Has anyone done unguided flight to the West?

[Galane]

Launching an unguided aircraft to the East is fairly easy due to there being nothing in the way of taking off.

Taking off and flying West with an unguided aircraft would require first taxiing to the East end of the runway, getting lined up, setting brakes, setting throttle position then releasing brakes and dropping the control module.

Then there's the problem of designing the craft to be able to climb to get over the mountains, then level out or at least not stall so it can get some range.

Scored for distance from takeoff, where the guidance system is dropped, to the point of crashing. Since it's an aircraft challenge, altitude may not exit the atmosphere.

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Edited March 26, 2014 by Galane

[Pds314]

Is this a challenge to make an unguided aircraft go west?

[Koolkei]

im sorry, what do you mean by unguided here?

[Galane]

im sorry, what do you mean by unguided here?

There was a challenge a while back to see how far an unguided aircraft could fly, heading East from where it starts on the runway. Use an OKTO2 or other component with remote guidance so the throttle can be set and the engines started.

Drop the OKTO2 then switch to the aircraft and follow it until it crashes. You can't control it because it no longer has any remote control or command components, the throttle stays where it was set at launch.

The challenge here is to take off going West, with that inconvenient mountain range in the way, so moving to the East end of the runway is permitted.

Purely a distance challenge, measured from where the OKTO2 or other control part is dropped.

Decades ago, before radio control was available for model aircraft, people used to build unguided model planes and fly them for distance. Mostly for bragging rights for the plane that went the farthest, especially if it landed without damage. KSP allows for a virtual version so repeated attempts don't cost a fortune, nor does it annoy any neighbors or government entities.

Edited March 26, 2014 by Galane

[Koolkei]

There was a challenge a while back to see how far an unguided aircraft could fly, heading East from where it starts on the runway. Use an OKTO2 or other component with remote guidance so the throttle can be set and the engines started.

Drop the OKTO2 then switch to the aircraft and follow it until it crashes. You can't control it because it no longer has any remote control or command components, the throttle stays where it was set at launch.

The challenge here is to take off going West, with that inconvenient mountain range in the way, so moving to the East end of the runway is permitted.

Purely a distance challenge, measured from where the OKTO2 or other control part is dropped.

Decades ago, before radio control was available for model aircraft, people used to build unguided model planes and fly them for distance. Mostly for bragging rights for the plane that went the farthest, especially if it landed without damage. KSP allows for a virtual version so repeated attempts don't cost a fortune, nor does it annoy any neighbors or government entities.

i'll be trying this.

nevermind

my game keep crashing when i tried

Edited March 27, 2014 by Koolkei