dangerhamster Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 On 03/02/2017 at 9:44 PM, Mark Kerbin said: I find it interesting That You Named Your Ship After The USS Akron. Otherwise known as the worst airship disaster ever Other names are available, takes just a few minutes even for someone as artistically challenged as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 31 minutes ago, dangerhamster said: Other names are available, takes just a few minutes even for someone as artistically challenged as me. Yup. It took me longer to figure that I needed to restart KSP to see the new flag (nameplate) than it took to look up how to create one, open up Photoshop and actually create one, and save it to disk. Silly me presumed it would be like dropping ships into the VAB/SPH. BTW, those look like Near Future panels, but where did the ducted fans come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 hours ago, DerekL1963 said: Yup. It took me longer to figure that I needed to restart KSP to see the new flag (nameplate) than it took to look up how to create one, open up Photoshop and actually create one, and save it to disk. Silly me presumed it would be like dropping ships into the VAB/SPH. BTW, those look like Near Future panels, but where did the ducted fans come from? One of the USI mods, I think FTT but don't quote me on that. On a different note, I decided to take this mod to it's illogical conclusion with the Zapp! model zeppelin. Powered by four WB-1 Fusion reactors (plus one WB-MF) and propelled by six electric plans originally designed for heavy lifting. Sadly, it only managed to reach a speed of 118 m/s, likely because of a lack of aerodynamics and the fact that the fans aren't designed for that kind of speeds. For the next model I shall have to switch to turbojets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerhamster Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 The fans are probably FTT, as in I have that installed but lose track of some parts origin.. The panels are stock with a heavy dose of Tweekscale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandella Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 On 2/2/2017 at 7:42 AM, Dark_Derp said: Amazing mod but it has a couple of issues: the airships become very unstable if you try to launch a plane from the runway(due to the plane not being attached to the airship, it will not count the weight of the plane which will make the ship crash) it randomly flips upside down even though I have the center of mass in the right place. the pitch control sometimes makes your ship go completely vertical. when I try to attach something radially on the dirigible sections it will simply fall off if I do not strut it with 20 struts. I really love the mod but the aircraft problem needs to be fixed as it kinda makes it useless. I can't find the new part from your latest update. this mod is really awesome if you have a VTOL and you use extraplanetary launchpads because it is attached until you manually release it and after that, you can directly take off making sure that the airship will stay (mostly) straight. You might want to try this fix quoted from earlier in the thread: I was having the same rollover problems, and that fixed it. (Note: haven't tried it on the latest update, which I haven't installed yet.) That said, airships are *very* touchy as far as balance issues, and not always intuitively. There are some nice tips throughout this thread, wish I had time I'd bundle them together somewhere, but you can pick up a lot just skimming through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I just wrote up a tutorial on using MechJeb for airships. I hope people find it useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Presenting... For your enjoyment and awe... The Zapp Mark 2! Fastest airship known to kerb. Contains more boosters than any commercially available airship to date. More pictures: http://imgur.com/a/IIs7B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, RocketSquid said: Presenting... For your enjoyment and awe... The Zapp Mark 2! Fastest airship known to kerb. Contains more boosters than any commercially available airship to date. More pictures: http://imgur.com/a/IIs7B Wow! A jet-powered with booster airship! Way cool, thanks for posting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Angel-125 said: Wow! A jet-powered with booster airship! Way cool, thanks for posting that! I certainly enjoyed it. Sadly, it did not achieve it's maximum speed since I forgot to push the jets to the max before firing the boosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Minor bug, may or may not be worth fixing... Solar panels generating power when they shouldn't. Maybe disable the panels when the gondola mount is on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 10 hours ago, DerekL1963 said: Minor bug, may or may not be worth fixing... Solar panels generating power when they shouldn't. Maybe disable the panels when the gondola mount is on? That's actually a stock thing. For some reason, the stock solar panel doesn't think that it's being blocked by the airship hull above it. Given how many permutations there are (attached to hull, attached to a part that's attached to a hull, etc), it's not a simple thing to resolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Angel-125 said: Given how many permutations there are (attached to hull, attached to a part that's attached to a hull, etc), it's not a simple thing to resolve. I thought it might not be, and like I said probably not a thing to worry about unless it can be simply tied to the visibility of the gondola mount. Who is actually going to complain about a little extra power? I just brought it up for completeness sake (sometimes simple bugs are symptomatic of deeper problems). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudragon Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I'm having a small problem with this mod, and it's interaction with MechJeb. If i open the MJ planetary data tab to check my location, the speed indicator on the navball goes NaN. Any ideas on what causes thid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, Sudragon said: I'm having a small problem with this mod, and it's interaction with MechJeb. If i open the MJ planetary data tab to check my location, the speed indicator on the navball goes NaN. Any ideas on what causes thid? Hm, never seen that, can you reproduce the problem and send your logs? I've no idea why that would happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudragon Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) I'm uncertain why it happens as well.Maybe i should change the name. HMAS ELECTRON sounded like a good name to begin with... Edited February 7, 2017 by Sudragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Sudragon said: I'm having a small problem with this mod, and it's interaction with MechJeb. If i open the MJ planetary data tab to check my location, the speed indicator on the navball goes NaN. What is the proper name of the window you're calling the "planetary data tab"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glibbo Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi, I gave this mod a try for the first time and can say it gives me a new level of patience, getting this craft landed took over an hour, Ha Ha.....brill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerhamster Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 The rite of passage for all airship drivers @glibbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, dangerhamster said: The rite of passage for all airship drivers @glibbo. It's a right of passage? LOL, I had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerhamster Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, Angel-125 said: It's a right of passage? LOL, I had no idea. All your buildings belong to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I seem to have missed the VAB. <shrug> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 52 minutes ago, DerekL1963 said: I seem to have missed the VAB. <shrug> Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudragon Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Questions. Where's the best place to assemble airships? They're large, and I am having difficulties assembling even a small one in either the VAB or SPH. Are there mods that make these spaces larger to accommodate these parts? Whats the best way to attach wheels to the Bison parts? The Buffalo chassis parts don't really work, as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombaatu Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Sudragon said: Questions. Where's the best place to assemble airships? They're large, and I am having difficulties assembling even a small one in either the VAB or SPH. Are there mods that make these spaces larger to accommodate these parts? Whats the best way to attach wheels to the Bison parts? The Buffalo chassis parts don't really work, as far as I can tell. There is a mod called Hanger Extender that can help with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Sudragon said: Where's the best place to assemble airships? They're large, and I am having difficulties assembling even a small one in either the VAB or SPH. Just how big an airship are you building? Unless you're trying to carry 300 kerbals, I have a hard time seeing one that won't fit in the SPH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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