Mobile Launch System

[SasquatchM]

Create a steerable ground vehicle that can launch a space plane. The plane must be capable of standard take offs and landings, no VTOLS!

[0muffins0]

hehe ... I sort off did that a week ago (though strictly speaking I didn\'t build the launcher)

Kerbal Space Program - Mobile Launcher

This is the plane it launches. It can take off and land normally as shown in the vid below.

Landing made easy in Kerbal Space Program

[RedDwarfIV]

I got an orbiter to mobile verti-launch.

Uploading video soon.

[SasquatchM]

To reiterate, this is for planes. Perhaps we should start one for rockets as well.

[sss]

To reiterate, this is for planes. Perhaps we should start one for rockets as well.

theyd just use the cart plugin.

[SasquatchM]

sure, but what fun would that be?

Fine, the launcher has to consist of at least 10 parts

[RedDwarfIV]

[DYJ]

Edit: fixed the video

[RedDwarfIV]

You just invented the land-going version of this:

Also, that it an incredibly stylish plane.

However, this was the challenge:

that can launch a space plane.

I\'m the only one who has actually done that for this challenge.

[Tim_Barrett]

vid

Did you cut the video off before landing because you crashed into the launch vehicle?

[SasquatchM]

Wow, Red, all the way to orbit and everything.. that was a lot more than I was expecting. I guess I should have read my own challenge.

And your plane flies great, DYJ.

I tend to over-engineer things I think.

[RedDwarfIV]

Wow, Red, all the way to orbit and everything.. that was a lot more than I was expecting.

I tend to over-engineer things I think.

-vid-

Thanks. I just took my pre-built Bluejay, strapped MORE BOOSTERS onto it after it only went sub-orbital on its own engine, and put it onto the silliest launch platform available to Veto Aerospace.

And that launch platform. So want.

[DYJ]

I didn\'t cut the video fraps did, reuploading it now. Landing worked fine until shortly after I stopped filming and engaged the wheelbrakes, gear decided to stop colliding with the planet.

Plane makes it to orbit with an engine in the center, could probably be done with RCS aswell. I\'ll try getting it into space tomorrow.

Edit:

Gets to LKO without problem, weight is very near the limit of the launcher though.

[RedDwarfIV]

I see yours has MechJeb on board.

I piloted mine manually.

[Vasili]

Alright my first challenge.

First off, I had a lot of fun (And a bit of frustration) doing this one, thanks to the creator of the challenge for creating this.

Second off... Mods: If you want to use this design yourself, please do, all you need is the Damned Robotics pack, I used the rotaters for the engine steering as well as the hinges and the hydraulic cylinders for the catapult.

Now here\'s some screenshots of the actual flight, in the VAB, landing, and such.

First up, VAB shot (Actually Spaceplane Hangar, bad habit):

Now, on the runway ready to move to a new launch site:

On the way to the new launch site:

Wait, we\'ve found a good launch site so let\'s launch:

Now let\'s drop that booster

And land:

A few warnings:

1. Don\'t go too fast with the launch vehicle, it can reach 60 m/s but it collapses very easily at that speed.

2. Watch out when you adjust the hinges on the plane for takeoff, right is good, left is bad.

3. That booster is there to keep the plane moving while the jet engine warms up, make sure the throttle is at max when you launch.

4. There\'s a chance the booster will knock your engine off when you decouple, be careful, you can make an unpowered landing though.

And that\'s it hope you all enjoyed it, and have fun using it!

[SasquatchM]

Well, here is an even more overdone launcher. I can not fraps it as it kills my pc, but here are some screenies:

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[RedDwarfIV]

Sorry Vasili, but that\'s not a spaceplane. So far applicable entries:

RedDwarfIV

SasquatchM

Damnyoujapan

[Emilio]

What is that plane (or that game) ?

[RedDwarfIV]

What is that plane (or that game) ?

SkyDiver from UFO [TV series]. The submarine [Diver (Number)] tilts up, and the fighter [sky (Number)] JATO launches out of the water to go blow up some aliens.

I thought Damnyoujapan\'s entry looked like a landgoing version of it.