Heinlein style tailsitter ?

[Sid]

Well, has anyone built one ? would make a great mod...

[Gamercraft_GC]

Idk what a Heinlein is but check out the firespitter mod. It might be worth it.

[Sid]

A search for 'Destination Moon' ( movie ) will give you an idea of what I mean

[architeuthis]

It's tricky to get that streamlined V2 shape in KSP, perhaps with a mod?

[Geschosskopf]

Lots of folks do this. They use like delta wings instead of lander legs.

[Vanamonde]

Before landing legs were added, this was the ONLY way to land ships, so yes, it can be done. (That was before my time, though. I haven't done it.)

[Sid]

OK, I might try that...I've been watching 1950's sci fi movies again

[Awaras]

Before landing legs were added, this was the ONLY way to land ships, so yes, it can be done. (That was before my time, though. I haven't done it.)

Yeah, it was the way to go back then...

[Aladran]

Those were the dark ages of KSP héhé.

[Zephram Kerman]

Back in my day, if we wanted lander legs, we made our own. And we were grateful!

I suppose a Heinlein-style tailsitter could be done with fins and legs. To do that fancy teardrop shape, get procedural fairings mod and stretchy fuel tanks mod.

[MonkeyFuzz]

*Sees all of the old-style Mun landers*

Those were the days. Back when flying to a body meant thrusting uphill, both ways!

[Moar Boosters]

Hmmmm.

I made a spaceplane that lands on it's tail. Does that count?

[Tommygun]

Try this one for your Hellenistic lander, although the link seems to be broken.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/32952-Octagon-Corporation-release-zone?highlight=Octagon+Corporation

[Kerba Fett]

I've done a couple of rockets that land like that. A couple of issues to consider are that you'll need mechjeb to land it. They're also very tippy on any surface that's not perfectly flat because of the high center of gravity. This rocket is pretty stubby compared to the one in your link and it's still pretty top heavy. While they might look sort of cool, they're not very practical.

[Whackjob]

I suppose this technically qualifies.

[Spatzimaus]

I suppose this technically qualifies.

Qualifies you for the loony bin, of course.

Honestly, with the recent sponginess of landing legs, I'm tempted to do something like this on all my designs. It's easier to reinforce a rigid part with struts than to deal with legs that don't hold a vessel up well. Every time I land, now, I'm worried that my engines will get knocked off...

[Whackjob]

I did do a youtube tutorial on how to make them legs. At office, so I can't dig up the link, but search for the "crazypilotearl" user's videos.

.... yeah. Old handle from an old game long ago.