So I flew an airship to Venus(Eve)

[SLAMS]

I think this is unique enough to warrant a separate thread.

At one point scientists considered the idea of having a flying station in the cooler upper atmosphere of Venus. That sounds like a good idea to me.

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Link to the mod

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/9634-PLUGIN-PART-0-14-Ludodyne-airship-balloon-v1-1-%28Apr-23rd%29

I had to remove the minimum pressure requirement on the Blimp to make this possible.

Then I extended the maximum length on struts and used some mod parts including ION engines.

Edited October 7, 2012 by SLAMS

[AlternNocturn]

So it just sits there in the upper atmosphere and floats? Wicked!

[SLAMS]

It has engines on 360 rotators, so it can move around and land too. The original idea was to use it as a ferry to help return vehicles to orbit with the help of a claw/clamp/platform or something, but KSP just seems to delete the blimp when you switch from it.

[Richy teh space man]

Great idea on changing minimum pressure on the blimp, I may go back to using this mod now

Edit:

It has engines on 360 rotators, so it can move around and land too. The original idea was to use it as a ferry to help return vehicles to orbit with the help of a claw/clamp/platform or something, but KSP just seems to delete the blimp when you switch from it.

So long as you land it, it'll save it, at least in 0.16

[AlternNocturn]

That's seriously cool, too bad the limitations of KSP keep it from being legitimately useful. Still, it's pretty freaking awesome! I might have to do something like that.

[SLAMS]

It's right in the config file, I just set it to 0.0

[SLAMS]

So long as you land it, it'll save it, at least in 0.16

I wanted to land on it in flight... I know, crazy. But I've done some serious pinpoint landings and with enough quickloads...

It also has a crew tank, I saw it as kinda like a flying hotel/airstation?

[Czman007]

Great job! Now fly it to Jool!

[SLAMS]

Great job! Now fly it to Jool!

BRB!

Apparently a post has to be at least 10 characters, I think that should do it...

[Maxed-Rockets]

I literally just did this and was about to post pictures. Yours is better though, I will have to up the airship ante.

[segaprophet]

Ooh ooh I want one!

[segaprophet]

Btw what ion engines are you using?

[SLAMS]

The main engine, downward facing, is out of the Deep Space Mission pack.

http://www.kerbal.net/mod.php?id=4

I'm also using some Electrical Energy plugin and Electrical Power Standards for batteries and panels.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/14144-PLUGIN-PARTS-0-17-EPS-Electric-Power-Standards-0-3-%2812-09-27%29

http://www.kerbal.net/mod.php?id=9

Damned robotics for some trusses and the 360 rotators.

The manuvering ION engines are from this mod (VB Parts), that took a minute to find.

http://www.kerbal.net/mod.php?id=14

EDIT: BTW I used nacelles to mount the engines from VB Parts.

Edited October 7, 2012 by SLAMS

[SLAMS]

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We're in business, on Jool...

[MaverickSawyer]

Hate to burst your bubble (pun intended), but the second pic isn't working...

[blurrr 2]

That... That is awesome.

It reminds me of the blog-ballon from xkcd. But on Eve.