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Xeldrak

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Slight update to my entry.

The Pinks Heavy Lander MK4

Mun Base Deployment scenario

In everyday use you find you need space for two docking clamps at the aft as to be able to collect more drop tanks or modules when doing multiple landings.

Included a Muna station ready for deployment with 2 rovers and 1 habitat units ready for landing + 2 drop pods for reentry of all kerbals when done.

Think i lost a few struts and gained parachutes in the redesign but its almost the same so DV shouldn't have changed much.

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Sirine

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Done. Added a little * as I'm sensing that's an issue.

Would note that you might want to look at the blocked crew hatch issue again.

Opss..Ic...thats why I'm not using that LV-N at the middle at the 1st place...Now I remember...haha.

No choice, have to use back the aerospike version.

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AmpsterMan

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DUNA LANDER X

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It is designed as a Direct Ascent vehicle. It can land on any altitude in Duna, and return to Kerbin all in one shot. Use the drogue chute to slow you down enough. Use of rockets are still required to land.

Vital Stats

Delta-V= 3800

TWR= Kerbin 1.4, Duna 4.9

Action Groups

0= Preflight Check

1= Toggle Panels

2= Deploy Drogue Chute

3= Cut Drogue Chute

9= Toggle Ladder

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And here is an action shot for the collage.

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Supernovy

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Had the opportunity to have a brief look at all the entries to date and knocked together a table with some vital statistics:


Entry                                            Mass   Parts  Vacuum DV  Crew Cap
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Supernovy - Crew Transport Lander                11.81    41    1,421         6

Wow, I have the lightest Super-Heavy Lander? And the least delta-v too? I'm starting to think I should have built bigger...

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Wow, I have the lightest Super-Heavy Lander? And the least delta-v too? I'm starting to think I should have built bigger...

Yep; and to think I named my entry the Gonzalez Light Heavyweight at 32.8 tons. Been pleasantly surprised by the variety of entries in this challenge.

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Xeldrak

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Primary elections have started! Vote

here!

Please drop a few line who you've voted for!

Get all .craft files in a single zip file HERE

Primary elections will run for 48 hours - the six (or so) best entries will enter the final 24h-election!

Please check the challenge guidelines - even if you just want to vote!

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AmpsterMan

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I found this challenge to be the most difficult to build and judge so far because of the wide scope of the challenge.

The Rubric I will be using is:

Can it land on Duna?

Can it do direct ascent?

Can it carry 3 Kerbals?

What is Delta-v of craft (higher is not nessasarily better)

Part count and relative "simplicity"

Aesthetics

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Xeldrak

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I wanted to testfly every contestant, but right now it looks like I won't have the time for it. So I will hold back my vote until the final elections.

Since I had allready started testing a few landers, here are my notes (so that they are no lost):

Accelerando - Mulefly One

-no description text (this would have been the place to note your key bindings)

-fuel tank inside a fuel tank inside a fuel tank

+creative design

+>40t

+RCS seems reasonably balanced

-landing gear only wide in on dimension, can tip over rather easily (those feet didn't help it)

A cool design but maybe not what we are looking for.

Actzoltan - T-Class Heavy Lander

+very versatile, can land on tylo

-no rcs?!

+high TWR

+>40t

-fuel lines maybe a bit over-engineered

-while I'm fine with a interplanetry capability of a lander - a dedicated engine for this is a bit much for me

Tylo? Awesome! No RCS? Meh....

AmpsterMan - Duna Lander X

+low part count

+>40tons

-Action group 3 and 0 are empty (now I will never know, what "prefilight check" does.

-no lights

-RCS is somewhat unballanced (try to move sideways)

+drogue shute

+looks

A really awesome design, missing lights and an unbelanced RCS leave a bit of a bitter aftertaste. Also what are the "preflight checks"?!

Blaster - ROFL

+low part count, very compact

~17.5 tons, a featherweight

-could have more dV

+description text

A nice, simplistic design, although I would prefer more dV and more mass ;) Go bigger!

briansun1 - CB XV-6V

+>40 tons

-while I'm fine with a interplanetry capability of a lander - a dedicated engine for this is a bit much for me

-72 parachutes? Seems a bit much....

-16 RTGs plus solar sails? I'm not sure this is something people should emulate ;)

+desciption text

+6 crew members

+drogue shutes

+looks

It looks good, but stuff like 16 RTGs and 72 parachutes are juste a no-go for me

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