BSC: Albatross 3 - And the winner is...

[GusTurbo]

Therefore, Sirine shall have his second place (well, poll closes in ~3 hours)

Surely you mean 3rd place.

Also, next time I'll try to keep things a little simpler and more "stock." Sorry if I caused any trouble.

[Xeldrak]

Yeah, I meant third

Actually, I don't have such a big problem with the Albatross 18 - while it might not be very albatrossy, it's at least a nice feat in engineering and you built specifically for this challenge.

[GusTurbo]

I admit that I did bend the rules a bit. My approach was to look at what the Albatross 3 is currently, and then think about what it should be, trying to fulfill a similar role in the process. One of my fatal flaws was that I didn't test it enough, which is why the range isn't great and why it could control better. It was a lot of fun though.

[I_Killed_Jeb]

I admit that I did bend the rules a bit. My approach was to look at what the Albatross 3 is currently, and then think about what it should be, trying to fulfill a similar role in the process. One of my fatal flaws was that I didn't test it enough, which is why the range isn't great and why it could control better. It was a lot of fun though.

that's the point isn't it? have fun challenging ourselves, sometimes outside our comfort zone, and creatively come up with something that we're proud of? pathetic ballot-stuffing for some imaginary status in a fictional internet contest hardly seems to be something that should bring any well adjusted person satisfaction.. my first and only challenge entry was for the heavy lander, and though i didn't even make it to the finals i'm really happy with the final product and still use it in my day-to-day kerballing

[Xeldrak]

And we have a winner!

Once again thanks to all the participants and congratulations to the winner! The challenge would be nothing without you guys The next challenge will probably start next Wednesday.

[mhoram]

Congratulations to Ekku Zakku with his Ensoku - a worthy winner and thanks to Xeldrak for hosting this challenge!

I had much fun participating in it and learned quite a lot about planes - a part of the game I previously did not spend much time with.

Ok so I've been flying a bunch of planes today and yours is the first (possibly ever) to be yaw stable!!!

Thanks! I think the main reason is that I designed my plane to be not only horizontal-symmetric but also mostly vertical-symmetric.

So as an experiment I reworked the plane to be completely vertical-symmetric and the resulting plane can land on both sides.

[spaceBrezel]

Congratulations to EkkuZakku!

Did vote for your plane on the final challenge.

This was my first challenge, thanks for organisation and sharing all those crazy planes.

[Ekku Zakku]

AWESOME!!! I'm really excited that I managed to put a plane together that was worthy of winning this challenge, thanks so much to everybody who voted for me! Hopefully I'll do this well next time around XD

I did quite enjoy the aesthetic of my plane, I thought it looked pretty cool, and I also put a lot of work in to make it fly well (such as the inclined rudders that Rhomphaia mentioned, to yaw through the center of mass). Now I can say for sure that it's the best plane I've ever made!

Also, do I get an e-cookie for winning? XD

Edited November 7, 2013 by Ekku Zakku

[BlazeFallow]

Congratulations Ekku Zakku! Your plane was a great joy to fly, I'm glad that it won the competition (you had my vote from the get-go even though I submitted an entry myself.) Hope to see you in the next BSC competition as you bring a lot of talent to the table to work with/against

[Ekku Zakku]

Congratulations Ekku Zakku! Your plane was a great joy to fly, I'm glad that it won the competition (you had my vote from the get-go even though I submitted an entry myself.) Hope to see you in the next BSC competition as you bring a lot of talent to the table to work with/against

Yeah, I figured that I did (I'm a freaking natural at KSP, some might even call me a genius XD), the one thing I can't bring though is time xAx that's why I've missed all of the BSC challenges up until now lol. Thanks for your support!

[gm537]

I admit that I did bend the rules a bit. My approach was to look at what the Albatross 3 is currently, and then think about what it should be, trying to fulfill a similar role in the process. One of my fatal flaws was that I didn't test it enough, which is why the range isn't great and why it could control better. It was a lot of fun though.

Yeah that about summarizes it! Your's is good for sure and by no means do I think the looks were not amazing but as I mentioned once before in this competition it's not about being able to design an 8 or 9 you need a 10 to win and the Ensoku is just the complete package. Attractive looks, long range, and some of the best control I've EVER seen in a KSP craft. And hey for next time you know to get in a bit more testing time!

[Rhomphaia]

Congratulations to Ekku Zakku on the win.

Also thanks to gm537, mhoram and XotolLoki for your reviews.

[antbin]

Yes, congrats Ekku! Good looking plane in the spirit of the challenge.

[antbin]

Oh, FYI, for anyone planning on building another long-winged high altitude plane, this seems to be the only way to use Delta wings (which have 3x the lift of a plain box wing). I recommend putting the first delta wing on backwards, it should improve the yaw-roll coupling.

[GusTurbo]

I figured out a way to improve passenger jet appearance: place a Mk.2 fuselage at the bottom of the Mk.3 fuselage. It eliminates that reentry tiles look and gives it a better shape. See here:

Edited November 9, 2013 by GusTurbo

[FallingIntoBlack]

Congrats Ekku Zakku. You had my vote in the Finals.

[Xeldrak]

Now this looks really awesome Gus

[GusTurbo]

I also hid some canards in the front to make pulling up easier. I may do some more work on it and post a thread.

[I_Killed_Jeb]

extremely impressive