Project Star Wars Spaceplanes

[Axel]

Heyo,

since we can build spaceplanes now, nothing can really stop us from recreating our most favorite planes from Star Wars.

Let me start off with my first recreation:

The Naboo Starfighter

I wish we could change the color/texture of the parts, but oh well.

I had to add some canards to the back, because otherwise it would just crash. It flies pretty well though, not really far however.

Download Craft File

Let\'s gather Star Wars space planes here. Have you got any cool recreations?

[TerranCmdr]

Nice! I tried to make an X-Wing but every time I try to launch it it starts nose down and starts spinning out of control. (on the runway)

[Phoenix Aerospace]

I tried to make an X-Wing but every time I try to launch it it starts nose down and starts spinning out of control.

Try putting some canards on the nose. Maybe that\'ll help.

[sal_vager]

Check out my Y-Wing!

[Axel]

Sweet

It\'s hard to make tie-fighters because of the wings and the wheels. Anyone got a good idea how to circumvent that, besides obviously using the VAB.

[sal_vager]

Actually yes I do, you could try making the TIE Fighter on a rolling platform, and decoupler it when you are up to speed, I have been trying to make a B-Wing work this way but so far the B-Wing has broken apart every time I launch, I don\'t think that\'s to do with the launch platform though.

You won\'t be able to land though.

[Axel]

Tie-Fighter

The Tie-Fighter is a little more complicated, since it can\'t have wheels on launch.

This contraption uses a launchpad, that has to be staged as soon as you hit the end of the runway. The Tie-Fighter handles okay. It sadly doesn\'t resemble the original fighter completely. I will work on getting the design right. Canards are kind of needed because of KSPs physics.

Download Craft File

[atr94]

Check out my Y-Wing!

Slap a landing strut on top just behind the cockpit for the turret, if it\'ll work correctly.

[MoliskScout]

I got the idea to make some X-wing like craft, and so far this is what I got:

It\'s quite interesting to fly.. no vertical stabilisation/control when wings are folded. and barely any even when opened.

Still, this is the closest I can get without making it uber ugly, or impossible to fly.

[TerranCmdr]

Awesome, how\'d you make the wings fold? Did you mod it?

[MoliskScout]

It\'s some robotic mod? I\'m not sure. I just installed a whole bunch of them, and tried to figure out ingame what they do. That\'s why I can\'t post the craft file either. No idea what mods needed to load it.

I\'m searching the Addons forum but can\'t find that mod again. I\'m very bad at finding stuff.

Edit:

I was searching the wrong section...

This has the parts for the folding wings http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=9017.0

[Axel]

Got a working X-Wing with stock parts!

Download

[TerranCmdr]

Here are my failures attempts at a couple of TIEs. They fly like a nightmare dream too!

[Guest]

I got the idea to make some X-wing like craft, and so far this is what I got:

It\'s quite interesting to fly.. no vertical stabilisation/control when wings are folded. and barely any even when opened.

Still, this is the closest I can get without making it uber ugly, or impossible to fly.

The mods are:

Damned Robotics Pack:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=10662.180

Component Space Shuttle Pack:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=9052.0