[1.4.X] Commonwealth Rockets - Tea Powered Spaceflight!

[CobaltWolf]

Fairing base and decoupler for Blue Streak.

[MaverickSawyer]

When Nertea's the first one to drop a like on your work you know it's good. 

[CobaltWolf]

6 hours ago, MaverickSawyer said:

When Nertea's the first one to drop a like on your work you know it's good. 

I'd hope he did, I was showing him WIP screenshots all afternoon in out group chat.

[Beale]

Moving forward.
The Gamma-2 engine pushed the Black Arrow's payload to apogee.

 Wiggle wiggle.
 Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle.

[Pappystein]

Can we get a link to the Github for these parts?  

 

I know @CobaltWolf that you posted it in your Bluedog Design Bureau topic....   But people might be finding this and wishing to download the early parts themselves without that knowledge.

[CobaltWolf]

22 hours ago, Pappystein said:

Can we get a link to the Github for these parts? 

I know @CobaltWolf that you posted it in your Bluedog Design Bureau topic....   But people might be finding this and wishing to download the early parts themselves without that knowledge.

Good point! The Github can be found here.

[Beale]

Further progress:

[notJebKerman]

15 minutes ago, Beale said:

Further progress:

Looks great! Glad to see you're back. 

[Virtualgenius]

I was hoping someone would remake the Black Arrow it was quite a record breaking rocket in its in day for the UK and Australia

[CobaltWolf]

4 hours ago, Beale said:

Further progress:

*drool*

Alright, back to work on this I guess!

[popeter45]

i cant wait for more updates to this

your blue streak is currently a core part of my space program

[CobaltWolf]

On 9/2/2017 at 6:20 AM, popeter45 said:

i cant wait for more updates to this

your blue streak is currently a core part of my space program

That's not good! I haven't forced @Jso to balance it yet!

[Beale]

More progress.

[Bottle Rocketeer 500]

@Beale Very nice! Also, that gray tank with the black stripe on the rocket in the first screenshot looks like its straight from BDB. Did you make it, @Cobalt Wolf, or is it from BDB?

[popeter45]

@Beale pleese tell me the fairing will be orange as was with the black arrow!

tried recreating the rocket but without that orange nose it never looks quite authentic

[Beale]

19 hours ago, popeter45 said:

@Beale pleese tell me the fairing will be orange as was with the black arrow!

tried recreating the rocket but without that orange nose it never looks quite authentic

[popeter45]

1 hour ago, Beale said:

yes!!!

[Beale]

 

Latest W.I.P. Developments on Github

Feedback now is greatly appreciated, the Black Arrow is balanced around the existing vanilla catalogue of parts, so has a little more punch than the IRL rocket.
Basic testing shows it is able to deliver around 200kg-400kg to orbit (Without the final solid rocket stage).
 

 

Edited September 6, 2017 by Beale

[Bottle Rocketeer 500]

@Beale Is the orange fairing included?

[steedcrugeon]

I love the use of the BBC font for the CR lettering! That's a very nice touch @Beale

[notJebKerman]

19 hours ago, Beale said:

Basic testing shows it is able to deliver around 200kg-400kg to orbit (Without the final solid rocket stage).

In stock or a scaled up solar system? With Tantares, solar system has to be scaled up in order to achieve any form of realistic capabilities. Is it the same with this mod?

Btw, if anyone wants to use the 3rd solid stage before it's released here, it's included in SXT parts pack and it fits in quite well with the current Black Arrow parts.

Edited September 7, 2017 by notJebKerman

[Beale]

 

11 hours ago, steedcrugeon said:

I love the use of the BBC font for the CR lettering! That's a very nice touch @Beale

If only the name can have a third letter  

59 minutes ago, notJebKerman said:

In stock or a scaled up solar system? With Tantares, solar system has to be scaled up in order to achieve any form of realistic capabilities. Is it the same with this mod?

Btw, if anyone wants to use the 3rd solid stage before it's released here, it's included in SXT parts pack and it fits in quite well with the current Black Arrow parts.

Pure stock, in the scaled system (Around 3x) I think the performance will be perfect (With the Waxwing solid upper stage).

[CobaltWolf]

Added some more Blue Streak parts to the Github - a 1.25m adapter (switchable to 1.5m for BDB stuff), some fuel tank extensions, the fairing base and the decoupler. They should be working pretty well but let me know if there's anything wrong with them. I know there are some greebles missing their textures still. Tagging @popeter45 cus I can

[Beale]

The Waxwing is in progress!

[notJebKerman]

Black arrow is great. But launch site has some issues caused by... well... I guess global warming is a thing on Kerbin too?