Real world Kerbal aircraft

[Scientia1423]

I think this is an example of a kerbal aircraft: half whale, flying apartment, it also is similar to the Stock Mallard!

Edited February 24, 2016 by Scientia1423

[Tex Mechs Robot]

I think these qualify:

 

 

[razark]

22 minutes ago, Tex Mechs Robot said:

That's just a C-130.  (Okay... It's a C-130 with rockets)

If you want to Kerbal it up, go with Operation Credible Sport's YMC-130.
("... modified by the installation of 30 rockets in multiple sets: eight forward-pointed ASROC rocket motors mounted around the forward fuselage to stop the aircraft, eight downward-pointed Shrike rockets fuselage-mounted above the wheel wells to brake its descent, eight rearward-pointed MK-56 rockets (from the RIM-66 Standard missile) mounted on the lower rear fuselage for takeoff assist, two Shrikes mounted in pairs on wing pylons to correct yaw during takeoff transition, and two ASROCs mounted at the rear of the tail to prevent it from striking the ground from over-rotation.")

 

How about a proposed Shuttle transport aircraft, the Conroy Virtus:

Each of those lower fuselages is a B-52 Stratofortress.

Edited February 24, 2016 by razark

[pincushionman]

 

9 hours ago, Evanitis said:

Lovely thread.

And hey, I know a few too. But don't ask me what are these or how to get one for yourself.

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Um…you do know at least one of those is a photoshop hack, right?

9 hours ago, Tex Mechs Robot said:

Another one like this is the Boeing Dreamlifter which is a modified 747-400. It is used to transport complete fuselages for the 787 from suppliers to manufacturing facilities.

This land across the street from my office regularly (my company makes one of the fuselage sections); I don't think it's long enough to get the entire fuselage in at once.

[RizzoTheRat]

10 hours ago, razark said:

If you want to Kerbal it up, go with Operation Credible Sport's YMC-130.
("... modified by the installation of 30 rockets in multiple sets: eight forward-pointed ASROC rocket motors mounted around the forward fuselage to stop the aircraft, eight downward-pointed Shrike rockets fuselage-mounted above the wheel wells to brake its descent, eight rearward-pointed MK-56 rockets (from the RIM-66 Standard missile) mounted on the lower rear fuselage for takeoff assist, two Shrikes mounted in pairs on wing pylons to correct yaw during takeoff transition, and two ASROCs mounted at the rear of the tail to prevent it from striking the ground from over-rotation.")

The perfect 5 point landing,  3 sets of undercarriage and both wing tips.

The twin body lifters of course have White Knight 2 to prove the concept

 

10 hours ago, Tex Mechs Robot said:

I think these qualify:

Do know what that is?  It's and interesting looking design.  Looks like it's using using a pair of automotive V8's and some kind of low speed contra roating prop.

Edited February 25, 2016 by RizzoTheRat

[RizzoTheRat]

13 hours ago, Scientia1423 said:

I think this is an example of a kerbal aircraft: half whale, flying apartment, it also is similar to the Stock Mallard!

I've been onboard the AN124, huge inside, with seating for 80 people upstairs.  Sadly I never got onboard the 225 when it visited to see just how much bigger that is.  250+ tonne payload is just crazy.

 

 

[nobodyhasthis2]

There a thread telling us canards cause unstable flight. So lets do something useful and use procedural wings off set to forward sweep to see what happens. Oh wait ....

 

[Tex_NL]

22 minutes ago, RizzoTheRat said:

I've been onboard the AN124, huge inside, with seating for 80 people upstairs.  Sadly I never got onboard the 225 when it visited to see just how much bigger that is.  250+ tonne payload is just crazy.

 

 

Nice detail: It is so huge the Wright Brothers first flight could have taken place inside the cargo area.

[nobodyhasthis2]

6 minutes ago, Tex_NL said:

Nice detail: It is so huge the Wright Brothers first flight could have taken place inside the cargo area.

Improved underwater adventures in KSP 1.0.5 and later. No problem got it covered .......

[kerbiloid]

Not exactly aircraft (but contains an aircraft, too)

French submarine "Surcouf" fitted with 2x203-mm turret and an airplane hangar.

KAX (Kerbal Aircraft Expansion), NAS (Naval Artillery System) and submarine/warship mods - three in one.

 

 

[p1t1o]

10 hours ago, Tex Mechs Robot said:

I think these qualify:

 

Looks super cool.

Looks home-made.

Would like to hear what kind of noise it makes.

Super weird prop, did someone say "low-speed"?

That tail fin is *tiny*!

[RizzoTheRat]

1 hour ago, nobodyhasthis2 said:

There a thread telling us canards cause unstable flight. So lets do something useful and use procedural wings off set to forward sweep to see what happens. Oh wait ....

 

The result being so unstable that it actually decreased manoeuvrability because they had to keep it in situations where the control surfaces could react fast enough maintain control

 

 

56 minutes ago, p1t1o said:

That tail fin is *tiny*!

from the position of the main gear I assume the CoM is way forward, so tthat long rear fuselage and cockpit should mean the centre of pressure is way behind the CoM, so the tail fin's only needed for a bit of steering input rather than for stability.

