MC3craze Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I prefer this over the original model. I love the X-37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThatCrazyPilot Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Is it just me, or is this shuttle rather tiny compared to the rest of your parts, Nova?Don\'t give Nova any bad ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawnofbill Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Heh that would be pretty swell.Tried it. Works perfectly without the 2m cargo adaptor and with jordan\'s Centaur upper stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aevionknight Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I\'m almost afraid to try making it heavier, so I don\'t break the flight mechanics.I feared this with Cyclone until I made a spreadsheet and finally got the correct formula for drag. Then I could just plug in numbers all day and tune it without worrying about breaking things.Checkpointing with revision control also helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Dear NovaSilisko,normally I hate your parts, but the vanguard is PERFECTThank your for this.But.... can you make a fueltank and bosters for it ????Dunno how to respond to this...on one hand you like Vanguard, but on the other you hate everything else I\'ve made... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andras Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 20-25* nose up in the atmo seems to be a sweet spot. Kept the vertical speed down to 5m/s. As a pilot, I find it funny that when you nose up from a stable glide path, you both increase speed AND gain altitude. A normal plane would lose speed while gaining altitude in an unpowered glide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDamitt Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I like it.First time in orbit i re-entered dam near perfect. Less than 50m/s (10m/s vertical speed) when i hit the runway, nosecone and engine broke off on touched down Do you think we\'ll ever get wheels that roll properly in the game? I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je_day Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 NovaSlisko, great pack but i\'d want to have rcs tank and trusters and ASAS. How about top of body part for rsc tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardBoardBoxProcessor Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I don\'t see why you cannot make fake wheels..... think parachutesI mean attach them to the bottom. Have hit boxes that hold it off the ground. make their minimum deploy pressure like 0.95 (which is like 100 meter high). Give them high drag which forces peiople to not open them high int he air. If youa re landing correctly they will be rotated properly to the ground. If youa re rotated up it will look like they ahe not fully deployed yet from their housings. I think they would look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 rcs tank and trusters and ASAS. How about top of body part for rcs tankhe said he\'s not doing RCS tanks and thrusters, and the nosecone already serves as a sort of ASAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payload Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 As a pilot, I find it funny that when you nose up from a stable glide path, you both increase speed AND gain altitude. A normal plane would lose speed while gaining altitude in an unpowered glide. As a pilot, you should note the differences between air speed and angular velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherDalfite Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Very nice Nova. Add this to the list of awesome things you\'ve created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venku122 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I don\'t see why you cannot make fake wheels..... think parachutesI mean attach them to the bottom. Have hit boxes that hold it off the ground. make their minimum deploy pressure like 0.95 (which is like 100 meter high). Give them high drag which forces peiople to not open them high int he air. If youa re landing correctly they will be rotated properly to the ground. If youa re rotated up it will look like they ahe not fully deployed yet from their housings. I think they would look nice.They wouldn\'t work as landing gear. C7\'s gear is a hacked strut and barely survives most of the time. A parachute would either explode instantly or transfer a force to the attached part to explode it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardBoardBoxProcessor Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 They wouldn\'t work as landing gear. C7\'s gear is a hacked strut and barely survives most of the time. A parachute would either explode instantly or transfer a force to the attached part to explode itnot if you make their crash tolerance hi as well as strenght and such. I would thing. Not positive lol. anyway. i took this thing for a spin. i rather enjoyed gliding down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmosdeus Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Did some fiddling, This shuttle is exactly what my Cold Station needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Did some fiddling, This shuttle is exactly what my Cold Station needed!.craft file please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbellmo2 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Jeb loves the idea, Bob not so much.Didn\'t think it would work. I ran out of fuel on my retro burn, was left with an 52k / 87k orbit; had to let aero braking do the rest. Left for a while and came back to find my shuttle over the ocean at about 8k. So I went to map view to try and find the closest land mass and changed heading accordingly. However, as you can see; I came up short. Thankfully the Vanguard has substantial buoyancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Is it supposed to have roll control via the elevons? All I get is pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feragorn Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 You\'re not supposed to get roll control. They\'re placed separately, so you only get pitch. You don\'t need it though, the craft has enough roll control without flaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I could try and make a simulated reentry if you want, Nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Done. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakomis Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I have tried my darnest to crash this dang thing into the ground and make it explode.It\'s impossible, ladies and gentlemen.Behold.The first safe space vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoot Knight Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Funny since it\'s extremely easy for me to destroy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakomis Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Funny since it\'s extremely easy for me to destroy it.D:I swear, I launched it into orbit, aimed *directly down* at ground. Impacted. Nose cone flew off, thrusters exploded, but the center stayed intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andras Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I have tried my darnest to crash this dang thing into the ground and make it explode.It\'s impossible, ladies and gentlemen.Behold.The first safe space vessel.Put two tail-fins on the sides so they are below the level of the wings. It\'ll blow up every time it hits the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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