Spider, hi-speed ground vehicle.

[Oforfs]

So uh, hi everyone. I started this one with an intention of making simple vehicle to roam some kerbals around KSC during test launches etc. And then happened what I now call the "KSP Effect".

It smoothly run kerbin surface at 40-50m/s. Can turn quite well at this speeds, with almost no risk of being screwed.

A few action groups are:

1 - turn TurboJet engine on/off.

2 - rear wheels steering lock\unlock (locking increases stability while turning drastically).

B - breaks =) - but only with the rear wheels, so it can break stable too.

G - yeah, gears, raise or lower them if you want, but leaving them lowered makes all the difference in turn stability.

Gears also happen to ensure some safety on wheel damage.

Have fun.

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Edited May 27, 2013 by Oforfs
a few mistakes

[georgTF]

It looks pretty awesome. But how well will it do on airless worlds? Any tests?

[Blipser]

how well will it do on airless worlds?

Very slowly since only the rover wheels will work, perhaps a version using tanks with oxidiser and a LV-909 could be worth trying out.

[Oforfs]

It looks pretty awesome. But how well will it do on airless worlds? Any tests?

There was an atomic engine version at the beginning of development, but due to a lack of motivation the project concluded at the "Kerbin funmobile" stage. =)

No tests for other worlds yet. Honestly, all the flying this thing seen till now, is all those crushing and rolling in the air last seconds

[firerider521]

Wait... Why does it need a turbojet? Aren't those for high altitudes?