Idea: Personal heatshield

[MedwedianPresident]

So i am having an idea - Personal heat shields!

Basically it is a heat shield out of structural plates with a little detachable fuel tank with a little engine for deorbiting; with the kerbonaut restrained using a chair. The kerbonaut would after decelerating to subsonic speeds disembark and open a personal parachute from the Vanguard plugin or have the seat attached to a parachute that is detached later; or for sea landings maybe have the heat shield have parachutes so that it will function as a boat until rescue arrives.

No more kerbonauts entering the atmosphere just in their EVA suits!

So basically; you deorbit; then you orient for reentry; then you enter the atmosphere and relax while watching the flames; when you are under 300 meters per second the kerbonaut jumps off and lands using a parachute.

Any thoughts on this?

[Claw]

I think I have seen people doing this using KAS.

Edit: I haven't looked at the Vanguard plugin in a while. I forgot all about it. Might have to check it out.

[Skorpychan]

So, a girder with a seat on top, a heat shield on the bottom, a chute, a drogue, and maybe a reaction wheel to right things. With batteries and RTG to support that.

[MedwedianPresident]

Maybe...that's what i mean; except the propulsion module is separated after deorbit unless it is placed aerodynamically appropriate on the heat shield. Anyways; electricity is not needed anymore as soon as you orient correctly for reentry (unless there are control problems and ASAS is needed). Also, you might attach control surfaces to the edge of the heat shield so that it follows your orders with less resistance.

[hjrrockies]

ODSK: Orbital Drop Shock Kerbals

[CaptainKipard]

I'm entertaining the idea making something like a MOOSE mod, so we'll see if someone beats me to it.

[cheeseit]

I've played around with it a few times. I used the FL A5 adaptor with a small RCS tank and then the control chair attached to that. I had 2 parachutes attached beside the chair and there we go. It worked well enough but it was wonky as hell to attach and it was kinda useless because it could only really return back to kerbin from a lowish orbit.

[magnemoe]

This work, main issue is that the parachute shock tend to kick kerbal out of seat. Using kas or vanguard to avoid this.

Another way is to use something like an panel box with seat in bottom, even if Kerbal fall off he will not fall down.

[KNSA Scientist]

That would be pretty cool, but this is in the wrong thread.

[Rickenbacker]

Maybe for a future update of the science tree, we could get the opportunity to upgrade our EVA kerbals with a MOOSE system .

[Frank_G]

It can be built with stock parts... 1 rcs thruster, 1 small tank, 1 stage adapter and a ladder... Works like a charm... Oh... And a radial chute if you care about landing... Works better with real chute mod due to lower g-forces during chute deployment and smaller parts.

[MedwedianPresident]

I AM using the real chute mod.