Fastest Unicycle: Hell on Wheel

[sparty48]

Ya wanna play dirty? Ill play dirty.

[DisarmingBaton5]

1096bimu, the runway at KSC is not at sea level, and anyway, that runway is higher than KSC. What is so difficult about running that thing at KSC? I really wish people like you would stop trying to exploit these challenges. It ruins the fun for the rest of us.

EDIT: I'm all for a modded leaderboard, but 1096bimu, if you want to be on the stock leaderboard, do the challenge with STOCK.

Edited September 15, 2013 by DisarmingBaton5

[YarTheBug]

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Cheers!

Edited September 16, 2013 by YarTheBug

[GusTurbo]

I really wanted this to be a simple challenge with a fun premise. Let's try to get back to the purpose of this challenge, rather than arguing.

[Psycix]

you're just delaying the inevitable.

Please tell me which stock part contains 36 liquid fuel and no oxidizer.

The Stratus-V Roundified Liquid Fuel Tank is part of the KSPX mod.

[sal_vager]

For continued and repeated abuse of challenge rules set by posters, 1096bimu has been disqualified from this challenge, please also note a new addition to the Challenge Rules for future events.

And now for my entry, all stock, on the runway and getting me a place on the non-sepratron board with a somewhat hard to see 338m/s

[GusTurbo]

For continued and repeated abuse of challenge rules set by posters, 1096bimu has been disqualified from this challenge, please also note a new addition to the Challenge Rules for future events.

And now for my entry, all stock, on the runway and getting me a place on the non-sepratron board with a somewhat hard to see 338m/s

Thanks sal!

I'll add you to the leaderboard -- nice video.

[YarTheBug]

Non-Separatron Entry: 401m/s

Video

@sal_vager: I like the phraseology of the new challenge submission rule:cool:. Is there a "Default Ruleset for New Challenge Makers" you can recommend? I posted a challenge a while back and this would have certainly helped me.

Cheers!

- Yar

[Pbhead]

Hurrrggg.

going fast is one thing, not tipping over is another.

but I tied for first place! and I know i could go faster.

[Vector]

418 m/s

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Observation: it's all about TWR, not because of acceleration, but because air resistance is proportional to mass. The little radial guys are not as good as a SRB when nearly empty, but the tanks can be dropped along the way, unlike SRBs.

[Vector]

Even better: 434 m/s

By moving the inline reaction wheel to the staged part, the TWR on the final stage increases considerably. The peak speed is reached fast enough that there is not enough time to crash.

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I also tried using MechJeb to more accurately time the staging, but it won't do auto-staging if you haven't left the ground.

[MaverickSawyer]

Top speed: 309.4 m/s.

[GusTurbo]

Great entries everyone, this thread really seems to be taking off. Interesting to see what you can do with staging. Leaderboards updated!

[Bobnova]

412m/s

Thing tips over most of the time, haven't figured out how to solve that issue yet.

Tried a couple other designs as well, so far this is the best that has stayed on the ground.

In route:

Final screen:

[MaverickSawyer]

Try using the AV-R8 fins in pairs fore and aft.

[Guest Brody_Peffley]

412m/s

Thing tips over most of the time, haven't figured out how to solve that issue yet.

Tried a couple other designs as well, so far this is the best that has stayed on the ground.

In route:

Final screen:

Your problem are your wheels You have the wheels in the back causing the front to go downwards...

[Bobnova]

Wheel, but yeah. When it's in the front the thing tends to get airborne quickly.

I'll keep mucking with it.

[sparty48]

Is a wheel required?

If so, I can put it on top.

EDIT:

This one was a bit faster.....

Edited September 28, 2013 by sparty48