nicky4096 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 and scifi, try using the inline cockpit for more speed / less drag nice little plane though, but you could stage the wings and have more intakes. also a smaller fuel tank might help.just a suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numerobis Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 To fill up the intakes all the way, roll down the runway slowly (most my planes go about .5 to 1 m/s down the runway if I don't touch anything -- all that matters is that you're going "straight"), then hit '.' to do some physics warp. That will double the air in the tanks. Warp faster and faster until they are full (typically just once is good enough), then close them, turn off warp, and go back to your regularly scheduled liftoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 To fill up the intakes all the way, roll down the runway slowly (most my planes go about .5 to 1 m/s down the runway if I don't touch anything -- all that matters is that you're going "straight"), then hit '.' to do some physics warp. That will double the air in the tanks. Warp faster and faster until they are full (typically just once is good enough), then close them, turn off warp, and go back to your regularly scheduled liftoff.ahhh thanks!i learn something new every day! and not neccessarily from school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 trying to see how fast i can get with a 3 engine design + unmanned + MJcurrent best is 2282 m/s. gotta beat at LEAST 2300!Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numerobis Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) Turn off the flameout prevention when you're starved of air -- it's far too pessimistic nowadays. How flameout works has changed since I wrote the flameout prevention code.The intake management works fine still, and it needs flameout prevention to be on -- but once mechjeb starts to throttle back you should switch it off and throttle back up. Edited December 1, 2014 by numerobis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 i know, but im not very good at throttling back either, and i don't want to be put into a spin!im back to single engine designs now, they are just a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoioh Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 nice try thoug, Nicky!Just wondering, buit those intakes on the sides, those are clipped in ways that should be impossible without F12, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 nice try thoug, Nicky!Just wondering, buit those intakes on the sides, those are clipped in ways that should be impossible without F12, no? no. its just a cubic strut sticking strait out, and another forward-facing cubic strut, and then the shock cone intake.i can provide pictures if you like. but its just like you would stack ram intakes, except with an extra cube strut (which is useless, im just too lazy to take it out ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 just got to a (for me) record periaps of almost 450km ! then i ran out of power for my reaction wheel >.< never forget the RTGs i did bottle up 10 intake air, but even while pointing strait down only managed 2363 m/s. gotta get MOAR SCOOPS! although next time i will ditch them after burning.Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numerobis Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 RTGs are heavy; flat solar panels and batteries are massless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoioh Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I normally bring at least 1 RTG just to make sure I don't lose power when I don't have sunlight and loose control of the craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 RTGs are heavy; flat solar panels and batteries are massless.i thought it was the other way around! well then, time for another try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Arn1e Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Um, guys... this challenge isn't running any more... it has been said by a mod previously that anyone wanting to do it should re-make or try one of the maintained ones with different rules...I like that there seem to be a hardcore couple of people pressing on regardless, though! Edited December 5, 2014 by Cmdr. Arn1e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Um, guys... this challenge isn't running any more... it has been said by a mod previously that anyone wanting to do it should re-make or try one of the maintained ones with different rules...I like that there seem to be a hardcore couple of people pressing on regardless, though! well, i dont really care if i can get on the leaderboard or not.if you know an exsisting maintained machingbird challenge, then please link me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg......just spent 2 hours of flying a plane only to discover that the panels didnt work...(but i forgot to ditch the oxidizer in the FTL-100 so i would have to refly anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoioh Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 That is the single most frustrating thing about KSP, isn't it? That you've been working on something for 3-4 hours just have it fail on the launchpad, or worse, landing on Laythe without success 10 times in a row, meaning your design is flawed in my case yesterday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numerobis Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 That is the single most frustrating thing about KSP, isn't it? That you've been working on something for 3-4 hours just have it fail on the launchpad, or worse, landing on Laythe without success 10 times in a row, meaning your design is flawed in my case yesterday...Imagine how it feels when your spacecraft flies for 2 years after several years of planning, then you discover the bump sensors on the landing legs are too sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoioh Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Sheesh! That's got to be a real loss after so much work and waiting.As a product designer I know something about that feeling, just haven't failed as miserably as that though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Imagine how it feels when your spacecraft flies for 2 years after several years of planning, then you discover the bump sensors on the landing legs are too sensitive.now that sucks to levels i cannot even begin to comprehend... but, i got a new plane! lets hope my computer doesnt die from 418 parts... Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!so, i built a good plane, got it to 2373 m/s before dropping the outer tanks, only to eject my SAS modules by accident, because i forgot to add a way to decouple my droptanks.*sigh* time for another 3 hours of watching the altimeter, engine, computer temperature, orientation......but thats for tomorrow.anyway, since it was still sort of fast even without proper droptanks, heres an album:Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoioh Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) As always, Nicky: nice designwork! In regards to the accident: use F5 and F9 sometime, that way you could correct your error and try again without having to fly back up all the way there.Nice speed though, wasn't your previous record the exact same speed?EDIT: nope, you were 2m/s short for that... Edited December 7, 2014 by hoioh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 ok, so i got 2375 m/s again with a fixed version of the plane. i think i can get 2376 m/s though because the FTL-100 still had 30 fuel left, but i ditched the SAS modules a bit early so it was uncontrolable.so, next weekend i will do a re-run Javascript is disabled. View full albumwas a tense flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 As always, Nicky: nice designwork! In regards to the accident: use F5 and F9 sometime, that way you could correct your error and try again without having to fly back up all the way there.Nice speed though, wasn't your previous record the exact same speed?EDIT: nope, you were 2m/s short for that...thanks. i didnt use F5/F9 on the 2373 m/s run because the issue was in the design.for my new 2375 m/s run, i *did* quicksave before ditching SAS... but i am sick of maching for now, i spent hours and hours and hours and now its sunday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoioh Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 There's a familiar feeling, I spent all weekend on the laythe capitalism challenge only to get halfway through it. I've just got the nervous way back to go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky4096 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 There's a familiar feeling, I spent all weekend on the laythe capitalism challenge only to get halfway through it. I've just got the nervous way back to go now.that must suck... O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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