drop pod challenge

[walrus2341]

can you make a drop pod? here are the rules

1. only one kerbal may be in the pod

2. must be completely minimal

3. must be able to deorbit itself

4. please be functional

5. most of all have fun making this

[Mach56]

Are mods allowed?

[Renage13]

Challenge accepted.

[walrus2341]

yes, but not the soeiv mod

[Arunatari]

No matter how many times I read the rules, I just keep thinking of this: Drop Pod.craft.

1.) It contains only one Kerbal.

2.) This is the smallest manned rocket you can have and still be able to maneuver.

3.) It can easily deorbit itself (you didn't say it had to land!)

4.) What does this even mean?

[Coneshot]

here's mine, not sure if this pic will work:

[searlefm]

so i will get this out the way first of all i used mods the B9 mod for the air brakes and nova punch for the 1/2 meter tank wile running with deadly reentry

moving on hears the pics of unpowered without parachute totaling at 17 parts(19 if you include kerbals them self)

unfortunately the lander broke on the water but the Kerbals survived with only some broken what ever a Kerbal has as bones

[walrus2341]

GREAT! using the deadly reentry mod really adds to how amazing this is!

[searlefm]

oh.. yer i have be meaning to ask why is the soeiv mod banned?

[walrus2341]

its the odst mod

[searlefm]

so like mine but it lands on land and has explosive doors

[Patupi]

I got a minimalist drop pod, uses only Monopropellant thrusters and is stock only. Only problem is you have to be careful when the chute deploys. When it gets to full deployment at 500m true alt if you haven't slowed your descent to below ~100m/s it has a tendancy to rapidly eject the pilot!

It also has a weird orientation due to the seat facing, but there are probe bodies in there somewhere if you can click 'control from here' on them it makes the navball easier.

MPM4 Drop Pod

Edited July 23, 2013 by Patupi

[Mach56]

its the odst mod

Speak English!

Sorry if that was offensive. But I have no idea why it's the "odst mod".

[last_user]

Speak English!

Sorry if that was offensive. But I have no idea why it's the "odst mod".

It is actually ODST (like this)

[searlefm]

Patupi that is a cool drop pod but is relay quite complex

and can the Kerbal get out or not?

[searlefm]

ok so a double post i know but hear is my second go with my vanilla copy of the game

to make an actual ODST drop pod i hope you lot enjoy

There was going to be 2 pics hear but frappes stopped responding temporarily

also thowes wiglets did not add drag and the whole thing wanted to go sideways so i included the one reentry pic that looked good.

also the parashoot + sepratrons where far to pewerfull and i gained like 300m when i fired them togeathere.

[Patupi]

It's a tight fit, but Jeb managed quite well, in and out. Seriously, just clicking 'board' and 'leave seat' works fine. The only tricky bit is finding a bit of the probe body to click to get orientation right. Plus monoprop doesn't give good DV... but it does have quite a good thrust. It de-orbits just fine from 100km (all I tested) and when the fuel is low has enough to hover... just. With the tanks full it just doesn't have the thrust though.

[fluffysnowcap]

here is a ion plain deorbiter waying in at 1ton and 33 parts

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all stock but running Ferram Aerospace

Edited July 31, 2013 by fluffysnowcap
still figgering out how to get a imgur album to work

[A Fat Pokemon]

Ahh, the last time I attempted a drop pod challenge, the thing turned into something that can't actually land on a planet, but instead takes off and is capable of interplanetary travel and uses no fuel.. Logic Well expect mine in a bit, I've got a few ideas floating around..