[stock]Infinigliding Kraken Drive Challenge

[goduranus]

Retro burn? wut retro burn, go aerobrake

@Spacepigu, there's one little flaw with your craft, forward landing gear is blocking the cockpit hatch.

Edited October 6, 2014 by goduranus

[GoSlash27]

Mine also suffered from an unplanned spontaneous disassembly

Infiniglide was too strong for Eve, and there was no way to stop it below 2.5 KM altitude. On final approach with controls set to soft, SAS off and SAS gyros disabled, and it started vibrating. Then WHAM!! it snapped into a spin and accelerated, and all the panels flew off like a turkey that got blasted with birdshot. It was pretty comical to watch.

Back to the drawing board...

-Slashy

[Spacepigu]

@goduranus: I am working on that! it will be a bit tricky tho...

Update on the craft: I have gotten it to eve and back! video soon. Didn't want to risk landing, because it rapidly disassembles on reentry.

[goduranus]

@ Slash, a 360 degrees loop in your infinigider will slow it down.

@Spacepigu, I modified your ship to unblock the hatch. Also added a light to indicate whether the kraken drive is active.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fir0y3cs2r8fn4f/Infini-k%20shuttle%2C%20modified.craft?dl=0

[Spacepigu]

Thanks! the help is always appreciated!

[Spacepigu]

Could you post an image though? It helps a lot.

[goduranus]

It looks almost the same. The light in clipped inside the cockpit.

[GoSlash27]

http://s52.photobucket.com/user/GoSlash27/library/KSP/krakelicious/Eve%20mission

I have successfully landed on Eve, planted a flag, and reestablished orbit. Now to see if this thing will work in the thin atmosphere and low orbital velocity of Duna.

-Slashy

[Spacepigu]

Good Job! i would have done that, but i didn't want to risk it. I of course did risk what i did because i had to get back into kerbin orbit.

Silly me!

[GoSlash27]

http://s52.photobucket.com/user/GoSlash27/library/KSP/krakelicious/Duna%20Mission

Duna is potentially hazardous, but I made it without any problems. The danger is in the low margin between orbital velocity and kraken drive minimum engage speed. If you set your apoapsis too high, your speed can easily drop below 800 m/sec before you have circularized.

This one has been successful on Eve, Kerbin, and Duna. Laythe should be easy in comparison.

-Slashy

[GoSlash27]

http://s52.photobucket.com/user/GoSlash27/library/KSP/krakelicious/Laythe%20Mission

Nothing difficult about Laythe. Pretty much the same as flying on Kerbin.

Best,

-Slashy

[GoSlash27]

Okay... this one is good enough to submit.

k-2 testbed.craft

Only particulars for flying this one are as follows:

1) There is an okto-2 controller between the capsule and kraken drive. Control it from there.

2) K-drive toggle is action group 1.

193 parts minus whatever bonuses apply. High part count, but it makes up for that in all- around utility and the ability to dock in orbit.

Best,

-Slashy

Edited October 6, 2014 by GoSlash27

[Spacepigu]

Dang!

Thats pretty good slashy! well done!

I just had the coolest idea for mine!

You know how kerbals can push something and get pulled along with it on a ladder?

I could put that on my infini-k for more small movements that couldn't be done with the k-drive!