Landing on the Aircraft Carrier KSS Rix Using a PBK after dropping nav buoys as part of the GAP contract pack

[inigma]

@RixKillian and @pandoras kitten this is for you: the first ever capture of a PBK landing on an Aircraft Carrier, as part of a contract even!

 

See sig for contract pack link. Still in development, but this screenshot series shows the crowning achievement of this contract pack development. I hope to release GAP 1.0 very soon. For now, salivate at the screen shots. Thanks to @keptin for KAX propellers used in the first screenshot, and @seanmcdougall for Take Command mod allowing players to spawn directly to command seats, and thanks to @nightingale for his tireless work on Contract Configurator, without which this contract pack would not exist.

[YoeriCookie]

Is there a post on the carrier or a download for it?

[Majorjim!]

Good job man!

 I have yet to land on a carrier in KSP. I have done it in IL-2 1944 in the Pacific using an arrestor hook. That was super hard, the carrier was only a little bit wider than the aircraft.

[selfish_meme]

It is pretty hard in KSP too, especially in fast jets.

[inigma]

2 hours ago, Majorjim said:

Good job man!

 I have yet to land on a carrier in KSP. I have done it in IL-2 1944 in the Pacific using an arrestor hook. That was super hard, the carrier was only a little bit wider than the aircraft.

The technique I've discovered is this:

1. Brakes at max torque and locked on

2. Engines off,

3. aim for the deck with sufficient altitude to land on it.

4. Massive flair

6. Controlled crash.

(5 is screaming madly at the brakes to work, or at the plane to not tip over, praying that you have enough momentum to reach the deck, or to avoid hitting the carrier island)

 

But with thrust reverse engines it's a piece of cake:

1. Brakes at max torque and locked on

2. Bind your reverse thruster toggle to Abort (before launch), and with throttle high enough to keep flying and abort the attempt

3. aim for the deck

4. Toggle your Abort which toggles your reverse (and acts as a recoverable flair), and thus control your speed into a gliding crash onto the deck, 

5. You should be landed with brakes locked, skidding to a stop easily with reverse thruster on.

 

Reverse thrust is OP.

[inigma]

8 hours ago, YoeriCookie said:

Is there a post on the carrier or a download for it?

carrier:  http://www./download/4d6xuau4zh4e4n6/Inigma_Class_Carrier.craft

also seen on http://kerbalx.com/RixKillian/Inigma-Class-Carrier

[selfish_meme]

I'm working on a stock arrestor wire, I have a prototype that works, if you can hit it, which is the hard bit. Should be able to land any plane in a short distance soon.

[selfish_meme]

My new carrier, coming soon^tm very festive with it's OLS and also the new arrestor wire system, best thing is it's only 170 odd parts atm, almost 100 less than the last one, shorter landings and shorter takeoffs.

 

Edited December 27, 2015 by selfish_meme

[Majorjim!]

Just now, selfish_meme said:

My new carrier, coming soon^tm very festive with it's OLS and also the new arrestor wire system, best thing is it's only 170 odd parts atm, almost 100 less than the last one, shorter landings and shorter takeoffs.

 

What is the arrestor cable made from?

[selfish_meme]

8 minutes ago, Majorjim said:

What is the arrestor cable made from?

Theres only one thing that is long and thin enough to be cable, struts, but they don't interact with vessels.....

[Majorjim!]

Just now, selfish_meme said:

Theres only one thing that is long and thin enough to be cable, struts, but they don't interact with vessels.....

Hide some thermometers inside the strut ends.

[selfish_meme]

4 minutes ago, Majorjim said:

Hide some thermometers inside the strut ends.

Your giving away my secrets shhh! gotta make them bendy too, no good coming to a sudden part breaking stop.

I guess it's more like an arrestor bristle, rather than wire

Edited December 27, 2015 by selfish_meme