Nimble test craft

[DJRWolf]

I was doing some testing and found that radially mounted torque wheels make a craft very nimble. I put together a little craft that demo's this design feature. Not too sure how putting them all over a space station will work yet but I do have plans on it. Just need to figure out what the total design will be for each launch and docking.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5052189/Flywheel%20Test%20Bed.craft

[panzerknoef]

Could you... Provide some screenshots?

[DJRWolf]

I tried to grab screen shots with Lightscreen but it would not get any of the game. It would just get shots of the window behind the game for some reason even though I was in full screen. I can try to find a different program.

[Spartwo]

Press F1. hfjc

[DJRWolf]

Got it now. Thanks.

It is just a basic craft that you will have to put your own booster onto to get into orbit.

[Spartwo]

Oh and what you're doing is called torque-spam.

[DJRWolf]

Oh and what you're doing is called torque-spam.

Hmmm, have not see it on any of the craft I've looked at here on the forums. Do you know if it works for large space stations? Or will it still rip the station apart?

[Spartwo]

It's most common on military ships(Destroyers,Fighter jets,etc).You have to hit the sweet spot if you have too many you'll tear yourself apart too little and the effects are less than preferable.

[DJRWolf]

I figured putting 8 would be too many so I just did the 4 around to get one in each side plus one in-line one above the fuel tank to provide a different axis of torque.