Wing Commander Craft Designs

[pheeph]

Dang...I had thought to ask when you were going to get around to the Kilrathi WC3 designs, but I didn't do it because I knew they were asymmetrical and didn't want to sound like a beast of burden of above average intelligence.

Some of the Kilrathi designs from WC3 can be done, but for ones that have asymmetrical wing designs, they may not be flyable (in fact, it would probably just veer off the runway). But I still might try to work on some of them... while I'm at it, I may work on some Kilrathi capital ship designs (from WC1 and WC2 preferably).

[pheeph]

Here's the WC3 version of the Bloodfang, flown by none other than the Kilrathi Crown Prince Thrakath nar Kiranka. Made with all stock parts...

Craft file: http://www./download/mcrqpditubyh7n4/Bloodfang_II.craft

Due to its asymmetrical nature, flying this ship is tricky as hell... so it's recommended to have the ASAS on and the throttle at 1/3 power. It's a friggin' deathtrap for Kerbal pilots if not flown properly...

[pheeph]

I suppose most of you may pass this craft off as a Dralthi, but it is in fact the Drakhri from Wing Commander II. All stock parts... a lot of them...

Craft file: http://www./download/rm7tvbve27ech9r/Drakhri.craft

Found a way to make semi-circular wings by placing a small wing structure and placing another on that existing wing structure and so on... but since it didn't make a semi-circle, I had to improvise a bit... despite the best I could do, it's a bit aerodynamically unstable...

I was so close to getting Mach 3 but the engines burned out on me...

[Tyren]

These are...awesome

Keep the work up

[pheeph]

Hey, everyone! Check out the new improved version of the Dralthi (Wing Commander I). Made with all stock parts. This looks closer to the WC1 design than my first Dralthi... This one is labeled as the Dralthi II...

Craft file: http://www./download/g8241bpqc33b406/Dralthi_II.craft

What I did here is place the girders on the sides and stack the wing structures until the wings formed something resembling a semi-circle... I also placed some more girders and rcs tanks on the front edges of the wings just to move the center of mass forward

This thing flies like a beauty... but taking off is a bit delicate because the ventral fins are close to the ground...

Heatin' up at Mach 2

I landed the Dralthi II on this little island, but clipped the ventral tail fins in the process...

Edited August 3, 2013 by pheeph

[pheeph]

Cripes, I haven't been on KSP for a long time... anyway, I like to show you a ship that's considered my all-time favorite.

Say hello to the Confederation's F-57 Sabre!

Before you download this, you must have the B9 Aerospace and Taverio mods. For now I use these mods in order to match the appearance of the ships in Wing Commander. If a stock version is possible, I'll try to work on it.

Craft file: http://www./view/m8v1fozwvrgq9d9/F-57%2520Sabre.craft

Also, I suggest that you take off at the right time. Too fast, and it'll skid out of control...

[pheeph]

Here's something from Wing Commander I. The A-14 Raptor.

It's space version only. The ship itself is all stock, but I used KW rocketry to launch it into space. You'll have to use whatever means to launch it.

Raptor reentering the atmosphere

Flying over the desert

I was getting low on fuel, so I deployed my parachutes and crash landed. I didn't put any landing gear on this thing...

The original design had a stock liquid-fueled rocket engine in the middle...

craft file: http://www./view/3izwakpr3nj4b96/A-14%20Raptor.craft

[pheeph]

Here's a ship from Wing Commander IV - The Price of Freedom. The F-104 Bearcat!

This ship can take off after it reaches the runway...

Past Mach 4!

Mach 5! Then the engines cut off from no air shortly after...

Began to slow down after the burnout

Looked for a place to land due to low fuel

Not-so-perfect landing... lost the lower engines...

Tried to steer this thing in better spot, but the small hills made the ship flip over to its side and it break apart... at least that Kerbal pilot survived...

This is what the ship actually looks like from WC4

http://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Bearcat

Craft file: http://www./view/7p93di4sy9j9alm/F-104%20Bearcat.craft

[pheeph]

Decided to make another capital ship, this time from Wing Commander II... the Gilgamesh-class Destroyer!

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The TCS William Tell and TCS Hector were the known ships of this class.

Made from B9 parts. Had to hyper edit this thing into space...

Craft file: http://www./view/18q8na8693tn6vu/Gilgamesh.craft

Edited January 24, 2014 by pheeph

[pheeph]

I was attempting to recreate a special Kilrathi ship known as the Strakha stealth fighter (Wing Commander III). It's a very asymmetrical craft and has a ridiculously high accident rate (goes out of control in the air)... and that's why I'm hesitant to release it...