No Refueling Amphibious Elcano Challenge Attempt

[seanth]

As a part of the Long Distance Naval Challenge/Contest, I decided to also try for a Elcano Challenge circumnavigation of Kerbin's oceans.

Primary Objective: 

• circumnavigate Kerbin mainly using bodies of water: TBD

Secondary/Operational Objectives:

• place markers to make naval navigation that can be shared with others: TBD
• provide place names to various points that can be shared with others: TBD
• keep land-based transportation to a minimum: TBD

 

Part 1a: Ship prototyping--The Skutaliepooper, initial voyage
Part 1b: Ship prototyping--The Skutaliepooper, waypoint mission

• max fuel: 1,880L
• max range: 110,100m
• max crew: 10

 

 

Part 2: Ship prototyping--The Kitty Wine

• max fuel: 2,880L
• max range: 324,300m
• max crew: 11

 

 

Part 3: Ship prototyping--The Western Nosebleed

• max fuel: 11,125L
• max range: ~1,320,000m
• max crew: 11 (plus five seats in the daughter craft)

 

 

Part 4: Ship prototyping--Quarterway and the Pip, shakedown cruise

• max fuel: 32,115L
• max range: ~2,024,567m
• max crew: 11 (plus two seats in the daughter craft)
• features: stock submarine onboard constructed to allow Kerbals to place flags on the ocean bottom.

 

 

Part 5: Ship prototyping--Quarterway and the Pip

• max fuel: 32,355L
• max range: ~2,024,567m
• max crew: 11 (plus two seats in the daughter craft submarine and another 5 in a daughter craft runabout)
• features: stock submarine onboard constructed to allow Kerbals to place flags on the ocean bottom along with a surface-hydrofoil

Edited December 2, 2016 by seanth

[seanth]

Part 4: Ship prototyping--Unnamed craft (Leaning toward Quarterway and the Pip)

• Design goals:
  • Larger cargo area
  • Larger dockable runabout hydrofoil (the Pip) with greater range
  • 10 or more crew members
  • target range of 1,884,956m
  • estimated fuel: ~28,000 L

[rkarmark]

Oh there is a New elcano challenge. The other is not active any longer

[seanth]

1 minute ago, rkarmark said:

Oh there is a New elcano challenge. The other is not active any longer

Thx for the heads up. Miss ya @Claw

[rkarmark]

Oh and i need to remind you that you need wheels because it is not posibol to sail all the way around kerbin. There is a small strip of land you need to cross.  Oh and it aginst the rules to sail halfway around kerbin turn around and go back

[seanth]

13 minutes ago, rkarmark said:

Oh and i need to remind you that you need wheels because it is not posibol to sail all the way around kerbin. There is a small strip of land you need to cross.  Oh and it aginst the rules to sail halfway around kerbin turn around and go back

Yup. Not my first rodeo, though it is harder since the changes to drag model and buoyancy.

 

Edited November 22, 2016 by seanth

[seanth]

Voyage of Quarterway and the Pip is now up. 

• Stock submarine(The Pip) onboard
• A Kerbal places a flag in the deepest part of Kerbin's ocean
• The Kraken awakens and nearly destroys the ship

 

[seanth]

Extended Voyage of Quarterway and the Pip is now up. 

• Stock submarine(The Pip) onboard
• A small dockable hydrofoil (The Oceanbug) is carried in the hold (range of ~40km)
• A Kerbal places a flag in a bay ~1/4 of the way around Kerbin from the KSC 
• No underwater flag Kraken problems.