Creative wings

[Triop]

So I am always looking for a new way to use wings and I came up with this:

Any more suggestions for me for creating wings ?

[problemecium]

I recommend a visit to the "Open-Source Construction Techniques for Craft Aesthetics" thread in the Spacecraft Exchange, both to share this idea and to get more.

[Triop]

45 minutes ago, parameciumkid said:

I recommend a visit to the "Open-Source Construction Techniques for Craft Aesthetics" thread in the Spacecraft Exchange, both to share this idea and to get more.

"Open-Source Construction Techniques for Craft Aesthetics"

wow...That sounds fancy

Thanks, I will take a look.

[JoeNapalm]

27 minutes ago, Triop said:

"Open-Source Construction Techniques for Craft Aesthetics"

wow...That sounds fancy

Thanks, I will take a look.

 

Make sure you leverage synergies while you're in there!

 

-Jn-

[Triop]

21 minutes ago, JoeNapalm said:

 

Make sure you leverage synergies while you're in there!

 

-Jn-

I will, soon as I pick up some power converters . . .

[bncrock]

Maybe try a forward and backwards swept plane, like the X-29 but with larger wings in the rear. Or a Star Wars-y X-Wing or Arc wing design.

[Triop]

33 minutes ago, bncrock said:

Maybe try a forward and backwards swept plane, like the X-29 but with larger wings in the rear. Or a Star Wars-y X-Wing or Arc wing design.

Did the X-29 :

And this:

They fly great

[Xyphos]

4 hours ago, Triop said:

"Open-Source Construction Techniques for Craft Aesthetics"

wow...That sounds fancy

Thanks, I will take a look.

"Freight Relocation Specialist" also sounds fancy, but it really means "truck driver"

that thread is there so your vessels don't look like heaping steam piles.

[Kuansenhama]

Looks like someone already beat me to the punch. Foreward swept wings are pretty cool/futuristic/alternate earth looking.

[Triop]

1 hour ago, Kuansenhama said:

Looks like someone already beat me to the punch. Foreward swept wings are pretty cool/futuristic/alternate earth looking.

Nice fighter, wanna test it against mine ?

 

[Kuansenhama]

1 minute ago, Triop said:

Nice fighter, wanna test it against mine ?

 

I don't see why not... how do I share .craft files?

[Triop]

3 minutes ago, Kuansenhama said:

I don't see why not... how do I share .craft files?

I use https://www.dropbox.com/home

Most here do, its easy and free.

E.g. here is a MiG-15 I made:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxg06lhi889tzak/MiG-15.craft?dl=0

Uploading is so easy, just drag and drop the file.

 

[Kuansenhama]

Alrighty this should work...

No mods other than BDA, no cheaty Reaction wheels. It has two machine guns, two radar-guided missiles and two heat-seekers. (If you think that's excessive, you can take off weapons) Can fly unmanned, has a drone core. Considering I started using BDA 5 hours ago, you might need to tweak the autopilot module to get the duel setup you think is best.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyo4gkx7aksdo7r/ArrowHead.craft?dl=0

Edited March 18, 2016 by Kuansenhama

[Triop]

5 minutes ago, Kuansenhama said:

Alrighty this should work...

No mods other than BDA, no cheaty Reaction wheels. It has two machine guns, two radar-guided missiles and two heat-seekers. (If you think that's excessive, you can take off weapons) Can fly unmanned, has a drone core. Considering I started using BDA 5 hours ago, you might need to tweak the autopilot module to get the duel setup you think is best.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyo4gkx7aksdo7r/ArrowHead.craft?dl=0

Thanks, I'll get on it tomorrow.

[GeneralVeers]

Simple but neat trick: why just wings? Why not tailfins?

Use the stock FAT-455 tailfins as wings, and your plane gets your Space Program Insignia on its wings:

[I_Killed_Jeb]

8 hours ago, GeneralVeers said:

Simple but neat trick: why just wings? Why not tailfins?

It also saves partcount, which is a big reason I do this. Only drawback with this specific part vs. the fatS tail is heat tolerance but it'll re-enter on kerbin fine with a little care