Name for a new fuel system!

[cziken20]

I created a new fuel crossing system that drops only one tank per stage and have engine throttle settings to make the rocket go stable. It works in a way that each side tank has some wieght right? And it moves center of mass right? So i have to adjust throttle of the middle engine and... voila! Every other tank works! But now i want to ask you - how to name this crossfeeding system? Ther is asparagus, onion even bamboo if you heard about it, can you think of a name for this?

[Frank_G]

As all staging systems in KSP seem to be named after plants and i find most asymmetric designs quite ugly... cypress staging would be my proposal.

[Red Iron Crown]

Can you share a diagram or a picture of an example craft?

[EdFred]

Artichoke staging?

[TechnicalK3rbal]

Dangerous and possibly unstable?

(At least with FAR.....)

[thescientist]

what do you think of Jeb's Stage System? Does it looks enought insane?

[Zourin]

Kabbage Staging. Definitely Kabbage.

[RW-1]

Mint ........

[Dkmdlb]

Post a few pictures demonstrating it.

[Wooks]

Pics or videos would be nice to evaluate your model, please post them and add them to your OP for newcomers. Also I have never heard of bamboo staging before, thanks to you now I´m wiser

http://youtu.be/5TwLYu70Jj0

Edited April 14, 2014 by Wooks

[Pecan]

Check out the twisted candle as well, if you haven't already :-) (like bamboo but with engines on lower stages as well as at the top, so you can balance TWR throughout the flight).

[metl]

Yeah I need a visual aid. I am totally not getting the idea from the initial post.

[Arsonik]

I assume the OP is talking about dropping one booster at a time and letting the engine gimbal somehow account for the massive shift in CoM. I would like to see a picture as well.

[problemecium]

The wiki needs an article listing all these plant-inspired staging types.

[Wooks]

There is a really great thread here in the forums about them, enlightening

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/75669-Staging-Methods-Overview?highlight=bamboo

[Red Iron Crown]

The wiki needs an article listing all these plant-inspired staging types.

mhoram wrote a good tutorial on it.

Edit: I must be covered in ninja bait.

[Nothing But Rubus]

supercalafragelisticexpialadocious?

[Rakaydos]

It sounds like the OP is describing asymetric Asparagus staging- that is, instead of dropping stacks a pair at a time, it drops them individually and balances itself with thrust limiters.

[magnemoe]

Pics or videos would be nice to evaluate your model, please post them and add them to your OP for newcomers. Also I have never heard of bamboo staging before, thanks to you now I´m wiser

http://youtu.be/5TwLYu70Jj0

Has used bamboo staging a lot on interplanetary ships, basically its one or two drop tanks below radial mounted engines.

Also used it some on landers, an moon lander drop the transfer tank during decent, very nice for Tylo landings, here you don't need twr larger than one then starting to brake and the bottom tank has to be dropped before landing.

Edited April 15, 2014 by magnemoe

[magnemoe]

I think I might have used something like this once.

My 100 ton grand tour ship leaves Eve for Duna, http://i.imgur.com/aOotkPl.png

Arrival at Duna http://i.imgur.com/ukqMHDC.png

The top stack is just fuel and engine, it was dropped then running out of fuel. it also gave an decent TWR going to Eve with the Eve lander and the Moho ione craft.

Center stack was separated in high orbit around Duna and sent to Jool while the bottom part is the main ship who went into low Duna orbit, deplyed the lander before continued to Ike and Dress before Jool.

[cziken20]

I guess i have to post some pics - right now my KSP refuses to launch but when i repair it i will surely post some to give you and idea on how it is meant to work!