

Even when the separation works properly, it will never orbit, and definitely never land properly, due to the way it flies. It would need canards of some kind.

Also, Jebediah doesn\'t like re-usable space transport.

-Vostok

[samstarman5]

The fuel lines are there because the tricoupler doesn\'t let fuel flow in this manner.

I think the fuel lines add something, so I say don\'t excuse them. I love that design.

[samstarman5]

Okay, I just tried a design like this and my craft ended up bending like a tree in a high wind. Did you encounter the same? With this going on, launches are improbable.

[Rascal Nag]

Okay, I just tried a design like this and my craft ended up bending like a tree in a high wind. Did you encounter the same? With this going on, launches are improbable.

Well, the rocket kept on titling over because the engine barely had enough power to lift the stack, if that\'s what you mean. This was just a proof of concept anyway, I\'ll almost certainly use it in a more useful design when I need to.

[Herpderpsslerps]

Wings rotated to have an angle of attack even when flying level, jato\'s rotated to allow for a severely decreased takeoff roll. She\'ll get off the ground nearly instantly.

[Panichio]

I wanted it to look like the actual thing and work in much the same way (except SRBs can\'t be stacked yet... >.<)

Anyway, some pictures of how it flies (and it does, the asymmetrical design took ages to balance )

WARNING: PICTURES

And I shall call it: Challenger.

Even when the separation works properly, it will never orbit, and definitely never land properly, due to the way it flies. It would need canards of some kind.

Also, Jebediah doesn\'t like re-usable space transport.

-Vostok

What happened ? It looked like it was flying fine. Oh well, that\'s physics...

[Token White Guy]

How do you rotate? I\'m completely out of the loop.

[Frostiken]

What happened ? It looked like it was flying fine. Oh well, that\'s physics...

You really don\'t have to quote the whole post, you know that, right?

[Thobewill10]

How do you rotate? I\'m completely out of the loop.

Use WASDQE in the VAB, with shift for fine movements. This works in 0.15 only.