[1.3.x] CONTARES 1.8.9 closed

[hraban]

3 minutes ago, Abpilot said:

Ok THX plus i LOVE!!! YOUR!!! MOD!!! It is awesome and I rather it over tanteres or @raidernick RN soviet pack

Thank you, the Contares Space Agency wishes you a lot of fun and always good flight.

[Abpilot]

1 minute ago, hraban said:

Thank you, the Contares Space Agency wishes you a lot of fun and always good flight.

Ok and sorry i just forgot to put this in my question up wth the shuttle, are interiors on your todo list? Cus i think they would go EPIC with the mod. PEACE AND OUT!

Edited September 7, 2017 by Abpilot

[Kerbal01]

managed to get the CX-37 back to the island runway, despite not having aerosurfaces.

[gc1ceo]

Anybody had any luck with using the Hermes?

I mounted it on an Aliyana 5 per the manual and its incredibly unstable and flips most of the time unless I roll it to some really odd angles.

[hraban]

6 hours ago, Kerbal01 said:

managed to get the CX-37 back to the island runway, despite not having aerosurfaces.

It works, with exercise and sensitivity for fly.

5 hours ago, gc1ceo said:

Anybody had any luck with using the Hermes?

I mounted it on an Aliyana 5 per the manual and its incredibly unstable and flips most of the time unless I roll it to some really odd angles.

The problem has existed since KSP 1.2.2 and the associated slight changes to the aerodynamics as well as the fact that CD-HERMES and ALIYANA 5 have a conceivably bad COM. With additional stabilizing fins (from RIVER) and a steep ascent, a safe launch is possible.

[gc1ceo]

2 minutes ago, hraban said:

It works, with exercise and sensitivity for fly.

The problem has existed since KSP 1.2.2 and the associated slight changes to the aerodynamics as well as the fact that CD-HERMES and ALIYANA 5 have a conceivably bad COM. With additional stabilizing fins (from RIVER) and a steep ascent, a safe launch is possible.

Ok good that I'm not completely crazy, I'll give it another try with some fins then. I did find that I had better luck reaching orbit with a steep ascent but I still had to be at weird roll angles to accomplish that. I think the issue is with the CD-HERMES more so than the ALIYANA 5 because other payloads I do on the ALIYANA 5 don't give me near the trouble.

[hraban]

23 minutes ago, gc1ceo said:

Ok good that I'm not completely crazy, I'll give it another try with some fins then. I did find that I had better luck reaching orbit with a steep ascent but I still had to be at weird roll angles to accomplish that. I think the issue is with the CD-HERMES more so than the ALIYANA 5 because other payloads I do on the ALIYANA 5 don't give me near the trouble.

CD-Hermes (and all other Space Planes) generates a lot of lift shortly after the start, which can not be completely compensated by the cardanic suspension of the engines alone. It was already the thought to use the Mod RetractedLiftingSurface for Hermes to set the lift during the start to zero. This would then be comparable to an optimized trim.

[hraban]

16 hours ago, Abpilot said:

Ok and sorry i just forgot to put this in my question up wth the shuttle, are interiors on your todo list? Cus i think they would go EPIC with the mod. PEACE AND OUT!

The creation of interior installations, ie IVA's, are planned, but the creation is lengthy, boring and, in my opinion, almost without added value for the gameplay. Sometime ...

[gc1ceo]

20 hours ago, hraban said:

CD-Hermes (and all other Space Planes) generates a lot of lift shortly after the start, which can not be completely compensated by the cardanic suspension of the engines alone. It was already the thought to use the Mod RetractedLiftingSurface for Hermes to set the lift during the start to zero. This would then be comparable to an optimized trim.

I added a set of four River fins at the bottom of the main stages  and a t-configuration of three fins for each booster to bring the CoA down as far as I could. It's actually worked and somewhat stabilized, EUREKA!

Thanks for the explanation and advice!

[Kerbal01]

@hraban can you take a look at the position of the suncatcher transform on the X-37B's solar panel or the collision mesh? if the vehicle is payload bay down, the panel reports that its blocked by the X-37B.

[hraban]

7 minutes ago, Kerbal01 said:

@hraban can you take a look at the position of the suncatcher transform on the X-37B's solar panel or the collision mesh? if the vehicle is payload bay down, the panel reports that its blocked by the X-37B.

Please post a picture to visualize the problem. Thank you.

[Kerbal01]

@hraban http://imgur.com/a/woeZq

[hraban]

1 minute ago, Kerbal01 said:

@hraban http://imgur.com/a/woeZq

Thank you. I will take a look in the UNITY-settings this weekend.

[Kerbal01]

4 minutes ago, hraban said:

Thank you. I will take a look in the UNITY-settings this weekend.

thanks

[Kerbal01]

btw, I took a IXV out for a spin on a Vega-E, glided for over 300 km after entry.

[hraban]

@Kerbal01 CS-37b Solarpanel problem is fixed. Comes with next release. Recompile the animation and move the suntracker 1.7m out to 2/3 of length of the panel.

[Kerbal01]

19 minutes ago, hraban said:

@Kerbal01 CS-37b Solarpanel problem is fixed. Comes with next release. Recompile the animation and move the suntracker 1.7m out to 2/3 of length of the panel.

excellent

[hraban]

Cleaning up the workbench

Visual a military medium range rocket but for KSP planed as high altitude sounding rocket.

tweakable relay antenna

work on first EVA for BYOSSM modules

BYOSSM size comparision of modules

build of NEM module from BYOSSM parts

BYOSSM in space

always thanks to SSTU for the outstanding Solar Panels!

Edited September 9, 2017 by hraban

[Abpilot]

On 09/09/2017 at 0:48 AM, hraban said:

The creation of interior installations, ie IVA's, are planned, but the creation is lengthy, boring and, in my opinion, almost without added value for the gameplay. Sometime ...

Ok thx

 

[hraban]

Addition to KERLOT, update to SUNKAR with new first and second stage tank, use RK-Z-0124D for second stage.

 

Edited September 11, 2017 by hraban

[Kerbal01]

what engine is for the KVTK?

[hraban]

4 minutes ago, Kerbal01 said:

what engine is for the KVTK?

For KVTK the engine 'RK-Z-0146 solo' is recommended in single or double arrangement. The picture shows the double arrangement.

[Kerbal01]

2 hours ago, hraban said:

For KVTK the engine 'RK-Z-0146 solo' is recommended in single or double arrangement. The picture shows the double arrangement.

thanks, I asked because it didn't show up when I searched for "KVTK".

 

[Abpilot]

Err can someone show me the contares blueprints for the PPTS anagra launcher (sorry dont know the name of the actual thing)

BTW i have actually been to a museum with with a prototype PPTS capsule looks EPIC!!

[hraban]

1 hour ago, Abpilot said:

Err can someone show me the contares blueprints for the PPTS anagra launcher (sorry dont know the name of the actual thing)

BTW i have actually been to a museum with with a prototype PPTS capsule looks EPIC!!

PPTS is named as FEDERAZIJA in contares. CTV-II is closer to the first and last PPTS studies but without the landing leg's.

The RIVER launcher craft file you can find in the craft-files download and a blueprint / building description in the contares 'illustrated construction book'