Saturn V/Apollo using the Stretchy Tanks + Procedural Fairings mods

[check]

The whole album can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/z31Li#0

Here are a few select shots:

That contraption on the right burns off the excess fuel that I don't need. I tried to get the proportions of the rocket more or less correct, but it has just way too much fuel. I burn off what's in the tanks on the right and then transfer the fuel from the rocket to the measured tanks.

Once that's done... launch!

First stage jettison.

Second stage.

S-IVB ignited.

Fairings jettison

Docked with LM, getting ready for extraction.

Landing legs extended. Getting ready for landing.

One small step...

Ascent stage activated

Rendezvous with CM/SM

Reentry.

The Lander is of my own design. It's part of a stock Saturn V/Apollo rocket that I've made that has the same setup as the Saturn V here, but with the stock parts.

The album for that with some explanations can be found here http://imgur.com/a/v6d0Y#0

[Francesco]

Very nice!

You've given me an idea: inside the procedural fairings mod, isn't there a fuselage which doesn't decouple and split itself into pieces?

Maybe it could be used as an interstage?

[Whirligig Girl]

Great, now my Kerbal V is redundant.

[check]

Very nice!

You've given me an idea: inside the procedural fairings mod, isn't there a fuselage which doesn't decouple and split itself into pieces?

Maybe it could be used as an interstage?

Yep, there is and I did use it on this as you can see when the S-IVB is ignited and the S-II falls away. I had the fairings break apart on the S-IVB/CM/SM stage like they did in real life, and I opted to have them break part when the boost stage fell off because I had a couple of incidences where there engines on the S-II stage would smack into the fairing cover on the boost stage and get ripped off just after separation.

[Francesco]

oh right, I didn't notice!

can I has the craft file?

[check]

oh right, I didn't notice!

can I has the craft file?

This version (you need to install Procedural Fairings and Stretchy Tanks): http://www.filedropper.com/apollo11b

Stock Version: http://www.filedropper.com/apollo11

Edited September 5, 2013 by check

[kurja]

Filedropper site wants registration and credit card numbers to download your .craft files, would you happen to have them hosted anywhere else?

[check]

Filedropper site wants registration and credit card numbers to download your .craft files, would you happen to have them hosted anywhere else?

Make sure you're clicking the grey 'Download This File' button and not the green 'Download' advertisement, like so: http://i.imgur.com/vis0fTv.jpg

Just enter the captcha code and click download after that. You shouldn't need to register or give them anything else. If you know of a another free file host, link me and I'll put it there.

[kurja]

Uh oh, looks like my built-in Ad-Skipping System didn't work right, I got it downloaded now, thanks.

Then a second question, are you sure you got those two urls right, both seem to be "apollo11b" and the one labelled Stock Version needs mods to load?

[check]

Uh oh, looks like my built-in Ad-Skipping System didn't work right, I got it downloaded now, thanks.

Then a second question, are you sure you got those two urls right, both seem to be "apollo11b" and the one labelled Stock Version needs mods to load?

Thanks, I fixed the link. The stock version's URL should have read http://www.filedropper.com/apollo11

[Kerolyov]

The links have expired and I'd be interested in trying out your stretchy tanks Apollo if you can post a new link. Thanks!

[John FX]

Not bad at all. Very nice.

I`m guessing the next step is accurate relative engine powers. Apollo had relative engine powers of 5 mainsails, 4x lv-t30 1xlv-t45 (for gimbal), 1x lv-t45 and the lander had a Kerbin TWR of about 0.3 (2 on Mun)

Using those engines you can get a fairly good reproduction of the Apollo lander and CM (and you can sheath the CM in stretchy tanks to make it the right size for the lander)