TRYING to build a plane... and I'm laughing my butt off!

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

It's been a long time since I've laughed so much at failing so badly.  I've completely forgotten how to build a plane and I just cannot get this thing to work - and it's awesome!

 

Thanks, team!

[frozenbacon]

The new aerodynamics and weakened RCS really do require you to revisit the fundamentals. They even took away the runway lip so now you are force to make a plane that is capable of rotating off the ground.

[magnemoe]

Runway lip? yes the runway ended and it was an meter drop then the ground sloped down to the sea so you could takeoff with an plane who could not lift its nose as long as it could fly at the end of the runway. 

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

16 minutes ago, frozenbacon said:

The new aerodynamics and weakened RCS really do require you to revisit the fundamentals. They even took away the runway lip so now you are force to make a plane that is capable of rotating off the ground.

Oh yeah.  I had a plane that would not take off.  Forgot to adjust the position of the wheels; back to VAB.  Next build?  Plane fell on it's butt on loading in.  Back to VAB. 

Now trying to remember a KSP guide from years ago about where the COM and COL balls are supposed to be in relation to each other!

I'm looking forward to someone doing a KSP2 flight basics tutorial - but for now?

This is a hoot!

Only thing I wish was that when doing adjustments to the flight control surfaces - that the player could see the COM and COL balls move.  As is, you have to close out, let the system recalculate and then see if you goofed something up.

Edited February 25, 2023 by JoeSchmuckatelli

[snkiz]

Fine controls didn't work, and there was no indication I could find that it was active. that's what did me in.