Rocket Help?

[whiterafter]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39847633/bandicam%202013-11-19%2018-47-17-638.avi

Here is a link of my Duna rocket based on the Duna for Dummies tutorial. Hits 3,000 m nice and easy and then flips over. I couldn't find the right forum is this is wrong, sorry!

[whiterafter]

The video is possibly glitchy, mess around with it if it gets stuck at one screen.

[FITorion]

Haven't watched the video...

From your description I'd say you have too much thrust and not enough control mechanisms. Use fins on low stages that are still in the atmosphere. Use SAS for control out of the atmosphere. Engines with thrust vectoring help a lot in all situations. As I have no idea what your ship looks like I'm just giving some general ship design guidelines.

Edited November 20, 2013 by FITorion

[Vanamonde]

Thread moved to how-to, where I'm afraid I got an error message on the video. How about some screenshots?

[Traches]

Downloaded the video and watched it--

All those fins spread out? Move them to the very bottom of the rocket. Also, use moar struts, I can see that center stack wiggling all over the place when you load up, which is probably what's causing your pitch over in the first place.

It's funny, usually people only have that problem with FAR installed

Edit: You might check your staging too. Think you have an engine set to light off when you kick off your second asparagus set.

Edited November 20, 2013 by Traches