Space 1999 Eagle **Version 1.2 - .16, hatch & Kerbonaut Ready!**

[Nori]

Thanks for finding that. FIXED!

No problem. Don't know if you wanted to link to MechJeb twice but you have the name "MechJeb" linking to the old forums, and they you have HERE linking correctly now. I'm sure people would be able to figure out to use the second one, but just thought I'd let you know.

The ship is pretty fun to fly BTW. Great job!

[Wayward]

IMHO, Redspar's Eagle is the best ship to date.

Great work sir! o7

[Dweller_Benthos]

The hatch has to intersect with the collision model of the Command Pod for it to work.

I've had some problems getting back in thru the hatch as well...I had to walk my Kerbal over is multiple times to get the "F" menu to come up. Not sure what the issue is.

I usually use the jet pack to fly up and get back in for now. But you're right, I need a better solution.

Oh, and the Cygnus was HUUUUGE. o.O Palomino is very do-able though.

Ah, too bad about the hatch problem. A ladder down the side would just be wrong. Only thing I can think of at this point, is to combine the cargo pod with the command pod, clunky and ugly. Or, just assign the cargo pod as the command pod, also clunky but not so ugly. KSP wasn't really meant for modular ship designs like that. To be able to swap out cargo pods, or have none at all, wouldn't work either that way, unless there were several versions of each part, with crew, without crew, etc. Not a pretty solution.

Yeah, the Cygnus is probably out of the question, the thing was a mile long or something.

[RedSpar]

I think I have a solution to the hatch... Looks like I can put one in the cargo pod without having to do anything funky.

Also, working on a detachable cargo pod solution. Stayed tuned.

[Tommygun]

If you can do the detachable cargo pod, will you add the nuclear fuel carrier and red striped pods?

Also would making the eagles a lot lighter make them more stable to fly?

Having fun playing with these, thanks again.

[Bigred2989]

Are you thinking of making the landing gear retractable in the future or was that something that always stuck out in the TV show?

[CrashnBurn]

I've had a chance to do several test flights with the complete Eagle from the VAB and SPH and it is a very well designed craft. It flies well, it maneuvers well, and it handles extra parts easily. There are a few omissions and a couple of oddities that make it a bit less than the "superstar" it could be. But it's a great flying ship.

I think the hatch needs to be easily accessible. The current hatch is a real pain. There needs to be a place to put a ladder that doesn't protrude into the windows, or a ladder needs to be built in (like the stock pods). Maybe move the hatch to the side of the pod? Next it needs a bit more SAS, perhaps convert the ASAS to SAS (that's what I did with a part.cfg edit) since this mod requires mechjeb which is an ASAS, there is no need for another. The Eagle flies much better with additional SAS. This is a big issue, because using mechjeb eats RCS fuel. For some reason mechjeb abuses RCS and will use up all of the fuel quickly. With mechjeb SAS is the better way to control attitude.

I've tried the Eagle with wings and quite a few other different parts and it's a very versatile and flexible design. I think it may become a "must have" in my mods folder, it just needs a few small tweaks to fix EVA.

Nice work.

[Dweller_Benthos]

I think I have a solution to the hatch... Looks like I can put one in the cargo pod without having to do anything funky.

Also, working on a detachable cargo pod solution. Stayed tuned.

That would be really cool. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Now I just need to learn to fly better and stop crashing the things. Really wish there was a separate throttle for the VTOL and main engines, that would make normal in-atmosphere flight so much easier, having the VTOL engines at half or third power, whatever is needed to keep it in the air, and the main engines at full to keep forward flight. Since it has no flight surfaces, this is pretty much the only way it really could have flown.

[Edamski]

This is great fun! Allowed me to get a feel of space exploration with a decent craft. Gonna make my own now using this knowledge.

Thanks!

[EvilotionCR2]

I use it to make my space fleet :-).Good job :-)

[EvilotionCR2]

Is possible to get Kerbonaut back to ship?

[Bond]

This is ace, butt any chance u can make the cago pods fit say 5 kerbs in them ?...

[sproginator]

Yes, you have to physically push the ship down though with your kerbal(tilt it) in order for it to line up with the hatch

[Ravski]

I'm making the biggest rocket I've ever made, and the most badass one, with some of your parts... Strangely enough, even with the enoooormous weight of the rocket, it goes on orbit pretty well...

[Alephzorg]

I must be doing something wrong. I can only find the link to the 1.1 version. What about 1.2 ?

[TotalCorncob]

I don't know why, but I cannot download. I am getting a "URL Not Found" error.

[RedSpar]

I think my webserver was having issues. Should all be working fine now.

[kevman]

i cant download the file

[RedSpar]

Sorry folks, my webserver host is having issues ATM. Hopefully will be back up soon... I'll post when it is back up.

[romanguy]

do you think you put it on mediafire

[RedSpar]

Site is back up.. Should work fine now.

[Tommygun]

I did a little mod to the texture on my personal Eagle, as I always liked the look of the rescue eagle.

Still learning to land it, but I increased the ASAS to 50, so I can at least fly it now.

[MokStar]

lol, I did the same thing.

Have me a fleet of Eagle types now.

[metaknight95]

Why do i have to be laying on top of the ship to get back in? I wanted to try Mun pick-ups with this, but its too much of a burden to get Kerbals back inside of it.

[Wrench Head]

This is just to Cool. I remember sitting in front of my 13" B/W tv with me 3 foot model toy. Had to load it up thanks!