Sufficient Anonymity Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) After messing around in my sandbox save with VTOLs, I decided I probably ought to make a bit of cash over in career... Edited July 7, 2016 by SufficientAnonymity syntax fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPilot573 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) Mike Kerman trying desperately to get his damaged plane back to KSC. Edited July 7, 2016 by RocketPilot573 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearless Son Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 4 hours ago, RocketPilot573 said: Mike Kerman trying desperately to get his damaged plane back to KSC. You could say he is on the highway home from the... danger zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 11 hours ago, SufficientAnonymity said: So for some crazy reason, I decided to build a VTOL gunship - it's stressful to fly, even with MechJeb's translatron Use Throttle Controlled Avionics instead. WAY WAY better for VTOLs. ----------------------------------------------- I made a drone plane, managed to get it to Serran (the outermost moon of Sonnah in the New Horizons mod), and then flew it around all over the place. Serran is pretty much all dry, cracked mud, somewhat depressing. But hey, it's good rover country for all you Elcano folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraden Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Geschosskopf said: I made a drone plane, managed to get it to Serran (the outermost moon of Sonnah in the New Horizons mod), and then flew it around all over the place. Serran is pretty much all dry, cracked mud, somewhat depressing. But hey, it's good rover country for all you Elcano folks. Are those air breathing engines I see on there? I like the overall look of the plane too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearless Son Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Well, I had planned on doing something in KSP tonight, but I ended up having to stay at the office until at least 2:30 AM, which is where I am posting this from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) Pol base established. From left, an ore module, needed more ore than base can hold for contract, then an LV-N tug. Core is based on planetary bases mod but with an half lenght 3.75 meter fuel tank on bottom. High rocket to right is an Tylo and Laythe SSTO, it need to mine to reach orbit again and I forgot the scanner Then an small part workshop, will try to make an scan probe with it. Edited July 8, 2016 by magnemoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellsDemon Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 The Horus 16 mission to Minmus's Lesser Flats launched successfully and stopped to pick up an engineer stranded in LKO; Trans-Minmus-Injection is scheduled for later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Oh, you'll see what I did in KSP today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeridanii Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I built my very first SSTO! (Also, it reaches Kerbin orbit in UL, where Kerbin's atmosphere is 80 km instead of 70.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 7 hours ago, kraden said: Are those air breathing engines I see on there? I like the overall look of the plane too. Yup, Serran has enough oxygen to run jet engines, suggesting there's still plenty of biology going on there despite the oceans having dried up. Serran has about 2/3 of both the gravity and the air density of Kerbin. These factors largely cancel out to make flying there very similar to Kerbin. A plane just as a somewhat higher stall speed, needs to be turned more gently to avoid flipping, and it can't fly quite as high or as fast on the same jet engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroBovice Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Woke up, sat down at the comp and noticed that my electricity levels were low even though I was on the illuminated side of the planet. Turned the camera around and saw an eclipse! Idk how rare this is but in the time it took me to upload it to imgur and make coffee, it was over. Also, got my Interplanetary Kerbal Explorer and Tyson Lander up to Cascadia Station in preparation for the first career mission to Duna. I am undecided as of this morning but I think i am going to send two ships, each with its own lander, and send one to Ike then bring everyone back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'd put a science space station in orbit around Mun. With 3 modules docked to it, and not thinking very clearly, I went to change my view VAB style and I hit throttle up (Shift key). That did not go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraden Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, Geschosskopf said: Yup, Serran has enough oxygen to run jet engines, suggesting there's still plenty of biology going on there despite the oceans having dried up. Serran has about 2/3 of both the gravity and the air density of Kerbin. These factors largely cancel out to make flying there very similar to Kerbin. A plane just as a somewhat higher stall speed, needs to be turned more gently to avoid flipping, and it can't fly quite as high or as fast on the same jet engines. Interesting. I've been thinking of looking into a mod to adds planets to the system, will definitely look into New Horizons if/when I do. I very much like the idea of sending space planes to other bodies. How hard is it to reach escape velocity with a plane there? Edited July 8, 2016 by kraden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbootie Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Launched a rocket with 9 probes and tons on dv. Couldn't decide what I wanted to do with it so I went to Mun. Launched 4 probes. Think I'll go interior planets with the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona688 