Kerbodyne SSTO Division: Omnibus Thread

[eddiew]

Stock is definitely easier in most respects, I'll say that. But yeah, with a properly area-ruled craft in FAR you might barely even notice the sound barrier, whereas in stock you basically just have to try and ram everything through it.

In my head that's always been the trade off; stock will let you fly pretty much any old crock, and land it without hassle. FAR makes you work hard to get a good design together, but ultimately has the potential to get you to orbit with significantly better efficiency. 1.0.4 vs the last release of FAR were, however, almost identical. I was getting the same plane to orbit in both, with less than 10% difference in remaining fuel, so I was having a hard time justifying the extra time in the SPH ^^;

[Wanderfound]

Kerbodyne Swagman.

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[ryan234abc]

One Mk2 low-tech medium tanker, ready to go:

Reminds me of the Cacafuego. Still have that ship, served me well. +Rep.

[eddiew]

Stock is definitely easier in most respects, I'll say that. But yeah, with a properly area-ruled craft in FAR you might barely even notice the sound barrier, whereas in stock you basically just have to try and ram everything through it.

K, that was interesting. My

for once turned out significantly higher numbers under the new dev build; 1425m/s on air and went from 360-440 delta-v in LKO up to 660. Used to have 2.8 wave drag, now it has 1.4.

Need to do more experiments to see whether that translates to other sizes... but up to 50% more fuel in orbit is a powerful lure.

[Wanderfound]

Kerbodyne Lancer.

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[eddiew]

Kerbodyne Lancer.

Tsk, bits falling off during flight... must be a Fiat Interesting concept!

[Wanderfound]

Kerbinside has a new track...

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Kerboracer D. Fast, easy to fly, tight turner. Just the thing for your racing needs.

Craft file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/k1nbc8t04ak5m7i/Kerboracer%20D.craft?dl=0

Edited July 22, 2015 by Wanderfound

[Hodo]

Kerbinside has a new track...

http://i.imgur.com/I53AG5O.jpg

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Kerboracer D. Fast, easy to fly, tight turner. Just the thing for your racing needs.

http://i.imgur.com/45Y9Z97.jpg

Craft file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/k1nbc8t04ak5m7i/Kerboracer%20D.craft?dl=0

I love the look of that one, but it could do with a smaller intake, it wont need as much air because it wont go as high.

[Wanderfound]

I love the look of that one, but it could do with a smaller intake, it wont need as much air because it wont go as high.

Previously, I would have gone with a pointy cockpit and smaller intake. But with the new intake flow-through drag reduction...

[Wanderfound]

I've been messing around with some heavy rocketry...

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[eddiew]

I've been messing around with some heavy rocketry...

Lander and a lab to pretty much anywhere and back isn't bad But I feel like a long MK3 could do the same job, given an in-orbit refuel

Really need to invest in aerodynamic parts in my latest career, but it's hard to justify vs unlocking more science instruments and scanners to put on long range probes... x(

[Wanderfound]

Kerbodyne Minibus. Crew transfer on the cheap.

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Edited July 24, 2015 by Wanderfound

[Wanderfound]

Minibus II.

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[Wanderfound]

Kerbodyne Dragoon.

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[eddiew]

Nice, not seen anyone do a RATO yet. I like the lander-in-the-trunk approach too

[Wanderfound]

To be honest, that one could probably manage without the RATO. But it is a handy trick for bigger things, and easier than you'd think.

Monoprop landers are heavy, but very compact. They're a good choice for weight-tolerant but space-limited applications like this.

[Nothalogh]

Kerbodyne Lancer.

http://imgur.com/a/xb6SW

Craft file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/li9jzb03lsl1hnl/Kerbodyne%20Lancer.craft?dl=0

That whole aircraft gives me a case of the WHYs

[Wanderfound]

That whole aircraft gives me a case of the WHYs

1) Because it was there.

2) How else are you going to get ~9,000m/s ÃŽâ€V and tolerable TWR out of a crewed reentry-capable craft not much bigger than an F-16?

But, yeah, there isn't a whole lot of practical application for it in standard career KSP. All the complexity of an SSTO minus the financial efficiency. Disposable rockets are cheaper than disposable jets.

[Nothalogh]

~9,000m/s ÃŽâ€V and tolerable TWR out of a crewed reentry-capable craft not much bigger than an F-16

That's... Actually a surprisingly good idea.

Like crazy genius kind of good

[Wanderfound]

That's... Actually a surprisingly good idea.

Like crazy genius kind of good

Unfortunately, while it has the size of a fighter jet, it also has the cost of a fighter jet. Big dumb rockets are cheaper by a hefty margin.

[Nothalogh]

Unfortunately, while it has the size of a fighter jet, it also has the cost of a fighter jet. Big dumb rockets are cheaper by a hefty margin.

Question, how effective is money as a reaction mass?

[eddiew]

Question, how effective is money as a reaction mass?

Depends on the current exchange rate.

[Wanderfound]

Kerbodyne Kubla. Crew transfer with style.

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[peachoftree]

Is there any point in using the shock cone intake anymore? from what I can tell, it has less intake area, less intake capacity, and pretty much the same drag.

[Nothalogh]

Is there any point in using the shock cone intake anymore? from what I can tell, it has less intake area, less intake capacity, and pretty much the same drag.

Better heat performance, last I knew