Rover Adventures - Around Kerbin NEEDS YOUR HELP!

[Wooks]

well, you need to update your "Wheels on ground rule" if you want the options 1 through 3. To a "Wheels on water" or "wheels on Transport"

Tho i think a Direct landing to the NEAREST SHORE on the other side would be more interesting

Of course it needs updating, that´s why we are here! I need to find a new way to move those rovers over water in a way that fits better the challenge.

[Wooks]

I must see what happens! I am now subscribed!

Oh, and I vote for a transport ship.

Hey! thanks for subscribing, very kind of you. And it seems by the poll results that a transport ship it is.

[greg12]

Hi, I watch your rover series. Your videos inspired me to drive to the north pole as well. I finally reached the pole. my record is 3 days and 6 hours in game time.

On the images you can see my rover/truck has 3 engines. The rear one is quite important. I can balance the vehicle with adjusting the thrust limit. (thanks tweakables). Also I have a Kethane equipment to refuel. This truck was a really good vehicle. It had only 2 broken wheel until I reached the pole. (and about 15 quick-load).

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I know you play stock but you can have some jet engines built in the rover as well to fly through lakes and oceans.

Edited March 11, 2014 by greg12

[Boamere]

I can imagine you making a amphibian transport ship, like this, but carrying your rover!

[Wooks]

Hi, I watch your rover series. Your videos inspired me to drive to the north pole as well. I finally reached the pole. my record is 3 days and 6 hours in game time.

On the images you can see my rover/truck has 3 engines. The rear one is quite important. I can balance the vehicle with adjusting the thrust limit. (thanks tweakables). Also I have a Kethane equipment to refuel. This truck was a really good vehicle. It had only 2 broken wheel until I reached the pole. (and about 15 quick-load).

Images:

http://imgur.com/a/2FhtT

I know you play stock but you can have some jet engines built in the rover as well to fly through lakes and oceans.

That is a beautiful design! How it handles flying?

The jet engines built in the rover is a good idea and I built a couple prototypes, but then it arises the question: It´s still a rover?

[Wooks]

I can imagine you making a amphibian transport ship, like this, http://www.operatorchan.org/w/src/133900086614.jpg but carrying your rover!

Closer than you think

[greg12]

That is a beautiful design! How it handles flying?

The jet engines built in the rover is a good idea and I built a couple prototypes, but then it arises the question: It´s still a rover?

Yes, its still a rover. I designed that it could cross oceans, rivers or lakes with flying across. The engines was lift at the KSC because the low altitude (60m above sea level). It is fly beautifully because the two reaction wheel. Also the rover fly perfectly balanced. You can see how much you need to adjust the rear propeller from how much the reaction wheels fight agents to balance (see pitch indicator at the bottom left).

I never tested at high lands and mountains before I started my own journey to the pole. At half way to the pole, on top of a mountain peak, I realized that the propellers get even weaker at high altitude. So I couldn`t lift off. But it was my lucky day because that particular engine had the "Toggle VTOL" function. So I done a controlled slow descend on a 60 degrees mountain side. From the altitude of 2800 to 600m I used my engines to brake.

Edited March 11, 2014 by greg12

[Wooks]

alright folks, poll is over, transport ship it is, capslocks