 

 

That French sub reminded me of the British M class, a 12" gun on a submarine.  Sadly the M1 sank with all hands after a collision with a ship ripped the gun off and flooded the sub, and M2 and M3 were withdrawn from service.

The M2 was then modified with an aircraft hanger for a small seaplane...until it sank with all hands

The M3 was converted to a minelayer but scrapped as it turned out to be crap at it.

[p1t1o]

13 minutes ago, RizzoTheRat said:

from the position of the main gear I assume the CoM is way forward, so tthat long rear fuselage and cockpit should mean the centre of pressure is way behind the CoM, so the tail fin's only needed for a bit of steering input rather than for stability.

Excellent point!

[nobodyhasthis2]

20 minutes ago, RizzoTheRat said:

The M2 was then modified with an aircraft hanger for a small seaplane...until it sank with all hands

The M3 was converted to a minelayer but scrapped as it turned out to be crap at it.

How about a cheaper kerbal ballistic missile sub?

 

[RizzoTheRat]

14 hours ago, Tex Mechs Robot said:

I think these qualify:

Aha.  "By the power of Google..."

RP-4 built by David Rose to attack propeller drive speed records.  So much for me thinking wide chord prop blades meant they were probably relatively slow, they're supposed to be supersonic at the tips.  Twin 2700BHP V8's, not linked together but each driving a different prop

 

 

Can't find anything recent on it though

Edited February 25, 2016 by RizzoTheRat

[nobodyhasthis2]

Ok if you don't like forward sweeping wings. Can we come to a compromise? 

Edited February 25, 2016 by nobodyhasthis2

[pizzaoverhead]

A twin-boom biplane? Hmm... needs a jet engine. And giant wing tanks for crop spraying.

Meet the M-15 Belphegor:

But you bought two jet engines... what are you going to do with the other one?

Afterburning jet car!

 

And that's before we even start installing mods that add new wings:

 

Edited February 25, 2016 by pizzaoverhead

[p1t1o]

2 hours ago, RizzoTheRat said:

Aha.  "By the power of Google..."

RP-4 built by David Rose to attack propeller drive speed records.  So much for me thinking wide chord prop blades meant they were probably relatively slow, they're supposed to be supersonic at the tips.  Twin 2700BHP V8's, not linked together but each driving a different prop

 

Looking for more info about the above (That thing is Loooooong! You weren't kidding about the CoM! And is that an F-16 canopy, or is it just me?) and came across these beauties:

Basically an F-88 Voodoo with a turboprop. Yes it was supersonic.

"Salmon" Tailsitter

 

"Pogo" Tailsitter

Fastest Piston-engined aircraft in the world @528mph, a heavily modified Grumman F8 Bearcat, Rare Bear

[RizzoTheRat]

4 minutes ago, p1t1o said:

And is that an F-16 canopy, or is it just me?

It does look like it doesn't it. I believe F-16 canopies are mandatory equipment in Unlimited Hydroplane racing so I guess they must be relatively easy to get hold of.

[p1t1o]

1 hour ago, RizzoTheRat said:

It does look like it doesn't it. I believe F-16 canopies are mandatory equipment in Unlimited Hydroplane racing so I guess they must be relatively easy to get hold of.

Apparently they are, 1 min of googling and i found 2 for sale, from private sellers ~$1200 new in-box.

Now, what cool thing can I do with one in my house?

And for extra points, what will my girlfriend let me do?

Edited February 25, 2016 by p1t1o

[Scientia1423]

12 hours ago, RizzoTheRat said:

I've been onboard the AN124, huge inside, with seating for 80 people upstairs.  Sadly I never got onboard the 225 when it visited to see just how much bigger that is.  250+ tonne payload is just crazy.

 

 

I think one of the developers took a peek at the aircraft and just had to add it in the form of the Mallard. Also by 2022 the 2nd antonov will be finished by then because the Russian/Ukrainian aerospace companies are planning to make it a flying launch vehicle; just as it once carried the (better than Shuttle) Buran on it's back. Which makes the plane even more kerbal.

 

Also, what are the measurements of the KSC2 strip?

[Ten Key]

11 hours ago, nobodyhasthis2 said:

How about a cheaper kerbal ballistic missile sub?

My father served aboard Halibut. She was a rather unusual boat.

 

 

 

 

 

[Kosmonaut]

Even though it was never functional, I nominate the Silverbird Antipodal bomber

[pizzaoverhead]

The Bölkow Bo 102 and Bo 103, small helicopters with a single rotor blade:

 

[RizzoTheRat]

Single bade is a really weird idea, I can't believe it really reduces the complexity of the rotorhead by a lot.

 

How about the Butterfly LLC Skycycle?  Designed to fit through a standard 7' garage door and ridden on the road powered by the rear wheels

then when you get to the airstrip fold out the rotor blades...

So much want...

 

 

Slightly more practical than the Taylor Aerocar