All my SPH crafts since 18.2 remastered! (Picture heavy)

[the_bT]

Hi, a while ago I figured I should go back into my old savegames and see if the SPH crafts I built then hold up to what I build now. So I booted up all my KSP installs and tested the crafts I found. I decided to port the best of the best to 0.23, fix them so they work properly if necessary, invent a nice naming scheme and then share them all here.

It took longer then I expected it would

So roughly in the order they where first created:

(All crafts are stock except where propellers are involved, these are from Firespitter)

KSP 0.18.x

TT P182-06 Griffin

The first really large plane to work with any sort of reliability. The design was used ever since to explore Kerbin. It is remarkably sturdy for its weight, can operate from unprepared ground and is also very resilient against asymmetric flame-outs.

TT P182-26 Bakuram

The result of an attempt to develop the Griffin into a Cargo version capable of transporting the equivalent of one orange tank around. Problems with the Landing gear limit its use to paved runways when loaded, which in turn limits it usefulness to airdrop supplies.

TT P184-92 Arcon

The first working space plane to work reliably. Designed to be easy to handle in any situation. Capable of docking with interplanetary transfer modules.

TT S184-27 Marathon

Interplanetary transfer module for the Arcon space plane.

KSP 0.20.x

TT P200-38 Savoia / TT P200-39 Savoia S

Build as toy to keep certain Kerbals occupied during downtime. Also available as seagoing version, but it's very hard to take off from the ocean without getting yourself killed.

TT P202-58 Veridis

Build to make ferrying Crew members to and from stations in LKO more efficient. Features 7 seats and is also more or less easy to handle, at least for its size.

TT P202-85 Horbro / TT P202-86 Horbro S

Study to make space planes simpler and more efficient. The craft proved to be very capable and was chosen as a testbed for seagoing spaceplane research. The Prototyp craft that resulted can take of from the ocean and fly directly to LKO, but the procedure is far from reliable. Landing on water although possible is even more difficult. Further research was postponed at that time.

KSP 0.21.x

TT P211-08 IIRR

This plane was built to contend in the Kerbull races. It is fast and agile. It also features an ejection mechanism to safe the pilot should the need arise.

TT S211-01 Loco

Secret Project exploring a different kind of propulsion. All picture material has been classified.

KSP 0.22

TT P220-17 Griffin II

A late evolution of the Griffin design, this plane features 80 passenger seats and a quite impressive range (even though it carries far less fuel then previous Griffin designs). There have been reports of wings coming loose but the fatality statistics are well within normal Kerbal limits.

KSP 0.23

TT P230-18 Bohem S

The latest steps in the development of seagoing planes. This design is capable of operating from the surface any body of water sufficient in size. That includes reliable horizontal take off and landing of course.

TT P230-27 Riga

Build to explore the properties of VTOL Crafts. Medium range and the ability to carry light cargo or passengers in its open middle section.

TT P230-32 Scimitar

Prototype to test the capabilities of the R.A.P.I.E.R engine.

TT P230-48 Polo

Research plane to study the different environments on Kerbin. Has so far covered all known biomes except oceanic and mountainous regoins, most of which in a single mission. (Build in career mode, hence the nonsensical fuel tank arrangement)

TT P230-65 Swordfish II

A craft build to look like something one of our engineers hat seen somewhere at some time but couldn't remember where or when. We're pretty certain however it actually does look like it. A little... (It's a replica I know, but as it's a replica of something that isn't real I felt it doesn't belong with the other replicas)

TT V230-55 HMLV / TT V230-56 HMLV-F / TT V230-58 HMLV-F2

The High Mobility Logistics Vehicle was designed to augment the ability to refuel crafts outside of KSC facilities. The vehicles feature an integrated booster system to allow for a brief time of flight as a means to avoid obstacles or touchdown on low gravity worlds. The system is however mostly used to do stunt jumps around KSC...

TT P230-75 Sherpa

Cargo plane to airlift HMLV's. Range is pretty limited as is ability to land on unprepared runways. Development is ongoing.

TT V191-15 Santa Fe I / TT V191-16 Santa Fe II

A pair of rovers intended as core of a mobile moon base.

Replica crafts:

Ju-52/3m and variants

3 engines and all metal construction what more is there to say? Well actually there is... I build two versions with floats. The first is powered by propeller engines but lacks power to take of from water. I fitted a SRB like any responsible Kerbal would. Thus it can take of from water but only once. The second version is powered purely by jet engines which do have the power to get the plane out of the water but in turn are seriously overpowered in flight. This version is actually the first pure stock vessel I build that could operate from water. I discovered structural panel based seaplane design right there and then

Blohm & Voss p.111

Proposed but never build asymmetric Seaplane. Probably better this way.

You can download the craft files here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16335634/TT.zip