Delivering Rovers

[kiwiak]

OK, so from 81 to 90 degrees north is more than 'a bit' of a drive

Anyway, I promised pics, so here they are:

http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/613919017594611172/02DDB29092FEBD2D757968AF71D5CDF496EAB0C5/Launch of the Polar Explorer.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/613919017594617715/5A51B3E4BC23E88DD0258A0148B322A29FF73531/Burning in hot over the polar ice. This is the updated version that actually managed to land properly.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/613919017594620537/AD8A17D5803215DC72A1DF2183C1DF4BDE16038D/Landed and personnel carrier detached. Manned up and ready to go.

http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/613919017594623128/20D7F006A670DCAF871EA7AAD4F23010711897BE/Scooting North.

http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/613919017594624665/FB0B5A48B332DD57140442FD6001A24A9634A906/Looks like he's having fun

Pole pic to be added when I arrive.

Can you post craft file?

[AlexinTokyo]

Finally made it!

Bob, his rover and the North Pole

Spot on

Craft Files:

The rover itself

The rover, delivery platform, and crew module <-- Uses KER

Notes:

• Press 'G' or click the Gear button to toggle between 4-wheel drive/4-wheel steering and rear-wheel drive/front-wheel steering.
  
• Crew module landing legs are mapped to '4' to free the Gear group for the rover.
  
• Brakes are enabled only on the rear wheels, as front-wheel brakes tended to cause a flip when applied hard at speed.
  
• Action Group 10 (press '0') will disable torque on the rover probe core.
  
• Action Group 2 does a science package sensor run (Thermo, Baro, Seismic, Grav).
  
• The Lights group ('U') controls the inner standard lights only, the fog lights are group 1.
  
• The rover will run on RTG power in 2WD mode, but will draw down the batteries slowly in 4WD.
  
• You have to jump to reach the ladders.
  
• KER won't tell you because of the staging, but the crew module has about 478 m/s of ÃŽâ€v at a Kerbin TWR of 1.45.
  
• You can land on the rover's wheels quite happily with the 'chutes only under Kerbin gravity, then stage to detach the crew module, power up and land nearby.
  

Edited March 13, 2014 by AlexinTokyo
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[Landge]

Finally made it!

http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/615045539397369298/5D2D1333F5FD50DFE35156CE1F772981EC4C36F0/Bob, his rover and the North Pole

~Snip~

Excellent job! See that dot above the flag on the horizon? That's Minmus!