zekes Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 This is one of those projects that should not see the light of day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroomstickHero Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 This literally made me go "DAYUM!" In a good way, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketscientistV Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andrew123 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Firing at an insurgent position.Bye Bye enemy fleet.Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited July 13, 2014 by andrew123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdugas4 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Luna 17 with Lunokhod 1(snip)What mod fuel tanks are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Tash Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Random stuff I made in 0.23.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueMason Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 After breathing a sigh of relief with the completion of my grand tour mission, I have decided not to undertake anything massive with 0.24 on the horizon. However, there is a design I conjured up and I really wanted to see it fly, so here; the Ulysses class cruiser:I will very likely be rebuilding this ship in 0.24, although it'll have to wait as I am going to be playing career this time round. This has served as a useful test flight, and all signs are pointing me to one thing; MOAR STRUTS. It's a bit more wobbly than I'd like, but that's easily fixed. At least she got to spread her wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Tash Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 After breathing a sigh of relief with the completion of my grand tour mission, I have decided not to undertake anything massive with 0.24 on the horizon. However, there is a design I conjured up and I really wanted to see it fly, so here; the Ulysses class cruiser:--- images ---I will very likely be rebuilding this ship in 0.24, although it'll have to wait as I am going to be playing career this time round. This has served as a useful test flight, and all signs are pointing me to one thing; MOAR STRUTS. It's a bit more wobbly than I'd like, but that's easily fixed. At least she got to spread her wings Nice ship, I see you're using Leucomes Engines, good to see people still using this Engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueMason Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Nice ship, I see you're using Leucomes Engines, good to see people still using this Engine. Yes, the Z-Pinch is a good engine, although I will admit that those aren't quite the Leucome engines. I call them FTIRs; Fusion Thermal Ion Rockets. Effectively a cross between nuclear thermal rockets and ion thrusters, they would work by superheating hydrogen or helium propellant as it flows over radiators from the fusion core, forming an extremely hot plasma that is then accelerated via a linear accelerator. Upon reaching the expansion nozzle, the propellant expands hugely due to the heat, and in combination with the acceleration from the linac, creates thrust.I don't think they'd be the most powerful rockets ever, but I think they'd be very efficient, albeit power hungry. Therefore, the engines I made have double the ISP of the 3m Leucome rocket (3200s compared to 1800s), 23% of the thrust (450KN compared to 1950KN), and require a lot of electricity to run. Other changes include resizing it from 3 metres to 2.5 metres and changing the exhaust from the standard stock plume to the new plume from the liquid booster rockets.The feasibility of such a rocket in real life remains questionable to myself, but I've based it on real science, as I so often do with anything I come up with, so I'd guess it's possible. I suppose the nearest equivalent is VASIMR.And to keep the thread on track, a picture from the grand tour, with Enterprise, a ship that uses a standard Z-pinch rocket and not my FTIRs:Oh, I also like your station, there:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PWvJndP79mc/U3evavraUoI/AAAAAAAAA1g/GauznnLt2_w/w984-h553-no/screenshot16.png Edited July 13, 2014 by RogueMason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lajoswinkler Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Greetings from Mun's northern pole.Landing on the exact pole is obviously impossible, but I've tried anyway, without success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpannerMonkey(smce) Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westi29 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here are two pictures from my most recent KSO Super 25 mission! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirc_El Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 KerbolscraperMoho probe on it's way to Moho, unleashing it's full thrust of a whooping 2 killonewtons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Tash Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The Warp Drive docked with the carrier and will warp soon to Moho. "Everyone go back to your seats and fasten you seat belts for the first departure of the Interplanetary Warp Ship." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panfish5 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The Vall Henge is a mysterious place.Billy Bobmun searches for signs of the beings that created this structure.It seems that the smallest pyramid has an anti gravity device inside.Spot the kerbal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufledt Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Mun roverShowing off a fancy feature- the rover-jack system. When I popped the front tires going over some sweet jumps, this raises the whole rover up off the ground. I then fix the tires without it jumping in the low gravity, lower it back down, and continue going over sweet jumps. repeat.I wasn't sure this ship would survive. aerobraking at Jool with deadly reentry, while the moon landers were only attached with docking ports. It worked, I didn't lose anything. Also, that's one of my favorite science descriptions.Laythe lander coming in hot:another one:Mission to Gilly:Older Jool mission ship- no landers, just orbital science:Orbital refuelling station and 2 interplanetary ships:Next 3 photos go together:Weeeeeeee!Uh oh........Yep, it's on fire, this is definitely not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon 720 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Sunset over Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Damn this game can look pretty Edited July 15, 2014 by Monkeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilotionCR2 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Anyone remember the old Voyager Labs?Yep. I do. I really do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstepman Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Damn this game can look pretty how did you enclose your rover in that nice box? did you make it with procedural fairings ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioman222 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 In career mode a managed a mun flyby with the Munar Orbital Laboratory and Education I (MOLE-I) (yielded about 165 science):Javascript is disabled. View full album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 how did you enclose your rover in that nice box? did you make it with procedural fairings ?Yeah, it's the 'Interstage Adapter' part that you can shove in a stack and shape at will. Really useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondai Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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