Hotel26 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Triop said: Space can wait, I just want to enjoy this game for the next 10 years. My first three years in KSP were in haste to get to Jool. Recently, I finally landed on Vall. Since then, the pressure has been off and I don't think I've gone further than the Mun. I seem to spend my hours now traipsing over Kerbin, looking for flowers or coffee beans to smell. It's gonna be a long, looong time before I finish KSP! 3 hours ago, Triop said: ... Fokker F27 Friendship... I might steal use that idea Now, I can't resist a confession. Whenever I see a screen-shot of an airplane that looks really nice, I can't help myself. Like this little beauty I saw recently: (Once can learn heaps from good old-fashioned reverse-engineering. :) ) Edited May 10, 2018 by Hotel26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luizopiloto Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Triop said: You forgot Jeb's heart rate: It landed in one piece... Val was the test pilot that day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Hotel26 said: My first three years in KSP were in haste to get to Jool. Recently, I finally landed on Vall. Since then, the pressure has been off and I don't think I've gone further than the Mun. I seem to spend my hours now traipsing over Kerbin, looking for flowers or coffee beans to smell. It's gonna be a long, looong time before I finish KSP! Now, I can't resist a confession. Whenever I see a screen-shot of an airplane that looks really nice, I can't help myself. Like this little beauty I saw recently: (Once can learn heaps from good old-fashioned reverse-engineering. :) ) Nice, do you like how it flies ? You could make the wings a bit shorter by clipping it more into the fuselage as I did. Glad you like it. Edited May 10, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotel26 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 7 hours ago, Triop said: Nice, do you like how it flies ? You could make the wings a bit shorter by clipping it more into the fuselage as I did. Glad you like it. I do!! That's the part I can't resist: I have to slide into the cockpit and take the little gems for a spin to see how they fly; I can't just look. I'm gonna follow your instructions about the wings, Master. I ain't NEVER gonna copy your color schemes though, and that's a PROMISE! Most recently, I also rev-eng'd a Rutan design posted in this topic way back earlier this year, but my general policy is not to publish airplanes I've copied, or even screenshots of them, without express permission from the original author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michal.don Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 After accidentaly stumbling upon Baikerbanur (a few pages back), I launched a mission to explore the surrounding mountains - in style. Dropping a temporary base from the plane unloading the rover Expedition ready, we're setting off into the mountains the next morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) May I casually break the "Most images in a post" record? In other words: WARNING: VERY picture heavy post! I've followed my own suggestion and took the time to quickly put together a plane and explore Kerbin's landscape. Flies surprisingly well for how little time I spent building it. So I began flying west and took "some*" screenshots of the landscape. *25 images in total I started in the middle of the night, in the hopes of catching the sunset (from Kerbins perspective, not mine). I arrived at the big crater, still in the middle of the night. I decided to land on the island in the middle. That took 2 attempts. Taking off took a few attempts, either because of my stupidity or the plane deciding to tilt to one side and lose a wing. Then there was just ocean, so no screenshots of interesting landscapes there. However, I did take screenshots of the sun rising during sunset: Spoiler I think I see a brown tint on the horizon! The sky is slowly turning blue: I liked the brown gradient between night and blue sky so much that I took 2 screenshots of just them: Here it's a bit later and from the outside: The Sun starts peeking over the horizon: And as the Sun comes, the Mun goes: Munset! Back to the, much more interesting, Sun. Now fully above the horizon... ...And the cockpit panels: Fittingly, after the Sun fully rose, interesting terrain (more specifically: mountains) started appearing. At that point I still thought these were simply some mountains in the middle of nowhere. I was proven wrong... After another while of flying I got down to 200/900 units of fuel. Fearing that I'd have to ditch the aircraft I decided to land. And this is how far I've made it around the planet. Both KSC and craft are in the foreground, not behind Kerbin. Reminder: I travelled to the west, so clockwise, not counterclockwise: Edited May 10, 2018 by Delay Minor correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simast Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) Built this stock Duna exploration ship. Went to Mun, then Minmus and now refueling on Ike. Next stop is Duna. Edited May 10, 2018 by simast no reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xurkitree Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 My Grand Tour is officially underway, but getting to minmus was a pain. I used a Mun Gravity assist, because even after 3 burns at Periapsis, it wasn't reaching anywhere, but that's what you get, pushing a 650+ton craft with a single NERV. (Max. acceleration = 83 mm/s2, yes millimetres) But, I got to Minmus and landed without a hitch, so I refueled, planted a flag, and went on my way to the Eve transfer window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 What a great way to start the day . