Jump the SPH!

[TopHeavy11]

Side note: This is purely for fun. there is no logical purpose for this.

But now, ON TO THE CHALLENGE!

Make a ramp (and vehicle!) that can jump over the ENTIRE SPH and survive.

RULES:

1: It must be long ways.

2: It ALL must be mobile (as in on wheels) until it gets over to the SPH.

3: Your vehicle CANNOT weigh more than 0.5 tons.

4: You cannot copy others successful creations.

5: You must have video or picture evidence you successfully completed it.

PRIVILEGES:

1: Your vehicle MAY have rocket engines on it that can be used for the jump.

SUB-RULES FOR THIS PRIVILEGE:

1A: Your craft may not hold more than two Oscar-B fuel tanks worth of fuel by the time is leaves the ramps edge.

1B: Your engines can't be more powerful then a single Spark engine.

 

2: Your vehicle MAY have Junos on it (as long as their thrust is dialed down.

3: Your vehicle MAY have aircraft un-powered landing gear for extreme speeds.

 

WINNERS:

@Nicole

@Eidahlil

 

With that out of the way, the very last rule: HAVE FUN!

Edited November 13, 2016 by TopHeavy11

[zolotiyeruki]

Traditionally, the OP of a challenge thread posts their own attempt to show that the challenge is indeed possible.

[TheEpicSquared]

Regarding rule 2, what should the thrust limiter for the Junos be? I'll probably be trying this very, very, soon.

[Eidahlil]

So I tried and tried and couldn't make a workable ramp for my 0.5t craft. The wheels are just too small and clip into the ramp at any reasonable speed. I suspect you did not actually meant a 0.5t craft, as two Oscar-B and a Spark are already 0.55t, and 4 M1 wheels are 0.3t without anything else. But I decided to just roll with it and use the edge of the runway as the ramp.

I never said it was a good decision. I cannot hit it at more than about 35 m/s without exploding, and that's too low to 'jump' over anything, but that 'Spark' engine is a beast, I could probably make orbit with it. So I kind of ended up flying over the SPH, not jumping.

Anyway, to at least comply with the FUN rule, here's a video with explosions.

 

[Nicole]

Yes wheels gave me problems too, they are no good technology! I might as well share my attempt here, it starts at 2:16 in this video:

 

 

The reaction wheel is part of it because none of the other parts can be root parts, no other reason. 

[foamyesque]

A half ton total craft limit? That's pretty draconian.

15 hours ago, Eidahlil said:

I never said it was a good decision. I cannot hit it at more than about 35 m/s without exploding, and that's too low to 'jump' over anything, but that 'Spark' engine is a beast, I could probably make orbit with it.

You can, in fact, hit orbit on 2 Oscar-Bs and a Spark, but you can't do so pushing a command seat & kerbal.

[TopHeavy11]

On 11/9/2016 at 1:02 PM, TheEpicSquared said:

Regarding rule 2, what should the thrust limiter for the Junos be? I'll probably be trying this very, very, soon.

25%

 

Congratulations on your car design, @Eidahlil. You've been added to the winners list. Your design would be disqualified for not jumping the correct way, but since you jumped over the entire space center, I'll let it slide.

Edited November 13, 2016 by TopHeavy11

[vanskid5]

Can you raise the maximum mass, because .5 t is almost unworkable

[vanskid5]

I DID IT.

I made my own hard mode which involves clearing the entire KSC from the launch site. The separatrons have been limited to 50% so that both engines combined are equal to a spark engine.

i hate this