Just performed a manual water landing in a spaceplane with no engine

[Wigw2]

Is this a common, Easy thing to do? It\'s the first time I\'ve done it. Maybe I\'m just excessively proud because of my constant failure, Even with MechJeb running...

[Anomalous_Matter]

It\'s pretty easy to do if you have the right balance on your plane, otherwise they crash nose-first and you have to do a powered landing. Now, if the entire thing survived the landing, then it\'s really impressive.

[Wigw2]

Now, if the entire thing survived the landing, then it\'s really impressive.

That\'s my next goal.

[Ferrit]

Hey, as they say, any landing you can walk(swim) away from is a good one!

[Nibb31]

Does the mission count as successful if they get eaten by sharks or die from dehydration in the middle of the ocean?

[Mr_Orion]

It\'s easy to survive a water landing; you just need to pitch up at the end so the back end of your aircraft gets ripped apart, and it\'ll slow the capsule to an acceptable speed.

What isn\'t hard, is doing it with the entire aircraft surviving (with stock parts). It\'s easy enough if you use a VTOL design, but a conventional landing is near impossible in water.

[Ted]

It\'s easy to survive a water landing; you just need to pitch up at the end so the back end of your aircraft gets ripped apart, and it\'ll slow the capsule to an acceptable speed.

What isn\'t hard, is doing it with the entire aircraft surviving (with stock parts). It\'s easy enough if you use a VTOL design, but a conventional landing is near impossible in water.

Challenge accepted.

[Aerzee]

Challenge accepted.

Might aswell...

[Katalliaan]

As George Carlin once said:

Well, what exactly is... 'a water landing'? Am I mistaken, or does this sound somewhat similar to crashing into the ocean?

That being said, I\'ve never had much success with water landings unless there\'s enough parachutes or engine power to slow down the descent. I\'d rather take my chances in finding a flat-enough patch of land than try to imitate Sullenberger.