2 Videos: Spaceplane to Duna and back, small Solarplane on Duna

[HelmutK]

Hi,

first video shows a spaceplaneflight to Duna, land and come back to KSC without refueling.

the second shows a funny small solarplane on Duna. It´s the whole mission, with transfer to Duna and back (without the solarplane).

Enjoy it

[Skylid]

Nice,

I really like your design, as I am trying to make a space plane to Duna. It is meant to be permanent plane for duna, but is was wondering, since you've been there, do the jet engines/rapier engines work? Or does only rocket engines work.

Nice work BTW!!

[Overfloater]

Nice!

Plane handles well, lifts off without jumping off the runway's end, chose the lowest ground for landing...

Perfect! ;]

Skylid Jets (and rapier jet mode) work only on Kerbin & Laythe,

Duna/Eve/Jool don't work because they don't have oxygen atmosphere.

[HelmutK]

Thanks ,

Overfloater have said it before. On duna i have only used the atomic engines.

There are four 24/77 engines in the bottom of the plane to land softer and for supporting the lift off. But for the final version in the video, i have optimized the wings, so it was not necessary to use them (save fuel for the flight back).

To land on Laythe is like a birthday party compared with Duna

[Skylid]

agreed, I read your posts, far after putting a rapier jet onto LDO. Although it is quite manuverable in Duna atmosphere, it wont slow down past 150m/s without stalling, and I am quite sure youy guys know what happens when you try to land in a valley going 150m/s

Thanks for your help, I actually thought that the engines would work on eve. Now i no not to fly a jet there!

[HelmutK]

If you want to land on Duna, be sure you have enough lift. Simple rule: The spaceplane flies well on Kerbin, put more wings on it to handle it well on Duna.

Eve...arrgh. I tried once...