Damned Industries

[venku122]

Sick ANOTHER Spaceplane!!!!! At least this one has functionality. Is it SSTO or will it have an accompanying ET/SRBs or launch vehicle?

[DYJ]

Looking awesome. Might be very useful. Will I be able to attach the thing that deploys cargo to any plane?

Short answer: No

Long answer: No, the shuttle gets around the lack of multiple/concave node_colliders by using multiple parts. So there is no specific part that allows it to carry cargo internally. The thing that deploys the cargo in the tech-demonstrator is a simple vanilla stack decoupler. But I\'ll make one with zero force for the release, no reason to have your spacestation parts shooting of into the distance when you deploy them.

Sick ANOTHER Spaceplane!!!!! At least this one has functionality. Is it SSTO or will it have an accompanying ET/SRBs or launch vehicle?

I think I\'ll make an adapter piece allowing it to sit on top of two 2m diameter rockets alternatively see if I/Tiberion could whip up something like his shuttle launch system for the thing.

I\'ve been referring to it by the name Kuriosity shuttle, but I\'m open to other suggestions name and otherwise. And as previously stated I could really use a 2d artist to do the textures when it comes to that.

[venku122]

May I suggest moving the canard forward? Other designers have said this helps stability

[DYJ]

Sneak peek of what I\'ve been working on lately:

[Shadowsun]

That looks awesome. Great to see people actually making rover looking vehicles with the cart.

[Spoot Knight]

Speedster. It would\'ve been cool seeing it fly off the launch ramp.

Is there anything new regarding the shuttle?

[DYJ]

Bonus video

I\'m currently trying different values for the carts steering and whatnot trying to get it to behave reasonably.

[Tim_Barrett]

Me what... 6 wheels...

[Cepheus]

I think rovers need a unique sas system. That way, they stay nice and level (or prepared for a landing) when we go off jumps.

[TaTaRinBsB]

cant download! check the link please...

[DYJ]

You can\'t download what exactly?

[DYJ]

Ladies and gentlemen BEHOLD! The Joint Space Freighter (naming credit goes to markodash on IRC)

It will feature VTOL capabilities and a cargo-hold large enough to carry a truck (hopefully).

[Jesus KerBeard]

VTOL capabilities

cargo-hold large enough to carry a truck

All of my yes. Good stuff DYJ

[Spoot Knight]

I may like the previous iteration more, but this design more properly fit fits a cargo shuttle niche, and appears less combat-built.

[DYJ]

Pic of the cargobay:

Think that will be a good size.

[madmat]

OH GOD, That is THE sexiest thing to come out of KSP.Will the cargohold be big enough for the Bigtrack? That seems to be the better of the vehicles as far as load options(connection points)go? I think it\'s larger than the cart. Either way this will be an AWESOME deployment vehicle,,Great stuff :hailprobe:

[cardgame]

This looks incredibly awesome.

[DYJ]

Sneak peak of something I and r4m0n have been working on the last few days:

DANGERZONE!

[togfox]

Very nice - I bet SQUAD had no idea these things would ever happen.

[Emilio]

0_0

Can't wait for it. Reminds me a space tourism project : it's launched with a standard rocket, and returns to ground like an helicopter....

So, when will it be released ? Does it use a special type of fuel ?

Edited May 13, 2015 by Emilio

[DYJ]

It\'s using a nextgen version of r4m0ns variable engine plugin, and as such it can be .cfg edited to use a special fuel. I\'m hoping to get it released sometime this weekend, likely along with a bunch of different variants. But it all really depends on if it can be made more awesome or not.

[Kreuzung]

Are you going to limit it to athmospheric use?

[DYJ]

It is already, the plane in the video currently isn\'t capable of going much higher than 12km.

[Kreuzung]

So it looses power when the athmosphere gets thinner or what? That whould be cool 8)

[DYJ]

Propfan, because more spinning never hurt anyone.

And yes, the engines lose power as the atmosphere gets thinner.