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 On 7/6/2016 at 6:40 PM, HoloYolo said: Went to Jupiter in RSS today. Not a fan of RO, so I went there with stock parts. It's meant to be a Juno remake, but not sure if I did it right or not. If you wanted to be picky, Juno ditched its booster while leaving Earth, and only has RCS-like small thrusters. Of course, planning the multiple gravity boosts necessary for that would be a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerhamster Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Took the Mun Grizzler out for a derp science contract, the lure of the last waypoint may have caused a slight lack of terrain awareness. Despite plunging into a deep crater she landed squarely on her wheels with no damage. Nicely validating the design. After carefully slowing to a halt and taking a deep breath at the bottom is was time to evaluate her climbing ability. As long as the speed was kept to level "cautious" to prevent backflips she took the slope like a champ. A bit of welly just before the rim allowed her to exit like Steve McQueen although without all the German soldiers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, kraden said: Interesting. I've been thinking of looking into a mod to adds planets to the system, will definitely look into New Horizons if/when I do. I very much like the idea of sending space planes to other bodies. New Horizons doesn't add things to the stock system, it totally scrambles the stock system and mixes its parts in with a large number of new bodies. Kerbin, for example, is a moon of the same gas giant as Serran, and that's just the start of the differences. IOW, you can't add New Horizons to an existing game, you have to start with it. And it's a totally new and different experience being based on a moon instead of a planet with its own moons. That's why I'm doing it. The only issue I have is that there's a bug in Kopermicus (needed for all the planet packs) that makes it impossible to leave something parked in Kerbin's orbit if Kerbin orbits anything other than the sun. So no stations at Kerbin and probes don't last long there. But that's a small price to pay so I'm going with it. 1 hour ago, kraden said: How hard is it to reach escape velocity with a plane there? I haven't tried. My feeling, however, is that it should be relatively easy compared to, Laythe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 7 hours ago, Andem said: Oh, you'll see what I did in KSP today! Uggh, maybe later. My recording software hates my guts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraden Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Geschosskopf said: New Horizons doesn't add things to the stock system, it totally scrambles the stock system and mixes its parts in with a large number of new bodies. Kerbin, for example, is a moon of the same gas giant as Serran, and that's just the start of the differences. IOW, you can't add New Horizons to an existing game, you have to start with it. And it's a totally new and different experience being based on a moon instead of a planet with its own moons. That's why I'm doing it. The only issue I have is that there's a bug in Kopermicus (needed for all the planet packs) that makes it impossible to leave something parked in Kerbin's orbit if Kerbin orbits anything other than the sun. So no stations at Kerbin and probes don't last long there. But that's a small price to pay so I'm going with it. Ooo! That actually sounds even better, lol! Maybe once I'm through with this career game I'll download it. Thanks for all the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearless Son Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 4 hours ago, Bigbootie said: I love the way those probe looks like it has a tiny Kerbin mounted on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Disaster Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 5 hours ago, kraden said: Ooo! That actually sounds even better, lol! Maybe once I'm through with this career game I'll download it. Thanks for all the info! You can add OPM to existing games if you've left Eeloo alone. IIRC there's a few atmospheric planets in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraden Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, Van Disaster said: You can add OPM to existing games if you've left Eeloo alone. IIRC there's a few atmospheric planets in that. Cool, I'll have to check that one out, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbootie Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) More river running. After these I only have one more river left and that's all of them on Kerbin. BTW. The lake below is almost 1000m deep in the middle. Might drop a submersible probe there one day. Edited July 9, 2016 by Bigbootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Tweaked my heavy helicopter some. Added auxiliary fuel tanks and settled on a maximum take off weight around 65 tonnes. It's a fast bugger too, 143 m/s... ...thanks to these forward engines and TCA to manage it all. But I'm seeing a big problem already. Most of the fuel is in that forward "hump" tank, so as it drains the CG shifts backwards. Will have to address that. But first...! Weight lifting time! Deadlift of 30 tonnes, hhhhhng! And it's barely lifting. TCA doesn't seem to handle the slung load well, can't keep a steady altitude and it's swinging all around.... Why, with Val riding it almost looks like a... a... I CAME IN LIKE A naw I just can't. yesIcan WREEEEEEEEEEECKING BAAAAAAALL! SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING BLAH BLAH BLAH! I'M SWINGING ON A WREEEEEEEEEECKING BAAAAAAAAAAALL! BUCK NEKKID AND... CRE-E-E-PY! DOWNRIGHT.... SCA-A-A-RY! Yup. Val's gonna kill me in my sleep tonight. That's ok, dang song's stuck in my head now. Edited July 9, 2016 by CatastrophicFailure Forgot engine pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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