Hotel26 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, swjr-swis said: some time tinkering Re CSH2: very, very impressive fuel efficiency numbers! And striking, as usual. Edited March 7, 2023 by Hotel26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuddieD2015 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Since I fly a space potato and miss the minimum system requirements for KSP2 by more than I miss my maneuver burns, I went anomaly hunting on Mun. I flew into the top of East Crater Arch today. On the second attempt, my rocket fell over when I landed and I couldn't RCS my way back upright. Time to test what a horizontal burn while on the Mun's surface facing the arch will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendelaar Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I finished my first part of my Grand tour througout the real solar system! In the video below, I only show the first two planets I visited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I gone rootz this time. Kerbals and Kerbalettes, I proudly present you.. The Blender!! This is the most sadistic practical way to fulfil a contract where Kerbals are willing to experience some G forces! (never, ever fail to read that fine print, guys!) It's also the first time this year that I fired up KSP just to have some fun!! #HURRAY!! Inspired on a question on reddit. To download the craft file, click here. — — — — 9 hours ago, swjr-swis said: A free-form variation on @Hotel26's Conchiglie. Clearly. Bob would not accept any other designation than CSH for this one. Nerd. You know… This thing would be a nice 4 PAX Shoe (Mig 105) Space Shuttle, if you manage to rework it to use a rapier (to have some flying capabilities) and make it survivable on a reentry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
septemberWaves Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I've spent the past several hours putting together as many Aerobee variants as I think makes any sense to make in current RP-1 (not historical colour schemes for the most part because I am having difficulty finding adequate source images). To make sure these work in hard mode, I have learned so much more about how to get rockets to ignite in high dynamic pressure than I ever expected to have to learn. For anyone who also plays RP-1 and wants to know the secret to sounding rocket ignitions: if thrust-to-weight ratio of the solid first stage is fairly low (i.e. 3g to 6g), try igniting the engine as late as possible while still during the burn (0.05 seconds is a good bet). If the thrust-to-weight ratio is very high, you'll need more time, though the exact amount varies and is usually between 0.2 and 0.8 seconds (heavily dependent on design). The worst contender here is Nike-Aerobee (second from right), which requires the AJ10-27 to ignite 1.7 entire seconds before solid burnout - that's more than half of the burn time of the solid stage - just to get a reasonably consistent success rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceFoon Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I took off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swjr-swis Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 8 hours ago, AuddieD2015 said: Time to test what a horizontal burn while on the Mun's surface facing the arch will do. I fully expect a video with a South-American accented commentator going "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!" 4 hours ago, Lisias said: I fired up KSP just to have some fun!! Yes! Do people still understand that this is what it's supposed to be about? 4 hours ago, Lisias said: You know… This thing would be a nice Don't do that. Don't put ideas in my head when I still have more than half the work week ahead and already running behind on sleep. Argh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklkit Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Had a bit of an adventure. Went to the Mun to rescue a Kerbal. Made it back to the carrier. It is a new design and needs more testing. Takeoff! But because this one was up by the North pole it used too much fuel. Kinda sorta miscalculated the burn point and found water instead of land. Another perfect landing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swjr-swis Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, miklkit said: Another perfect landing! Any landing you can swim away from is a ... thousand miles from the shore, usually. Your turn to paddle, Doodgar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePixel Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I know what you're thinking and I didn't mean for it to happen, if it's any consolation Tempeterant is a craft of a breed of its own, and not because of the tail assembly. Long-range cargo spaceplanes are notoriously hard to balance, the ones with a loading ramp even more so. The usual approach, when a ramp is absolutely unavoidable, is to make the center hull entirely dry, so that the CoM wouldn't move as fuel is burned. Tempeterant, as you can tell, has a massive fuel tank in front of the cargo bay. One would expect the CoM to move back as the forward tanks are dried. However, I figured I could avoid the travelling CoM if I were to balance the forward fuel tanks with aft fuel tanks. So that's where the massive booms come from. and the tail assembly straight from bad 70s sci-fi flicks is just a logical consequence of these massive booms sticking out the rear. The craft is perfectly balanced -- even if only LF tanks are filled -- and can easily deploy large cargo without employing some elaborate lifts, cranes and other superfluous devices. Of course, I solved a problem which is completely made up -- I could've just as well built another Skyclone with dry center hull, and this thing sure isn't anywhere near as efficient. My only defense is that after a decade of KSP I've become so jaded that I do not care about petty notions of efficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, swjr-swis said: Any landing you can swim away from is a ... thousand miles from the shore, usually. Your turn to paddle, Doodgar. Ah!!! So this is the real meaning of this scene!