dodrian Aerospace Industries presents: M.Y.P.A.N.T.S., featuring S.H.O.R.T.S.

[dodrian]

Partly inspired by the El Reg LOHAN project, rockoons (or ballockets) in general, and especially Orbital Airship skyplatforms, dodrian Aerospace Industries (dAI) were keen to start research on these technologies for future Kerbal missions.

After a major setback (discovering dodrian Aerospace Industries Chief Acquisitions Officer had used all the helium for his daughter\'s fourth birthday party), dAI plowed on and developed concept craft M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. (Midair Yacht and Parachute-Assisted Nano-Tower System).

M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. is a midair launch platform for spacebound vessels of up to a full several meters in height! Major technological advances in S.H.O.R.T.S. (Super High Opening Retro Trawling Spandex) allows this platform to be deployed at altitudes of up to 10000m!

While not really having any useful purpose at the moment, M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. is paving the way forward for mid-air launch platforms!

Without further ado, presenting M.Y.P.A.N.T.S., featuring S.H.O.R.T.S.:

M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. on the launchpad.

Stage 7

M.Y.P.A.N.T.S deploying S.H.O.R.T.S. (Super High Opening Retro Trawling Spandex)

Must be done just as vertical speed passes zero.

Stage 6

M.Y.P.A.N.T.S with fully deployed S.H.O.R.T.S.

Payload fairings blown (stages 5 and 4), rocket resting on the nano-tower

Rocket escaping M.Y.P.A.N.T.S (stage 3)

Attempted powered landing

Failed powered landing (cannot pilot and take pictures at the same time).

All Parts are from Silisko Edition, custom S.H.O.R.T.S. part included in download (it\'s just a stat-modified MK32 nosecone parachute). Anyone wanting to retexture S.H.O.R.T.S. to look like upside down y-fronts is most welcome .

Alternative download is M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. to work in Silisko edition without S.H.O.R.T.S. add-on part, but M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. cannot be used above 500m without S.H.O.R.T.S.

I realize custom parts would make for a much better M.Y.P.A.N.T.S., but I\'m afraid I don\'t know how to create models!

[dodrian]

Craft files attached.

[Tim_Barrett]

Yea... good luck using parachutes on the mun. Have fun

[Guest GroundHOG-2010]

Don\'t like the names.

[FuNx]

I laughed, and the concept is pretty cool too. Perhaps in the future, Kerbals will use M.Y.P.A.N.T.S. to make it to the moon!