CSAR - Combat Search and Rescue Challenge

[Kokanee]

The CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) Challenge is designed to challenge players to create a plane which is capable of performing in a CSAR role to retrieve downed pilots/kerbalnauts in a non-permissive environment.

Your mission is as follows;

Take off from the spaceport and retrieve the pilot of a downed recon plane located NNE. Return the rescued pilot to the spaceport. Use this saved game:

https://www./?l7vnqplnm20m32t (You will need spaceplane + to be able to load the crashed plane; if you don't have it don't worry the crashed plane is just window dressing, the flag and kerbal are what is key)

I have performed this mission with a craft of my own design, here is the video proof:

Rules

1. The CSAR craft must be capable of vertical/short take off and landing (V/STOL);

2. The CSAR craft must be capable of traditional "airplane" type flight;

3. Any fuel and engines must be stock; any other parts from any mod may be used otherwise;

4. The CSAR craft must perform a "short take off" when leaving the spaceport; defined as the wheels leaving the runway before travelling halfway down it;

5. Upon arriving at the crash site, the CSAR craft must perform a vertical landing, and a vertical takeoff;

6. When landing at the spaceport the CSAR craft may land traditionally on the strip or in VTOL mode;

7. The CSAR craft must have at least one search light; and

8. The CSAR craft must have a communications antenna.

Scoring

Score will be determined by your time, lower time = higher score. Ie: A time of 16:17 is 1617 points. Would prefer a video as proof (ie using FRAPS) but will accept a IMGUR album showing all the key events.

Kudos

1. I am the Night Rider (Perform the mission at night) (-200 points)

2. Osprey Award (Perform a vertical landing to complete the mission) (-50 points)

3. Ace Pilot (Land within 100m of the "Rescue Beacon") (-100 points)

4. Harrier Award (Use the same engines for vertical and horizontal flight) (-100 points)

Signature Pic

Complete this challenge and proudly display this image in your signature!

Manned Leaderboard

1. Kokanee 1387 points (Osprey Award)

Unmanned Leaderboard

1. Goduranus -17 points (Osprey Award, Harrier Award, Ace Pilot, I am the Night Rider)

Edited July 13, 2014 by Kokanee

[Heagar]

I had build already a time ago a STOL-plane (the SAR I for that purpose, but without VTOL-capabilitys - so it's not a competitor in this challenge. But it can perform the requested task and might give s.o. an inspiration.

It's very agile (as a fighter) because of the low level operations (It can flip at takeoff if you are not careful).

Range is about 1900 km at an crusing altitude of 25 km, if i recall it correctly.

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For the landing in the terrain following procedure:

• engage brakes
  
• approach speed 40 m/s for beeing able to make an contour-flight
  
• 10-20 meters above ground engage braking-chutes (this will cause the plane to "touchdown" immedeatly and a standstill within a few meters from the point of releasing the chutes).
  
• 
  

For takeoff from the rescue-site:

• brakes on
  
• wait for full thrust
  
• release brakes and engage sepretrons
  
• 
  

[Heagar]

After a fast update to my craft to give it VTOL cababilitys i downloaded your savefile.

But your crafts couldn't be loaded because of missing parts. Please clarify witch mods you did use creating your savefile!

[Hodo]

After a fast update to my craft to give it VTOL cababilitys i downloaded your savefile.

But your crafts couldn't be loaded because of missing parts. Please clarify witch mods you did use creating your savefile!

Looks like he is running Spaceplane +.

[Kokanee]

My apologies; I was sure I used nothing but stock + mechjeb on the crashed plane which is included in the save file. I will check again and post up if additional mods are needed.

[Hodo]

My apologies; I was sure I used nothing but stock + mechjeb on the crashed plane which is included in the save file. I will check again and post up if additional mods are needed.

You are definately using Spaceplane + delta wings, and control surfaces.

[horndgmium]

This would be sweet as an ongoing challenge... like every week or two post a new one and add people's scores up or something to see who keeps the lowest on multiple missions.

[goduranus]

My entry:

Mission time 4:33; I am the Night Rider; Osprey Award; Ace Pilot;Harrier Award

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yes I did retakes at runway landing cuz I came in too fast and crashed

Edited July 13, 2014 by goduranus

[Kokanee]

Congrats goduranus, you've completed the CSAR Challenge!

Very tight and nimble design, speedy too!

Edited July 13, 2014 by Kokanee