Gliders anyone

[bsalis]

Just wondering if anyone else has played around with gliders.

I know people have done SSTO spaceplanes, regular powered planes, VTOLs, rovers, and every kind of rocket imaginable. But has anyone done (unpowered) gliders?

If you create craft with proper wing angles and proper balance, you can get a plane to glide in a nice big slow spiral dive. I have some pics here of a glider and the tug drone...

Next big thing mebe?

[Procyon]

Think a few might be waiting for them to put in a better aerodynamic model. there are several ways to "infiniglide". That being said, that's a right nice aireoplane you got there

[Tw1]

That makes me wonder if the future weather model will include updrafts and thermals, in appropriate places.

Imagine the Jeb approach to hang gliding.

"Jeb, why is there a hang glider and a SRB in the back of my truck?...."

"Jeb?"

[roblamb98]

That makes me wonder if the future weather model will include updrafts and thermals, in appropriate places.

Imagine the Jeb approach to hang gliding.

"Jeb, why is there a hang glider and a SRB in the back of my truck?...."

"Jeb?"

erm, my best glider design pretty much is that:)

[Madrias]

I've built a few. Mine aren't spectacular, but they're fun.

[panfish5]

Edit: Oh god didn't notice the necro

Never thought of making a legit glider but infigliders on the other hand...

Edited May 21, 2014 by panfish5

[katateochi]

I've not done much gliding on Kerbin because I find it all a bit too slow (unless you break out the ol' control surface exploits). I do try to glide shuttles in, but don't always hit the right mark and have to use some jet thrust to reach the runway. If I'm on target for the runway I feel like I'm going to just drop out of the sky 'cos I'm moving so slowly! But that is a fairly heavy craft with a fairly low lift to weight ratio.

My best gliding experience was on Duna. I did a landing on Duna which after the deorbit burn was totally unpowered. That was really fun and I got to see a lot of Duna while I (desperatly) searched for a flat enough place to land. Gently trading of altidude and speed, it seemed more like actual gliding that my experiences on Kerbin so far (but as I said, I've not done a lot of Kerbin gliding).

The craft was basically a tons of wings so it had a lot of lift, it had power, but that was for its ascent back to orbit.

[KvickFlygarn87]

erm, my best glider design pretty much is that:)http://i.imgur.com/8ayEpko.png?1

Holy mother of necro-balls Batman.

[xcorps]

What's a year amongst friends?

[Franklin]

http://i.imgur.com/LlhP2Dsl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/aONq6oGm.jpg

good god that's pretty. if it's stock it's even prettier.

[sal_vager]

Guys, remember to start a new thread in future please

[Mighty1]

I glideded my spaceplane from 100 km half a planet away and landed on the runway. No fuel, just enough rcs to get pa to 40 km. And i have FAR installed.

[Javster]

I glid (is that a word?) my spaceplane (mainly a re-entry vehicle). I had Firespitter tail wheels as nose gear, and it exploded. Jeb and Lenemone survived!

[Parallax]

made this one a while ago, its an ornithopter, makes thrust by flapping the wings. no other rockets or engines, so its very nice for gliding

[Superfluous J]

Obligatory Astro-glider...

[bsalis]

Edit: Oh god didn't notice the necro

Hey i'm not dead, i'm still here.... and finally my thread is getting the attention it deserves.

Congrats katateochi on your Duna landing - most impressive. My last glide landing on Duna did not go so well. Possibly because it was not a purpose built Duna glider.

5thHorseman... i have no words.

[Tw1]

The Ambitious Infiniglider!

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Edited May 22, 2014 by Tw1

[Madrias]

Motor-glider! Get to altitude on solar-recharged battery power, fold the little Firespitter prop away, and glide. No messy rockets, no playing with staging, and best of all, no water-crash-landings cause you couldn't get to land.

[Othuyeg]

http://www.twitch.tv/othuyeg/c/3862709

Here is an entry I did for a glider challenge.

Here is the challenge:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/71417-Kerbal-Dynamics-Railgun

It went 30415m without any control surfaces and no power.

[Madrias]

I think I'm going to revise my motor glider design, set up some action groups, and try for an IVA flight.

[xcorps]

Obligatory Astro-glider...

http://pulpaudio.com/ksp/astroglide_gliding_clouds.jpg

Hmm. I'm having difficulty finding a word.

Magnificent will have to suffice.