Kerbal Shuttle Craft Columbus

[tg626]

Once I'm happy with the atmospheric flight performance I'll be releasing this via KerbalX.com, but until then, Pictures!!

My last mission, deploying 2 sats that would go on to polar orbits of the Mün and Minmus.

A Buran derived shuttle, for the same reason as another Buran-alike I saw here on the forums.  Namely not being able to drop within gliding distance of KSC.  I can get closeish, but I always need those jets to make it to the runway.

Mods Used

• MechJeb ][
• Cormorant Aeronology

Edited December 31, 2015 by tg626

[Speeding Mullet]

3 hours ago, tg626 said:

I always need those jets to make it to the runway.

That's why I went for the Buran over a shuttle - Frequently dropping out of orbit and finding myself in front of the mountains, or streaming over KSC at 23km in a ball of flames for me made the jet engines practically indispensable.  Best thing is my Buran has given me the overshoot and undershoot capability to complete missions without having to F5/F9 repeatedly, and It's made me a better and more accurate de-orbiter while retaining the feel of a mission done without going back in time when I don't like my re-entry.  I hardly ever have to use the jets now, but it's nice to know they are there, and it's a much more forgiving shuttle for a first time user, or someone that needs de-orbit practice.

I really like the look of that shuttle mod you've used.  It appears to clean up the lines nicely, and includes an integrated body flap.  I'd be interested how many parts your shuttle is sitting at at the moment, presumably quite low?  Also does the mod also include the canadarm?

Would be of to get some more detail shots of the wing set-up and other areas of interest when you have time, always interested in how other people have got around stability issues etc etc.  Did you use the double wing technique also?

 

Happy new year!  Edit:  Forgot to say the most basic thing - Nice Buran!!!

SM

 

 

Edited December 31, 2015 by Speeding Mullet

[CommanderHH]

Hello tg626,

your Shuttle looks very cool and I like the Buran style. In a few weeks or a month is the next KSP update to 1.1 and many thinks will be changed. In the last month I make a working KSP with many Mods but i miss a Shuttle. The Shuttle von Mike-NZ is cool but not so kerbalish than your Shuttle. I hope you can releasing your Shuttle on KebalX befor the KSP-Update came out.

I think there are many KSP players they have a working KSP with Mods or without and a running carrer. I Think this players stay for a few month at 1.0.5 and test 1.1. in a seperate install like me.                                                   Will you stay at 1.0.5 or will you switch to the 1.1. with your Shuttle ?

And now a few questions to the cool Columbus Craft.

Can you give us a few numbers like Cost, Partcount, wight, hight and max. Payload for LKO and higher ?                                                                                                                                                                                             How bad is the atmospheric flight performance you are wrote in the first post ?   

I hope you will answer my questions. Creat work tg626.

CommanderHH