Economy Flights! (single fuel tank distance challenge)

[Amamateur]

Hi!

So today I was playing with a super-economy aircraft design, and figured this could be an interesting basis for a long-distance challenge.

The Core Aim:

Build a craft to travel as far as possible with just a single fuel tank, without leaving the atmosphere!

Rules & restrictions:

- Use stock parts

- Use any type of engine(s) or tank so long as there is just one tank, a single SRB would also count

- Can have multiple stages

- Can use powered flight/gliding/rolling/floating or any combination

- Maintain a straight(ish) heading, no steering around/maneuvering other than to launch & stay on course *

- No exploiting infinite gliding

- Remember to document with screenshots! (f1) and clearly post your distance.

- Safe Landing not necessary (pilots may disagree!)

*This should rule out infinite gliding anyway.

General:

Travel in any heading you choose, and try and take a map screenshot of your final resting/ditching point. For the design, anything goes, try what you like as long as it sticks with those first 2 rules. Feel free to attach your craft files, but that\'s optional.

I did a test myself, I\'m sure it can be easily bettered but I\'ll hold off posting it just yet. I\'ll just say I didn\'t cross the ocean. Remember, lots of lift means less work for your engine(s). Have fun!

[lolmama]

Can we use RCS

[loupduqc]

I just try it whit a model I made sooner in the night

and it gave that:

try 1

42,100 m high

at 1°

try 2

14,856m high

24,393m over land

for a total distance of 41,828m

at 50°

[loupduqc]

ho yea

also a ship copy

[Khrissetti]

What\'s the difference between a long distance glider and one which exploits infinite gliding?

[Amamateur]

You can use RCS, but that\'d be your one fuel tank!

loupduqc - excellent, that\'s great!

Khrissetti - from my experience, all gliders land unless you\'re performing some kind of maneuver to gain/maintain altitude. (someone correct me if this isn\'t the case). Which is why I made the rule about maneuvering, seems the best way to differentiate, because it\'s logical to want to add lift to your ship/plane/rocket.

[loupduqc]

did you took a look at the model?

try to find that can go that high and stay that small and simple

[Vostok]

I made an aircraft using one large 2m fuel tank and 2 ramjets, it can fly to ksc 2 on less than 1/3 of a tank

I made it for kerbal rescues after re-entry.

[Clouds]

(someone correct me if this isn\'t the case).

I\'ve made a plane with infinite flight and no touching the controls (well...ASAS does.) However, at ~20m/s, it\'d take a lot of patience to get any distance. =P

Economy challenges are a bit pointless at the moment due to this bug...

[Excalibur]

My entry. Used one LT400 and one Turbojet with the rest being stock parts. Craft file is attached.

Distance flown under power ~ 876km

Managed to glide to a landing about 200km further on - however I agree with some of the previous comments that gliding should not be included in this challenge as that model is a bit shaky right now. Hence why my distance value relates to powered flight only.

First design attempt at this so I\'m sure someone could beat me rather easily...