Jett_Quasar Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I'm working on all my designs so that they can fly... JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Made a small and reasonably cheap medium range spaceplane SSTO with modest tech requirements. The Turbo Ramjet engine is the only 300 point tech node required.It's capable of Mun or Minmus flyby or lifting 4.5 t payload to LKO. If the payload is extra fuel it can even go into orbit around Mun or Minmus and return to Kerbin.[TABLE=width: 50%][TR][TD][/TD][/TR][/TABLE] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david50517 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 SSTO 2 of Download Linkhttps://mega.nz/#!BdJGGB5A!eP1H915oikK0uCZD7t-6AI3UwQ0H-hjV1WsT58ujj80SSTO 1SSTO 1-2SSTO 2-1SSTO 12V2 DV Upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 ...SSTO 12V2 DV Upgradehttp://i.imgur.com/VNeJYXX.pngDang! That's a big and nice looking spaceplane. What does it weigh on take-off and what's the cargo capacity? (Can't open the download link. I think it's blocked at my workplace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funk Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Another way to lift a shuttle into orbit...Javascript is disabled. View full albumsee Space Shuttle Carrier 'Hermes' on KerbalX.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Another way to lift a shuttle into orbit...http://imgur.com/a/Q3P7Lsee Space Shuttle Carrier 'Hermes' on KerbalX.comThat is very impressive!(But why does the Shuttle have Main Engines? They don't seem used at all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funk Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (But why does the Shuttle have Main Engines? They don't seem used at all)It's just because I've reused my shuttle, but I use them also when switching to closed cycle to have more thrust or balance thrust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Another way to lift a shuttle into orbit...Did... did you just use a spaceplane to lift a shuttle in which was a satellite... and then send the shuttle straight home?*mind blown* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerrMü Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I listened to the 2001 audiobook today, so c´mon, this was inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett_Quasar Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I've been playing around with smaller simpler craft lately. I call this one Targa - she'll get to orbit with one passenger and some science.JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david50517 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 SSTO 2-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 SSTO 2-2That is one smooth lady... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarf Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 That is one smooth lady...the mysterious david, cranking out masterpiece after masterpiece without saying a word...or posting any download links D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quasarrgames Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Noting some of the older posts that didn't get enough love...SSTO for deep space navigation:)http://i.imgur.com/LnPqp38.jpgHas 6706.7 DeltaV and can visit such planets as Dres or Laythe or Bop/PolHoly B-class asteroids is that a lot of Delta v! I assume you mean when it's on the ground? If you mean in orbit, then... wow. Didn't even know that was possible.A pointless SSTO (oh look a pun)http://i.imgur.com/SOJtDxQ.pngThat is a beautiful SSTO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinocal Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 SSTO 2-2So fine.That is a beautiful SSTO.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerikBalm Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) The mission, to Moho, fully reusable/recoverable, no discarded stages that become useless, no ISRU.The design:A mostly chemical ejection booster that pushes the stack to well past escape velocity, then uses the remaining LF and LV-Ns to retroburn and aerobrake back down to LKO to refuel.Then the science lab + fuel tanks are left in moho orbit as a station (with LF for 2 lander refuels), the lander thus gets 3 landings,The return vehicle comes back... the whole thing can be repeated if the next time it brings more fuel instead of a lab + lander+ command pod + misc other stuff (I really should have made the hitchhiker part detachable too so that it could carry more fuel there) - it could then take the empty tank back, so that the empty tank from a fueling mission is recoveredI decided to launch that mission with SSTO flights.I only needed 2.That booster went up in here:I found that my lifter took that >130 ton stage to orbit with ~32 tons of excess fuel and ox.Thus establishing the payload fraction to be over 36%, and the maximum payload to be over 160 tons (I had previously treated it as a 125 ton payload SSTO).The rest of the mission went up in this:A lighter payload... but it sure was hard to wrap it in a fairing (probably would have been better off if I hadn't... but whatever.Keeping the Center of mass in an acceptable spot was also difficult, I had to fully fil the forward tanks on the SSTO, and remove fuel from the read tanks, then lock the forward tanks so that they wouldn't drain and make it too tail heavy while still in the atmosphere... once over ~35k and following prograde, I unlocked the forward tanks for the rest of the orbital burns.That bulbous cargo pod barely cleared the runway on takeoff... I couldn't pitch up and lift off the runway like with the other payload... so I just ran straight off the end of the runway before pitching up.I have the rendevous setup for 0.3km, but havent docked the two yet.I'll post a pic when I do... the 2nd payload will still be docked to the SSTO, so I can top up the whole stack from the SSTO fuel reserves (since I'll used up some resources docking). The booster stage will dock with the upper part while still attacked to the SSTO... forming a nearly 400 ton craft... should look pretty impressive in orbit, to see that massive thing that the SSTO lifted, while still attached to the SSTO that lifted it in just two trips. Edited October 1, 2015 by KerikBalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Spaceplane SSTO D-4 Outrider [stock] is an evolution of the D-3 Ranger I made yesterday.[TABLE=width: 100%][TR][TD=align: center]Standard config[/TD][TD=align: center]Medium Range config[/TD][TD=align: center]Long Range config[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]It is also possible to make a Shuttle config that will take 8 passengers and 4 t cargo to a station in medium Kerbin orbit. Other combinations are also possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quasarrgames Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Wow, Val! An ssto with a TWR greater than a hairdryer! Something's changed .It looks great too by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Wow, Val! An ssto with a TWR greater than a hairdryer! Something's changed .It looks great too by the way.Thank you! I decided that not all my SSTOs needed to be record breakers. So I made userfriendlyness the primary focus of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Jonesin' for KSP, but I don't want to do any more career before 1.1... so this. I don't know what it's for, but it went to orbit hella fast. I've since realised that tweakscale can take things below 0.625m, so the middle tank disappears completely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett_Quasar Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Back to making big craft... This one christened the Bishop Star Cruiser is able to get to Minmus with a lab and ISRU on board.Star Cruiser Bishop by Jolly Roger on SketchfabJR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Back to making big craft... This one christened the Bishop Star Cruiser is able to get to Minmus with a lab and ISRU on board.http://i.imgur.com/77WUBv1.pngStar Cruiser Bishop by Jolly Roger on SketchfabJRThat looks awesome. I assume it lifts off vertically and the VTOL is only for extremely low-gravity worlds?Rune. Unless there's some hidden landing gear I'm not seeing, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett_Quasar Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) That looks awesome. I assume it lifts off vertically and the VTOL is only for extremely low-gravity worlds?Rune. Unless there's some hidden landing gear I'm not seeing, of course.No it's a regular SSTO space plane, it takes off from Kerbin horizontally on the runway. But you are right about the rest, the landing engines allow it to do a VTOL type landing on low-gravity moons and use the ISRU to refuel. It should basically be able to go to every planet & moon except for Eve, (and I'm not too sure about Tylo). It's a WIP so I have to still test it some more. JREdit: The landing gear are not showing up in the Sketchfab 3D image but they are there in the design. The drills are also missing - I think I may need to update my loader software. Edited October 2, 2015 by Jolly_Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zynek Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Hi there ! This is my little something i have been working on for a while. It makes it on its own from Kerbin to Minmus for a pit stop, then jumps to Laythe. I have placed several mining drones over Minmus, Ike, Bop and Laythe. There are some images missing, i forgot to take them Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited October 3, 2015 by DuoDex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinocal Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Made with FAR. 305 Tons take off weight. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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