Some issues FL R1 RCS solid fuel tank

[Speckknoedel]

Hey Spacemen,

yesterday I stumled uppon KSP and instantly bought it. I just love space and rockets and just anything that flies.

I was messing around with some parts and wanted to build some of these FL-R1 RCSs on my rocket. The first ones I tryed collapsed before the launch. I figured the tanks could not support the weight of the later stages of the rockets (am I right here?) So I built a test rocket with just the capsule, one tank and a RT10 solid fuel booster. The rocket launched, but the booster didn't use the fuel of the tank. I tryed several different layouts or connecting the tank to the booster with an external fuel duct (I know this is meant only for liquid fuel) but nothing worked. How can I use the fuel out of the tank and how can I build more tanks in a rocket without them to collapse?

Thank you for the help!

Speckknoedel

[Speckknoedel]

I just discovered the wiki and found out RCS and solid fuel boosters are two completely different things...

Sorry bothering you. I guess this thread can be closed and or deleted.

[sal_vager]

Hi Speckknoedel, welcome to the community

Ahh well we all get confused at the start, you'll need RCS thrusters as well as RCS fuel, and hit R to turn it on, lets see what else, ahh yeah, SRB's just burn out as you have found, and you can stabilize your craft with the T key.

You might find Shift useful in the VAB for a lot of things including when rotating parts with WASD QE, and if you mess up you can press Alt+Z

If you have any specific questions just ask here or in How-To

[mustwinfull]

Welcome to the forums, Speckknoedel.

I messed up with things when I first started playing, don't worry about it.

Have fun playing KSP and go blow up some rockets!

[The Destroyer]

Hello there mighty good one!

I hope you have a splended time launching.

Also, check out www.kerbal.net and find some good mods! I recomend the protractor mod to get to other planets!

Also, boosters run on their own fuel, and non stop, Of course you have figured that out already though

Also, Sal, its CTRL Z on windows, not alt

and dont forget shift+ qweasd to fine tune! And caps lock for precison controls in flight (useful for planes)

Anyhow, you are doing good, and i wish you well.

Happy exploding!

-TD.