whistlehead Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 100% reusable...yup...To be fair, if I'd held the throttle on for a few more seconds I'd have made it - it had tons of fuel left. I came down just before the runway and rode up it. Having performed my first descent I'm confident I'll get it right next time, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRho Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) X-04 "Raven" Experimental Single-Stage to Orbit space plane, crew of 2.Carries a drogue chute for emegencies, such as stalling while landing.Didn't quite land back at the KSC, but pretty close.*ehem*HAX.Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited December 18, 2013 by SargeRho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric S Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Felt like flying with mechjebs prevent flame-out on.Now that you mention it, the engines automatically throttling back was one of the improvements mentioned in the Squadcast that announced the RAPIER. They also mentioned other things that would improve spaceplane functionality, but I can't remember too much of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolybooly Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Spartwo, the way I see it, in this transition it depends on the current version of the game engine being used when the mission ended, since if balance changes to make it easier (as appears to be the case in v0.23 going by Eric S's and Rhomphaia's observations), then this could be a factor in the mission's success.Let us know when you land the Soothsayer whistlehead, you can reload from F9 save, if you have one.SargRho, wlecome back to the K-Prize and congratulations on making the first successful v0.23 K-Prize mission report. I like the chute placement though it looks like deployment didn't quite go according to plan this mission, no ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRho Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Yeah, I oversteered, and stalled while trying to glide a bit closer to the KSC. So I deployed the droge chute, and recovered from the stall in a matter of seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolybooly Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) OK here is my first attempt with the RAPIER. I decided to dust off the Diamondback blueprints with its characteristic double delta wing. This is the Diamondback R and I think Burfry earned himself an Advanced Pilot Precision Award 1st Class by docking at an unmanned orbital fuel depot in a 100km orbit and returning to KSC runway.Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited December 18, 2013 by boolybooly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El wonso Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Is it ok if I use FAR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolybooly Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Sorry do you mean Ferram Aerospace Research? That changes stock lift characteristics so it would be a gatecrasher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlehead Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Now that I've made a full album, I enter the SoothSayer for the K prize:Javascript is disabled. View full albumI hope in the near future to be carrying payloads, docking and landing at KSC.Regards,Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jedi Master Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, the Jedi Space Program can finally claim the K Prize! We introduce the greatest invention in JSP history:The Fencer Mk.1!Takeoff was a bit slow, but it went fairly well.Orbit!A successful landing in the middle of the desert.The stats: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRho Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Skylon, I CHOOSE YOU!As always, my piloting is terribad, I had to give it a little push to make it to the runway. But it flies really great, doesn't stall very easily at all.Javascript is disabled. View full album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El wonso Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Gatecrasher :'(Javascript is disabled. View full albummods: MechJeb & FAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPilot573 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I always wanted to submit an entry here, however I have done so many SSTOs that none of them are a huge accomplishment. However, today I have finally managed to make an epic SSTO, so for my 1000th post, I give you the Velociter SSTO-HL! And here is it's wonderful journey to Minmus and back!FULL ALBUM (I couldn't get it to show on the forums): http://imgur.com/a/vPwn1 Edited December 19, 2013 by RocketPilot573 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremespino Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I always wan't to submit an entry here, however I have done so many SSTOs that none of them are a huge accomplishment. However, today I have finally managed to make an epic SSTO, so for my 1000th post, I give you the Velociter SSTO-HL! And here is it's wonderful journey to Minmus and back!FULL ALBUM (I couldn't get it to show on the forums): http://imgur.com/a/vPwn1http://i.imgur.com/F5Lnt4X.jpg?1This is amazing, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolybooly Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Thanks for your reports.Congratulations whistlehead on completing the K-Prize challenge with Soothsayer, welcome to the guest list for the K-Prize party.Congratulations to The Jedi Master for completing the challenge with Fencer Mk.1. Likewise welcome to the party and your name is linked on the roll of honour.Congratulations to RocketPilot573 for not only completing the K-Prize challenge but also for earning a Utilitarial