Improper Re-entry: The Heavy Metal Challenge - fixed

[Gojira1000]

Reposting as the original seems to be broken for some reason - I can't even delete the thing.

Improper Re-entry: The Heavy Metal Challenge

This is a relatively simple challenge (and probably not badge-worthy, though if someone manages the "SuperHard" mode version I'll craft a suitably metal award)

Anyway, after dropping Bill onto the Mun in his new rover, I realized that it might just be possible to re-enact the intro section from the animated Heavy Metal movie. If that's not something you are familiar with, you can see it here:

Limitations:

The car (a Kerbvette, of course) can have no engines of any sort, no aerodynamics or control surfaces and must be made of stock parts. You can throw in a small reaction wheel (which will help you very little) if you like. You can mount one chute to the rear, but (as per the intro) cannot deploy it until AFTER you hit the ground. Because that's more metal. No massive tractor tires, just regular puffy pnuematic probe tires. No landing legs. Nothing you wouldn't normally see on a car, in fact.

The Kerbvette starts on orbit at 90,000 to 120,000 meters. You'll have to use your delivery ship to apply re-entry burn before separation as the car can have no delta-V. The car does need to be crewed by just one Kerbal, in the driving seat. It does have to be a convertible - so no nice protective roof.

Easy Mode: Land the Kerbvette in the desert and the pilot survives.

Hard Mode: Launch the Kerbvette from a space shuttle in the appropriate manner, land in the desert, survive.

SuperHard Metal Mode: As hard mode, but have the Vette be drivable at speed (10 m/s) after landing. Also have it look like vaguely like a Corvette for extra points and a badge with some sort of flaming skull.

The following are me managing Easy mode (barely). I trust others will do better!

Launch:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097172087/DC11378294D4CDD0050A4C389FEE70903E11024F/

Orbit, Jeb takes the wheel:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097174948/D432CA299C713D13A64B1B2D742CF6AFD98B5CEF/

Separation:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097177354/EFFD5F5520B0A3BA55986EE4A69408233AD19647/

I'm sure your Kerbvette will look better:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097178847/C350347F3042E44A09F6A96AAD569EFB1001B2CC/

Re-entry:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097183005/BADAA8A9C8F95C421665F5E62A98D5378AF08C7A/

Issues:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097186657/2AE4B5CBC522EC88F38C74C5F671CF3C4A240F25/

Final approach (attitude issues):

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097189324/AA4D6AD7945FD5C6D086D53FBD11A05A72D34E9B/

Landing:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097192208/18FCDC562B51C7D9E1573947D534E4058FA3FBD7/

Checking the car:

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/642120405097195115/4CD365E8A15479CBD98CEF168199C063AC688B9B/

Sadly, I didn't get to pop the drag-chute as there weren't any controls left in the car after touchdown.

[Gojira1000]

And here's a lovely flaming skull badge for any survivors. Well, not "lovely" but well-meant.

[Fluburtur]

Sounds fun, I will try it.

In fact I just tried it with a car made in 2 minutes but I hyperedited it into orbit and I didn't take screenshots, but if it wasn't the case I would have beaten the SuperHard Metal Mode.

[Mikki]

Hi Gojira1k

This is serious challenge.

I am serious kerbonaut.

I build serious kerbvette.

And deorbit improperly as desired.

Must have your glorious badge!

I will try the superhard heavy metal style landing. Jeb has done his testimony.

Edited October 26, 2015 by Mikki

[Fluburtur]

Tou could add something like "I <3 lithobraking" somewhere in the badge too.

[Fluburtur]

DONE!

http://imgur.com/gallery/y2CPT/new

I don't know how to make the thing work so I post a link.

What do you say?

Edited October 26, 2015 by Fluburtur

[Foxster]

You mention the Mun but then don't say where the car is supposed to land. Is this down to Kerbin from orbit?

[Gojira1000]

That's a combo hard/superhard - no space shuttle but the vehicle made it to 10 m/s - I say you get a badge I'm amazed you had that much vehicle left!

- - - Updated - - -

Ah my bad - it's on Kerbin, as it's meant to be a retread of the Heavy Metal intro.

[Fluburtur]

Nice! Thank you, here is the craft file of the car+ final booster http://www./download/4y6ty1nqbt1k6b6/Super_KerbVette.craft

[Foxster]

Fun challenge.

Here's an entry from me. It looks absolutely nothing like a Korvette - but it is very rugged!

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[Fluburtur]

Apparently things are very weak and break from little things you are not trying to do (you know that little 1cm marble that make your wheels explode and send you flying, only to bust what's left of your rover)

But when you are trying to do stupid insanity like that they are just indestructible.

[Gojira1000]

Heh, it looks a bit more like a Jeep, but it drives

[Mikki]

HEY GOJIRA1000

Its me, Jeb... i am back...

Challenge survived... Now gimme that darn cool badge please!:0.0:;):0.0::0.0::0.0::0.0::0.0::0.0::0.0:

[Gojira1000]

The shuttle launch made me grin - the badge is yours, Mikki. And I like the Kerbvette. That was textbook SuperHard Metal Mode. (And man, my car-building skills for lithobraking are puny compared to you guys (but I bet my Vette was a lot lighter ))

[Mikki]

@OP:

Well, building the Kerbvette took me about 1 1/2 hour, shuttle from my careerplay, and the rest was pure awesome!!! I made it in the first try, crashed with about 135m/s on the frontend, lost some fenders around the car and was very surprised that it landed on the wheels, no SAS module on board... Utter Nuts! I watched the cool Video two times to match your crazy challenge as close as possible. I was a bit short at the end, the desert is still named grasslands but there is no green anymore... You can see a part 6.4km flying away from the crash in the fifth pic...

YOU ARE SERIOUS CHALLENGE OP! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Edited October 27, 2015 by Mikki
language:)

[Fluburtur]

I think you should make a scoreboard, im pretty sure Mikki would be number 1 because 135m/s... whoa, I landed at just about 70 thanks to the (weird) aerodynamics.

[Gojira1000]

I think you should make a scoreboard, im pretty sure Mikki would be number 1 because 135m/s... whoa, I landed at just about 70 thanks to the (weird) aerodynamics.

It would be hard to score this. Mikki is leading in my mind with speed and the space shuttle, also the sexiest Vette with the proper number of headlights, but it'd be opinion rather than points, really. Anyone who can drive away is a winner in my book!

[Mikki]

... Anyone who can drive away is a winner in my book!

i think like that too, no matter how cool or cheap its done, as long as jeb can walk away... have the badge!

[SupaCupa]

Here is my (failed) attempt at your amazing challenge. Before I start I have to say I can't believe Jeb has never done this before!

http://imgur.com/a/RL99Y

Cool challenge though, I will try again later!

Edited November 6, 2015 by SupaCupa

[Gojira1000]

Here is my (failed) attempt at your amazing challenge. Before I start I have to say I can't believe Jeb has never done this before!

http://imgur.com/a/RL99Y

Cool challenge though, I will try again later!

I like your Kerbvette - it almost made it - there were surviving bits!

[Bev7787]

Lol... So Kerbal... MUST TRY