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swjr-swis Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lisias said: So this is the real meaning of this scene!!! Two minutes to bed time and you get the voices in my head to start a singalong. Thanks. <mutters into the group> So, were we having a good time? Spoiler And just to return the favor, since this is what's going on in my head now in multi-voice harmony: Edited March 7, 2023 by swjr-swis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklkit Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 That spaceplane isn't perfect, but it takes off, flies, and lands just fine. It just needs a little more range. Just had a really close shave, this time with a rocket. My first landing on Laythe. To Laythe! So far so good. Fuel? We don't need no stinking fuel! The parachutes work! Who needs landing legs anyway? Laythe base is operational and collecting science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy1 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 16 hours ago, Lisias said: (never, ever fail to read that fine print, guys!) I totally failed to read! I also had a high gee tourist contract. I flew a quick flight, Jeb easily made them pass out and no credit. It says "suborbital" not "flying". Yeah. OK. That changes everything. I need to be above 80 km. I thought the money was too easy... I tried SRBs but not quite enough force. So how do I launch your centrifuge to space??? Oh... I still didn't read... reddit thinks it won't work. I need linear acceleration. I guess I need bigger SRBs. That does solve every problem in KSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 53 minutes ago, Krazy1 said: I totally failed to read! I also had a high gee tourist contract. I flew a quick flight, Jeb easily made them pass out and no credit. It says "suborbital" not "flying". Yeah. OK. That changes everything. I need to be above 80 km. I thought the money was too easy... I tried SRBs but not quite enough force. So how do I launch your centrifuge to space??? Oh... I still didn't read... reddit thinks it won't work. I need linear acceleration. I guess I need bigger SRBs. That does solve every problem in KSP. I find the Reddits lack if faith… Disturbing. Remove the Launch Stability Enhancers, shove some engines under the Adapter tank (use it to hold some fuel too) and fire the whole thing into the skies. Check your staging!!! The thing already have a Probe Computer, so controlling it will not be a problem even after firing up the separators. Once you are up there, hit the separators and fire the SRBs. This should do the trick: the capsules are now discrete vessels, and the G Forces will be applied to them even by the main vessel having none of it (the problem The Blender solves even with the craft rooted into the ground). How to bring the tourists back alive, however, I left as an exercise to the reader… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy1 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 41 minutes ago, Lisias said: How to bring the tourists back alive, however, I left as an exercise to the reader… I find your lack of faith... wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyFox Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 I think I did KSP2's second weekly challenge on KSP(its a hybrid of a plane launch thing and a very SSTO) If not, I still made a satellite that scans the surface of bodies, while acting as a relay Theen I sent a nova sat up to go to the mun, so I yeeted a TOW up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrios Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 finally finished tyvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swjr-swis Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 9 hours ago, Lisias said: The (Phantom) Force is strong in this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbalsaurus Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Messing around with Micro Stations! I decided to call the space station the Astro Space Station, or ASS. Yeah, I realized that a little too late... And with that, the space station was ready for inhabitants. Out first inhabitant is, of course, Jeb. However, I didn't quite think too well when making the shuttle craft. Turns out I added the wrong docking port to it. And I also ran out of fuel. Oopsie... Jeb was told by mission control to shut down everything in the space craft, and to EVA over to ASS. Watching my failures float away... Valentina will be sent up in a 2-seater command module, and live with Jeb on his fifty day mission. Things are definitely going to get a little bit cramped though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazalassa Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 OK, so I did it yesterday, bah anyways. I extended the bus+adder thing (I really need to find it a name) and added KALs that automate certain operations. Currently there are: TAB, TBA, TAC, TCA, TBC, TCB, ADD. Now, if I can find a way to run them automatically when a certain thing is at a certain value... Well well well, I guess I'll get a computer in KSP. More info here: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/214231-the-kerbal-kal-logic-computing-laboratory-wip/&do=findComment&comment=4254970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LitteXMan808 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Today I will be doing some things to my mun base. I found out how the KAL-1000 works yesterday so yay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerbolExplorer Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Re-installed RSS+RO while waiting for ksp2 to mature, during my playthrough I made a mach 2.5 capable plane, mach 3 capable if you use the power of friendship (and a burnt engine) I though making planes with FAR would be a pain, but it turns out it's similar to stock, the flying is a bit different, but it's really fun!. (just don't pull too many G's at mach 2 or you'll be pulling that red handle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 I was in the mood for Korean They're not perfect recreations, but I'm happy with the results so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbalsaurus Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) Continuing to mess around with micro stations! Last time, Jebediah was stranded aboard ASS due to... minor miscalculations. So Valentina was sent out aboard an all new crew shuttle, decked out with the latest in Kerbal technologies: two seats! It's a tiny bit uncomfortable, but whatever. Liftoff! After the boosters were separated, Valentina heard and explosion, and felt an oscillation around the craft. It was found to be just a decoupler, and the launch proceeded. Success! Valentina arrives at ASS with lots of fuel too spare. She boards the module with Jeb, who's very excited to have a way back home. The crew now can just chill. "So, uh... how's life been treating you?" -Jebediah Kerman Edited March 9, 2023 by Kerbalsaurus New page! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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