Distinction for delivering a 15t research base to the surface of Minmus and returning to the island runway which earned an additional Advanced Pilot Precision Award. Well flown and welcome to the party guest list.SargeRho thanks for your report. I just wanted to check with you that the screeny log you added is of a full orbit (PE>70km), sorry but unless you say so specifically or show evidence there is no way for me to know. Also I wanted to verify you were not using FAR like El Wonso since you mentioned stalling which is a much bigger factor for FAR though it can come into play in stock KSP.El wonso, what can I say, nice looking ship with payload capability but with gate crashing tendencies. Thanks for the report which I have linked with the other gatecrashers with a suitable quip and I hope that's OK. Edited December 19, 2013 by boolybooly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRho Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) It did reach orbit though, and completed 2 or 3 until KSC was in daylight, I didn't take any pictures of the map view - time for a re-fly! I wasn't using FAR, but in stock KSP I very often have my plane suddendly doing a backflip and stalling when I get to somewhere between 5 and 1km altitude.Edit: Re-flew it. I crashed it into the ocean, but it shows it can get to orbit and back, and the previous one shows it can land, too Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited December 19, 2013 by SargeRho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahlzun Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Well, that new Rapier thing makes this laughably easy. Literally made a fully functional SSTO on my first try this version.Javascript is disabled. View full albumJust took this one up and back. Could probably have gone further, but didn't have the time. Edited December 19, 2013 by kahlzun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooz Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Ahh i don't need those Rapiers carreer Mode .23 very fun to flyor Intake spam may i Present The HawkingJavascript is disabled. View full albumDo i get i get A metal for Not using The rapiers Edited December 19, 2013 by Dooz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolybooly Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 SargeRho (sorry got my ranks in the way of my spelling earlier, fixed now) your word is good enough I just wanted to check it was correct to assume that the orbit was an orbit. Thanks for the extra screenies, sorry about the crash landing, I feel bad now! I find that flipping happens a lot with canards when the fuel is used changing the balance. Its because the center of mass moves back behind the center of lift, so it wants to fly backwards. This, is why I always try to balance without canards these days. Center of lift needs to be just far enough behind COmass. Lift off is then easy if you get the rear undercarriage in the right place, just behind the COM and control surfaces some distance behind the COM, then canards become unecessary unless you want them of course. In any case congratulations on your Advanced Pilot Precision Award with Skylon. kahlzun thanks for your mission report, congratulations on your Advanced Pilot Precision Award with Rapier_Test_Rig. Those Rapiers do make it easy dont they but on the other hand I bet we can think of some interesting things to do with them. Welcome back to the guest list.Dooz congratulations to you are also in order and thanks for your first (Rapier free) K-Prize report. I dont know of a medal for not using a Rapier since they are supposed to be the pride of Kerbal technology but I can add that to your craft name on the front page link in the roll of honour if you like. Then people will know that there flies a Kerbal who doesn't use Rapiers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconek Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Here's my entry with Bon Bon Mk2: One pilot, 3 engines, enough fuel to get to orbit, return and find place for landing.Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited December 20, 2013 by falconek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekes Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Get ready... the new Debulist VIII "Easy Eight" is coming soon.... with better range than a Mk IV, without the hassle of a Rapier engine. On my way to... i dunno somewhere, we will see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolybooly Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 falconek, just leave out the url and place the code number between IMGUR [] tags without the #0, currently it cannot parse a url *sigh*so did Bon Bon Mk2 actually land successfully with craft intact ?so is that a new ion craft zekes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartwo Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) How much d/v does it have?Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited January 13, 2014 by Spartwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconek Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 falconek, just leave out the url and place the code number between IMGUR [] tags without the #0, currently it cannot parse a url *sigh*Thanks!so did Bon Bon Mk2 actually land successfully with craft intact ?Unfortunately not, I crashed it. Simply my piloting skills were not up to the task >< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkyD Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Lets see if i get the imgur thing straightMy attempt for minimalist with Rapier, images should have descriptions and guides if someone wants to copy/improve/fool aroundJavascript is disabled. View full album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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