Dumb brute force solids

[Bowket]

Is anyone playing around using heaps of solids in bunches like this?

You can extend it in branches to pretty much any size.

[CommanderLOL]

Holy Cow! That's a lot of solid boosters!

Does it work?

[Redstar]

Yeah I do, i use bundles like that as the first stage on my interplanetary craft.

[Whatshtisthis]

The ascent stages for this might qualify... I made it out of frustration.

[Bowket]

You can use those groups of 4x3 as extra groups so you can have 4x4x3 except you need to raise the rocket higher than the launch platform so it does not clip during launch . This way you can carry a lot to orbit.

[Ryu Gemini]

I've messed with this a little too.

Had to turn on noclip due to how rockomax boosters interact with decouplers, particularly when using symmetry mode (the same decouplers which you can easily put the smaller-but-same-exact-width boosters on).

Other then that its pretty simple. I didn't even use launch pad stuff or structural struts. It does spin a bit and deform slightly during the first stage, but that could easily be fixed with a strut or two.

It is capable of launching that little probe thing to planetary escape velocity quite nicely.

I'll probably expand it at some point (at which point struts will likely be a must), but as it stands its already a solid boosting system. For that pun, feel free to aim your next rocket in my general direction.

edit: Ah, whoops. Didn't realize there was such a taboo on old topic re-emergence. Well, its not like there are other topics like it, so not like there was much harm in saying hi to it again. I'm sure most of us have gone "solid-nutty" at one point.

Edited May 17, 2013 by Ryu Gemini

[TelluriumCrystal]

I'm sorry sir, but the last post in this thread was in 2012. You have successfully necroposted.

Edited May 17, 2013 by Thrfoot

[lobsterbark]

That....just....but.........WHY!

[KissSh0t]

I'm sorry sir, but the last post in this thread was in 2012. You have successfully necroposted. Awaiting thread lock...

In no way related to the forum losing most of the content from this year.. nope.. in no way related..

*rolls eyes*

[TelluriumCrystal]

In no way related to the forum losing most of the content from this year.. nope.. in no way related..

*rolls eyes*

I see your point, but it would still be better to start a new thread. Plus, this being the spacecraft exchange, a discussion thread about SRB overuse doesn't really belong here in the first place.

Sorry if I seemed a bit blunt before. I wasn't trying to be troublesome.

Edited May 17, 2013 by Thrfoot

[Ryu Gemini]

To nitpick though, SRB abuse isn't much different from abusing mainsails and jumbo-64s, is it?

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