C7 SpacePlane Exchange

[Embrel]

Working on a new one. Entirely C7/stock with the exceptions of the retuned ASAS and SP\'s payload fairings that I\'m using as a stand. Doesn\'t require a booster stage to take off.

:hailprobe: Mon dieu! Le grand et massif avion!

[Aliv3]

My first actually successful *spaceplane with two SRB-self guided rockets.

Glides and flies well under low thrust but you can go as fast as you want.

Landing is easy under 50m/s

Launching the rockets has to be timed perfectly or it will pop off the big wings, only launch if completely horizontal if you are having trouble.

Suggestions?

Uses C7 Flight Pack, Silisko Industries Doughnut Research & Spacecraft Development Pack, and

Sunday Punch\'s RCS module

*Does not actually make it to space

[Joshmo]

So, I don\'t know if I have found a loophole in the physics of the game or what, but this one apparently can glide indefinitely. It will fly with just about any engine.

Correction: After an hour real time gliding at double time compression, it finally came down. Nice ride though.

Also, sorry for the quality, my computer is having some issues with the new shadows.

Edit: Does not have control out of atmo, but steers well all the way up until the uncontrollable spinning. Though I suppose a bit of RCS would take care of that.

[Zeroignite]

Planes that glide indefinitely at 0 thrust are a known bug.

[RavingManiac]

I went and made a hoverjet!

Powerful RCS systems allow it to not only take off and land vertically, but also to maneuver sideways, forwards and backwards while hovering.

It is recommended to have the advanced SAS turned on and set parallel to the ground before attempting to hover.

[Joshmo]

Planes that glide indefinitely at 0 thrust are a known bug.

Well, that explains that. Makes it a beast to land though.

[Plymouth]

So, here\'s my most sucessfull spaceplane which is capable of getting into orbit and back.

It also can be used as a cargo plane which can get thingies into space(if you skilled and lucky enough) or just launching them into the atmosphere.

The codename is 'Project 679'

Here are some pics:

http://s017.radikal.ru/i439/1110/9e/e3ca2d1a33be.jpg

http://s003.radikal.ru/i203/1110/9c/169bb3e75d46.jpg

http://i081.radikal.ru/1110/7e/3b2030c680cc.jpg

(they seem to be to huge to post it here)

The best control and speed can be achieved in atmosphere, between 11 and 25 km.

If you try to break through 25 km with your SAS module on, you\'ll start to spin. The best way to break through 25 km barrier is to... you\'ll figure it out by yourself, i won\'t tell you

Here are some pics of this spaceplane lifting other two planes into the atmosphere and sucessfully catapulting the pilots(i was to lasy to wait untill it gets to space or upper atmosphere):

http://s60.radikal.ru/i169/1110/a5/8b0d9e38f92b.jpg

http://s017.radikal.ru/i428/1110/81/a96fa7271507.jpg

http://s017.radikal.ru/i419/1110/2f/744a92af156e.jpg

http://s47.radikal.ru/i116/1110/0b/821b69de1ad0.jpg

[Plymouth]

after a few hundreds of launches Jeb has found that landing the cockpit only isn\'t fun. So he added some radial chutes to teh spaceplane to make it much more funnier to land.

If you open chutes too late the landing gonna be pretty rough but anyway it\'s gonna be something like that:

http://s49.radikal.ru/i125/1110/59/3006e21b077b.jpg

You can find radial parachutes here:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=2251.0

P.S. i left the catapulting mechanism to stay alive if something goes wrong with chutes.

[JupiterII]

This is a beast of a plane, but its just an example of what can be done with the new hardpoints system and version 1.33 of the flight pack. This was requested by CarolRawley.

Requires C-7 Flight pack V1.33 and C-7 Hard Points v0.5.

Pilot at your own risk!

Also Launch it immediately, as it may (will) fall over on the landing pad hehehe.

In all her glory.

Craft File

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36240098/KerbalShots/Kerbal%20Knight.craft

How do you make that a craft file?

[Zeroignite]

.craft files are all saved under \KSP\ships

[Brigs]

Amazing job on the 'Flying Delta Wing'. Not only is it easy to handle and land, but I also managed to drive it on land for about 1km over to the shore, where it then functioned as a successful boat.

[foamyesque]

This is a somewhat modified version of the ship I completed my Avatar challenge with.

It will put a satellite in space:

Up a mountainside:

And in the water:

Landing in the water requires finess; pitch down immediately after touchdown to avoid stripping your engine. Uses my ASAS pack and NovaSilisko\'s SDIR mechanical decoupler, satellite, and strakes in addition to C7\'s pack.

[Omnivore]

Decided to try out C7 despite being a lousy pilot, did ok with my first bird though, made a short flight and made a landing I can fly away from. She\'s not quite as stable as I\'d like, thinking about bigger wings or maybe canards.

[CarolRawley]

How \'bout someone make a 'To the Mun' plane. My/Damonjay\'s Flying Boxcar remake can.

[Damonjay]

How \'bout someone make a 'To the Mun' plane. My/Damonjay\'s Flying Boxcar remake can.

can it seriously?

[Asmosdeus]

How \'bout someone make a 'To the Mun' plane. My/Damonjay\'s Flying Boxcar remake can.

Done

[vipertiper]

Awesome a person who went on the moon with C7!

[Asmosdeus]

Yes I did, Viper!

And it was glorious. >

Welcome to the forum

Also I made another ship, I call it the Jefferson Starship.

Infact most of my moon landers are C7;

[CarolRawley]

Jefferson?

[Asmosdeus]

Yeah, I also have a ship called the Alan Parson\'s project, I believe its some sort of hovercraft.

Simspons reference Heheh.

[vipertiper]

Making a ship called THE BOMB you wanna know why because it deploys a piece into obit around the moon then when it hits the moon it explodes and when i get bac to kerberl planet im going to deploy another piece into kerberl =P

Then i have a tank to use to adventure!

[Feragorn]

Wut.

[Asmosdeus]

I\'d try viper but... I have no idea what you\'re talking about!

I have a bomber version of the jefferson, will that do?

[Hellfire]

Yes I did, Viper!

And it was glorious. >

Welcome to the forum

Also I made another ship, I call it the Jefferson Starship.

Infact most of my moon landers are C7;

Any chance of a download for this? ;D

[Asmosdeus]

I\'ll see what I can do!