Spaceplane on EVE

[Fidelacchius]

Preamble crap

I have recently made a trip to Lythe and back with a spaceplane to test the new R.A.P.I.E.R Engine. It was my first one I have made and was super happy with the results.

I used about half the fuel or less to get off Lythe than i would with a rocket. And landing was very nice. I was 100's of miles off target and i just glided to it.

Actual question:

I'm wondering if anyone has played with them on Eve?

I think they would be great to land right on eve's highest point (to make take off easier.)

But without the 2000 ISP jet engines i don't know if it would take too much fuel for a rocket motor.

I would like to do this 100% stock. I would just like to hear other's thoughts on it before i waist an hour building it.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Fidelacchius

[Monkeh]

No oxygen at Eve so jets don't work. At least I think I am correct. Often my belief in myself is misplaced and I'm utterly wrong. Sometimes I am right.

[Richy teh space man]

Your right Monkeh, jet engines won't work on Eve.

They will make noise, but produce no thrust.

[Monkeh]

Your right Monkeh...

YES! Me now happy, even if you missed an apostrophe and an 'e'.

[Kinglet]

We really need tweak able intake gases.

So you can configure jets to work on some planets with atmosphere.

[KvickFlygarn87]

We really need tweak able intake gases.

So you can configure jets to work on some planets with atmosphere.

No, jet's need oxygen in order to function

[3mon]

... Not to mention that taking off from Eve to orbit is probably the single most difficult feat to accomplish in KSP. It usually takes fairly big and specially engineered launch vehicles

[numerobis]

There are mods that provide electric-powered propellers, which can let you fly around efficiently. That and balloons are your best bets if you're open to mods; otherwise, planes on Eve don't help you -- you're better off flying straight up.

[Captain Sierra]

Then there are other mods, one of which I was working on for a while, that use a unique type of engine which can in fact fly on Eve, and Jool, and even Duna.

If you had jets on Eve, it would be an amazing place to try an SSTO.

Eve is a fantastic place for flying. It's atmosphere is thick as soup and extends up to the heavens. It's gravity well, however, is akin to a black hole.