Stratennotblitz Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) please, there have been several mods trying to replicate this idea but none of them seem to have the charm of the original kerbal parafoil, it'd be amazing to jump down from space and just wander Edited July 28, 2021 by Stratennotblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bej Kerman Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratennotblitz Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Bej Kerman said: what I mistyped, better parafoils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dientus Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Better in what way? As in having true parafoils that can be guided on descent? Is that what you are trying to suggest? I just want to be sure because I am not certain how that would work logically on a returning spacecraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratennotblitz Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dientus said: Better in what way? As in having true parafoils that can be guided on descent? Is that what you are trying to suggest? I just want to be sure because I am not certain how that would work logically on a returning spacecraft. yes, the isa will use a parasol to actually glide to the runway with it's space rider shuttle so it's def possible for small spacecraft as far as we know, what I'm asking for is attachable parafoils on the body of a spaceplane so we can have more forgiveness if we both a reentry and go to far or too flow to reach the runway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dientus Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Stratennotblitz said: yes, the isa will use a parasol to actually glide to the runway with it's space rider shuttle so it's def possible for small spacecraft as far as we know, what I'm asking for is attachable parafoils on the body of a spaceplane so we can have more forgiveness if we both a reentry and go to far or too flow to reach the runway Ahhh ok. I would still end up sailing mine into the control tower I think Thank you for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratennotblitz Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, Dientus said: Ahhh ok. I would still end up sailing mine into the control tower I think Thank you for clarifying. no issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKI Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I'm personally surprised they added parafoils to individual Kerbals, but never added a part dedicated to the same feature. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter too much on how it works, since most of the time you just want to get your parts to the ground. Its also true such a part could easily become OP, relative to all other parachutes, but that's a whole issue in itself. I also wanted to bring up there was a concept for Gemini to use a parafoil to allow for on-land landings, but ultimately was dropped:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Gemini#Gemini_Paraglider Its very possible such a feature could of made it into KSP 1, but also got dropped for the same reasons they were in real life haha. Regardless having a similar part in KSP 2 would be awesome and support some interesting builds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratennotblitz Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 hours ago, MKI said: I'm personally surprised they added parafoils to individual Kerbals, but never added a part dedicated to the same feature. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter too much on how it works, since most of the time you just want to get your parts to the ground. Its also true such a part could easily become OP, relative to all other parachutes, but that's a whole issue in itself. I also wanted to bring up there was a concept for Gemini to use a parafoil to allow for on-land landings, but ultimately was dropped:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Gemini#Gemini_Paraglider Its very possible such a feature could of made it into KSP 1, but also got dropped for the same reasons they were in real life haha. Regardless having a similar part in KSP 2 would be awesome and support some interesting builds yep was thinking about the gemini regallo? wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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