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimech Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Someone made a Mach 4.5 heli earlier this month. Maybe there are some things that should not be ... I'm going to try it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebab Kerman Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 18 minutes ago, Azimech said: Someone made a Mach 4.5 heli earlier this month. Maybe there are some things that should not be ... I'm going to try it anyway. That's amazing! Where did you get the shiny textures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Scraping the planet for left over science points, I need 56.6 more to free some wheels for a rover. I'm stubborn and refuse to go into orbit for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebab Kerman Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I uploaded some of my favorite planes! https://kerbalx.com/KebabKerman/GAT-825 https://kerbalx.com/KebabKerman/LA-735 https://kerbalx.com/KebabKerman/DC-3-Transport-Aircraft https://kerbalx.com/KebabKerman/DC-4 https://kerbalx.com/KebabKerman/F47-455 (Translate the name to leetspeak and you'll know why it has that name...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) Getting some points from the desert, not too shabby What happened here ? *graphics Next up: North pole. Edited May 10, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Triop said: I'm stubborn and refuse to go into orbit for them Build a sounding rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzoTheRat Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 14 hours ago, Hotel26 said: Most recently, I also rev-eng'd a Rutan design posted in this topic way back earlier this year, but my general policy is not to publish airplanes I've copied, or even screenshots of them, without express permission from the original author. I can't see Bert Rutan showing up and complaining though I had a go at a Vari-Eze when I was messing about with electric props some time back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Realised I never concluded this mission log properly... As luck would have it, Photoshop decided to work today. Unlike yesterday when it failed to open at all ¬_¬ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Delay said: Build a sounding rocket? A wut ? Sounds cool, but I haven't got a clue . . . As we speak I'm returning from the North pole, hope I'll have enough science for some rover wheels. I love seeing Jeb in his cockpit, wondering what he is thinking about . . . Edited May 10, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Triop said: wut ? Sounding rockets, in simple terms, are suborbital probes for scientific purposes. For KSP, this means: Probe core, antenna, SRB, science. As long as you're outside the atmosphere you can collect "in space around Kerbin" science. You don't have to go into orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Delay said: Sounding rockets, in simple terms, are suborbital probes for scientific purposes. For KSP, this means: Probe core, antenna, SRB, science. As long as you're outside the atmosphere you can collect "in space around Kerbin" science. You don't have to go into orbit. I kinda did that while taking tourists up, so I did went into space, but I guess soon™ I have to make orbit to continue my career... Thanks for following my adventures btw. Edited May 10, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 We all want to share our stories, so I need thank you for contributing to the community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) Returned from the North pole with enough points to get some rover wheels Southern ? Can somebody explain ? Edited May 10, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 15 hours ago, Hotel26 said: but my general policy is not to publish airplanes I've copied, or even screenshots of them, without express permission from the original author. Just give credit and no one gets hurt . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Yesterday was rather boring - double rescue in Kerbin orbit followed by a training flight to Mun - but today is a little more interesting so far. I tested an Atlas-ish launcher. First flight was unremarkable, second took a Mk 1 pod to orbit & the "big" test was to launch a Probes Plus Surveyor lander with small NERV transfer stage to orbit in preparation for a Dres window. I was pleased with the lack of explosions. The booster section still needs work for looks, but functioning is quite good. Atlas-Surveyor liftoff: Sustainer pushing on to orbit: Surveyor in orbit - it was short of dV in the launcher, but I had over 6k in the transfer stage, so no problem: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Cavscout74 said: Yesterday was rather boring - double rescue in Kerbin orbit followed by a training flight to Mun - You call that boring ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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