Jon144 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Servo said: Looks great! I was going to ask you how it was able to fly "remarkably" but then I realized that you didn't have the custom cockpit... Well I designed it with enough lift to carry two orange fuel tanks so that it would have more than enough for any possible bomb load. So when unarmed it has so much lift that it handles almost like a fighter. Similar to the real B52 actually. Unloaded they are pretty agile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbia Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 14 hours ago, Gman_builder said: @Columbia I was messing with your Titanic and noticed if you blow up, like, anything on it, the whole thing self destructs. Might be something to do with autostrutting but but just wanted to let you know. What, so you want me to reconstruct the entire thing with steel plates? The ship's a massive deck of cards. Every single wing part's connected to each other. Of course the entire thing will get destroyed if you hammer a torpedo or an iceberg in its direction. Christ, It's not the Bismarck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman_builder Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 8 hours ago, Columbia said: What, so you want me to reconstruct the entire thing with steel plates? The ship's a massive deck of cards. Every single wing part's connected to each other. Of course the entire thing will get destroyed if you hammer a torpedo or an iceberg in its direction. Christ, It's not the Bismarck. Lmao bro dont redo the whole thing. I'm just sayin it explodes in a giant chain reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Some of you may have seen that I accidentally posted a WIP thread earlier before completion, so I quickly added what was done, and will be working on the rest as quickly as possible, here is a sneak peak of a current project, a larger reusable first stage, for 500 ton orbital operations, on a budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I got 30 minutes free yesterday. It was the occasion to conceive fro the first time a "good-looking" shuttle, able to reach Mun/Minmus and not too costful. This first flight revealed some imperfections of course, mostly about stabillity. It is too stable ans so unmaneuverable. Also I was a bit mixed about the small Juno turbojet. It gives the occasion to complete the flight completely, without it I would have finished about 10-25 km west of the Center. But once without it makes the dV jumping from 2.5 km/s to 2.8. Not small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I've finally got around to building this: Yes, there is a Command Seat in there, I couldn't find any other way of making the nose look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castille7 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) TARANTULA - VTOL Someone gave me VTOL fever again! Edited January 17, 2017 by Castille7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquimedes Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Working on a new series of science/survey planes for folks who have trouble building and operating them. This one can travel 270km horizontally at >200 m/s, up to 9km on its twin Junos, or up to 42km on its SRB. Ideal for early survey missions at altitudes >10km with very low-tech parts and very low operating cost per launch. I'm pleased with the flight envelope, but takeoff/landing isn't what I would call easy, so development continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I've come a long ways. This rocket can take 2000 tons to a 100 km orbit of Kerbin, with two stages, and yes, this is a picture of it with physics loaded on the pad. I'm working out minor structural issues, and part count, then I will release on KerbalX, and my new lifter page to be up and running soon. It takes 15% of it's total weight to orbit, and weighs around 13,300 tons on the pad. I should also mention that it can take any 2000 ton payload that fits in the fairing to orbit, not just a fuel tank now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hasn't exploded yet. The second stage is not working properly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 It seems the game has crashed on me, so I'll continue the effort of getting her flight worthy tomorrow, I'll keep you guys updated. I'll also start work on the new 1 kT lifter, it should be far less part count than the old one, and designed with efficiency in mind this time, rather than just being "Kerbal". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerospike Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Nothing fancy, nothing big. Just a mundane 1 Kerbal lander for my upcoming first manned mission to the Mun: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Aerospike said: Nothing fancy, nothing big. Just a mundane 1 Kerbal lander for my upcoming first manned mission to the Mun: And I like it a lot, just enough to do its job. Just one tiny tip, tough: if you used four four-way RCS ports spaced 90º (say, at the edges of the fuel tanks) you would not only have the same 6DOF translation authority, you would also have 6DOF rotation authority, just in case you run out of electrical juice during the night. Rune. Rarely useful, but when you do use the feature, it's to save your mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Rune said: And I like it a lot, just enough to do its job. Just one tiny tip, tough: if you used four four-way RCS ports spaced 90º (say, at the edges of the fuel tanks) you would not only have the same 6DOF translation authority, you would also have 6DOF rotation authority, just in case you run out of electrical juice during the night. Rune. Rarely useful, but when you do use the feature, it's to save your mission. I thought I should mention that's the exact problem I had with my first "serious" career mun landing a few years ago. Nostalgia. Edited January 13, 2017 by He_162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefzor Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 On 11-1-2017 at 11:59 PM, Servo said: I've finally got around to building this: Yes, there is a Command Seat in there, I couldn't find any other way of making the nose look good. Did you try clipping a normal cockpit with an ncs adapter? https://kerbalx.com/jefzor/Clipped-Cockpit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 So the last issue I found was a clipping of the outer jettisonable fuel tanks in the first stage clipping the outer engines. http://imgur.com/a/KmOm1 This monster should be the most powerful lifter on KerbalX once I get it up and running, bounding, and lifting things to orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 @Castille7This lifter should be capable of taking your spacedock to orbit by the way, as your station is what, 1600 tons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOnDuna Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) At last I’ve managed to build a decent 220+tns launcher to low kerbin orbit Mods in use : KW Rocketry and FAR Spoiler a quite aggressive gravity turn Spoiler booster separation Spoiler full ahead! Spoiler to orbit at last ... Spoiler Edited January 13, 2017 by DeadOnDuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_162 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 hour ago, DeadOnDuna said: At last I’ve managed to build a decent 220+tns launcher to low kerbin orbit Mods in use : KW Rocketry and FAR Reveal hidden contents a quite aggressive gravity turn Reveal hidden contents booster separation Reveal hidden contents full ahead! Reveal hidden contents to orbit at last ... Reveal hidden contents No pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castille7 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, He_162 said: @Castille7This lifter should be capable of taking your spacedock to orbit by the way, as your station is what, 1600 tons? @He_162 I will double check this when I have a chance because Omega 7 without the launcher is near 900 and the space dock seems like it should be lighter. I will let you no asap! @He_162 Glad you brought that to my attention, I will make that correction on the post. That was not looking right, the Spacedock is only 132.985t without the launcher. Edited January 13, 2017 by Castille7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Wotansen Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just gonna leave this here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Thor Wotansen said: Just gonna leave this here.... That reminds me that I never even got around to assembling in space for realsies my latest Grand Tour concept. The thing is, I'm pretty sure that if I started the mission, I would not end it. Certainly not in my career save with all the other stuff going on, and that's pretty much the only one I play. Still, it looks magnificent on the SPH. It's all ISRU-enabled, with the Lackluster on the back working as a universal lander, and deploying a small refinery rover, to free the lander to grab one of the ore tanks and become a tanker to refuel the mothership. You would need a dedicated lander for Eve, but everywhere else, this could grab a sample from and return it to Kerbin. 5km/s... with the kerbin-rated SSTO lander full of fuel at the end and aerobraking capabilities. Rune. Maybe I should put it out there for somebody else to use? Edited January 13, 2017 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOnDuna Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, He_162 said: No pictures? i copy pasted my screenshots (and pressed save ) but nothing .... dang it! Edited January 13, 2017 by DeadOnDuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
septemberWaves Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, DeadOnDuna said: i copy pasted my screenshots (and pressed save ) but nothing .... dang it! You have to upload them to Imgur or a similar website, then right click on each image and click "open image in new tab". Then copy the url from the tab that gets opened and paste that url into the forums. It automatically embeds the image if you've done it right, and you should be able to see the image in the post editor. If you can't see the image before you submit the reply, you've done something wrong and the image won't appear on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOnDuna Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, eloquentJane said: You have to upload them to Imgur or a similar website, then right click on each image and click "open image in new tab". Then copy the url from the tab that gets opened and paste that url into the forums. It automatically embeds the image if you've done it right, and you should be able to see the image in the post editor. If you can't see the image before you submit the reply, you've done something wrong and the image won't appear on the forums. thanx mate ! i'll do that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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