MrMeeb Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 6 hours ago, drtedastro said: Because if you do not do this, it will fall through the sky like a badly balanced brick. Very uncool... But it will fly and land quite nicely, but you have to do as MrMeep and Sharpspoonful say, flight rigid flight plan with a light touch.. I am landing almost every time now. Not on the runway all of the time, but safe landing the same. Jeb and crew just pop out the snacks and party while waiting for pickup. Cheers. I'm so sorry, but it's a pet peeve of mine. It's MrMeeb I use both of those with great success. I've also found NavHud to be useful for landing, trajectories for planning your reentry, and MechJeb's SmartASS has become essential to be for controlled ascents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtedastro Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Oops, fingers failed me. Sorry bout that. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieC Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) Watching @TheReadPanda trying to build a shuttle with this mod for his Kerbal International Space Station project on Squad's official KSPTV twitch. He is running into difficulties that would be much easier to overcome with a modular lifting-body segment. He also is of the opinion that the LFO tank-configuration for the lifting-body+engine-mount section is unrealistically small. I'm in agreement with him on that. Edited May 12, 2016 by StevieC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imerg Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 HI, is it compatible with realism overhaul ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenomousRequiem Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Could you link us to that Apollo CSM thing you posted a while back? I can't seem to find it and I need it for uh... science. You should link it in to OP, too. @imerg I'm afraid not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Shutesie Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 On 5/5/2016 at 11:16 PM, StevieC said: If I may recommend a small tweak to the ShuttleBottomLong.cfg file, change the "stackSymmetry" number from 1 to 2, that way you can fit the space-shuttle main engines in 3x radial symmetry to the attachment nodes that are arranged in a triangle at the rear and have them show in the staging-icons as a unified group of three. "Science" I have a feeling that I know what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon304 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I feel like the body flap has way too much drag. Every time I reenter, I find the shuttle trying to spin it self so its rear first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeeb Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I'm actually gonna bring back this post, and the comments I made in reply to it and say that I was wrong, and @drtedastro was sort of on to something. The engine mount on your lifting body part is flat, at a 90 degree angle to the bottom, but the real STS has a slight angle: Another picture I felt was too big to have out of a spoiler: Spoiler This allowed a starting angle, while keeping the SSMEs at '0' in terms of gimbal, allowing the engines to gimbal a little further than they would be able to if they were attached to your flat plate. I know that it's possible to angle the engines to that angle using gizmos, but it's actually less than ideal, as it begins to clip the Vector into the back, and means that the top vector is further forward than the lower pair, which isn't the case on the real one. I think that, especially seeing as other people are beginning to say that the fuel tank is too small (which I also agree with, but not by much), it could be a consideration to take in if a small redesign were to take place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg626 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 No angle will be right for everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeeb Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 31 minutes ago, tg626 said: No angle will be right for everyone I agree, but I'm coming from the angle (Wehay) that certain parts have been tailor made to allow the construction of a Space Shuttle. The part itself is hardly "Lego" like (in a way that Tantares, for example, is), so I decided it would be a fair comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieC Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 When I've watched @TheReadPanda attempting to build a shuttle on his stream, one of his issues with the Cormorant parts, besides lacking adequate fuel-capacity, is that the monoprop-powered OMS engines only just BARELY give enough delta-V to perform routine shuttle maneuvers with, and that's when the payload-bay is completely empty, so expecting to have enough delta-V to even circularize your initial orbit with even a modest payload, is utterly out-of-the-question. I'll let him post in this thread if he wishes to, to elaborate on what would make this mod more usable, but for now I'll personally point out that I largely agree with his remarks on this mod, although while he doesn't find the Cormorant MMU to suit his needs, I will say it suits mine perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon304 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 2 hours ago, StevieC said: When I've watched @TheReadPanda attempting to build a shuttle on his stream, one of his issues with the Cormorant parts, besides lacking adequate fuel-capacity, is that the monoprop-powered OMS engines only just BARELY give enough delta-V to perform routine shuttle maneuvers with, and that's when the payload-bay is completely empty, so expecting to have enough delta-V to even circularize your initial orbit with even a modest payload, is utterly out-of-the-question. I'll let him post in this thread if he wishes to, to elaborate on what would make this mod more usable, but for now I'll personally point out that I largely agree with his remarks on this mod, although while he doesn't find the Cormorant MMU to suit his needs, I will say it suits mine perfectly. The OMS engines dont have enough delta-V to circularize an EMPTY shuttle to what I consider to be a pretty standard LKO of 100kmx100km. They need much more thrust for the amount of fuel on the shuttle. Im not averse to riding the ET to circularize but Id much rather not have to. I also agree with MrMeeb, the engine mount should probably be angled more like the real shuttle is, rather than a flat 90* like it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenomousRequiem Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I found it... 23 hours ago, Sgt.Shutesie said: "Science" I have a feeling that I know what you mean. Why do I feel like exactly what I did with it is exactly what you assumed I would do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Shutesie Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 28 minutes ago, VenomousRequiem said: I found it... Why do I feel like exactly what I did with it is exactly what you assumed I would do with it? I thought you were going to use it to model a SM, but that works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Master Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 This mod is amazing. I finally have control over my shuttles and I will do more flights. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeeb Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I mean, the design phase is going sorta well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3R0_0NL1N3 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 It would be nice if someone could create a MM config to add a node at the bottom of the shuttle aero piece, where the decoupler for the ET is meant to be mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeeb Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 20 minutes ago, Z3R0_0NL1N3 said: It would be nice if someone could create a MM config to add a node at the bottom of the shuttle aero piece, where the decoupler for the ET is meant to be mounted. Why can't you use a radial decoupler? That would be most accurate to the way it is done in terms of looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3R0_0NL1N3 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Just now, MrMeeb said: Why can't you use a radial decoupler? That would be most accurate to the way it is done in terms of looks I can, and indeed I do, but for some projects it would be important to have a node, and I don't know how to make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeeb Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 11 minutes ago, Z3R0_0NL1N3 said: I can, and indeed I do, but for some projects it would be important to have a node, and I don't know how to make one. Ah, I see. May I ask why you want to strap an octosat to the bottom of your shuttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3R0_0NL1N3 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Just now, MrMeeb said: Ah, I see. May I ask why you want to strap an octosat to the bottom of your shuttle? That's where you're wrong, sir. I want to attach an A330 to the bottom of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123nick Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 hey can u have a mesh switch or variant of the shuttle nose piece that is only the nose piece, not all the integrated shuttle underside body lift thingys, the heatshield i think its called? so that way i can make small shuttles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3R0_0NL1N3 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 27 minutes ago, 123nick said: hey can u have a mesh switch or variant of the shuttle nose piece that is only the nose piece, not all the integrated shuttle underside body lift thingys, the heatshield i think its called? so that way i can make small shuttles Give this a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeeb Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Z3R0_0NL1N3 said: That's where you're wrong, sir. I want to attach an A330 to the bottom of it. Oh! I forgot that mod also had that. You can still use a radial decoupler surely? Worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3R0_0NL1N3 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 1 minute ago, MrMeeb said: Oh! I forgot that mod also had that. You can still use a radial decoupler surely? Worked for me Yeah, but it comes with its own attachment, designed for SOAR, but I was hoping to use it for the shuttle. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.