fastest jet in ksp *UPDATED* 2/28/2019

[Lego8_bit]

Hello I'm lego8_bit and I was recently flying very fast around 1900 with a jet plane. Witch I thought of a very difficult challenge. You have to beat the speed of (2200 m/s Stock, 1500 m/s FAR)with a PURE jet. The rules are simple,

RULES:

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1. MAX ALT is 50,000

2. Updated* Due to the atmospheric update i will allow opt mod Aka the ADVANCED TURBORAMJET! and the scram jet mods or stock only! (But DRE and Is Permitted to show Accurate mach speed)(also FAR is permitted I will have a separate speed category for FAR entry's)

3. No rapier engines

4. No rockets of any kind including Nuclear Rocket engines!!!!

5. UPDATE* You my use jet, turbojet, advanced turboramjet, and scramjet mod ONLY!

6. SURFACE SPEED ONLY

7. welp if your creating your world for this challenge you must leave the re entry heating at 100% (or Stock)

8. you can have up to 1-8 Air intakes.

9. no thrusterless jets

10. No Ctrl alt f12 crap either

11. You must take a screenshot of your alt and your speed and also proof of no cheats

 

That's simple oh and this is for versions 1.0.4 and up

Post your jet breaking mack 1-28

Good luck

For people wondering about Rule 2 and 5 well there mods that you can use to attempt to beat the optional mission if you accept it...

here are the links

 

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/119735-1-0-4-Instell-Incorporated-Experimental-Technologies ( SCRAMJET mod ) NO LONGER IN DEVELOPMENT!!!!!!

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OPTIONAL CHALLENGES:

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C1. if you do accept this mini challenge in the current version your goal is to beat the top speeds from the list above! the person who can beat or surpass the top speed on my list with have broken the old speed record aka will be awareded with the icon called Breaking hypersonic speeds since 24.1! and a vintage. speed. breaker. (VSB) by there name

C2. If anyone can break mach 24 before hitting the 50k limit with an air breathing engine i will personally Show it off on a video in a showcase and have a Skype chat with them. with that in mind only 3 things on your craft ill allow if they gone missing from overeating. and you must land your craft Near or on the runway.

 

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PREVIOUS ATTEMPTED SCORES:

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The following Scores are from 24.1 VERY OLD SCORES!!!

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ships that Broke MACH 6!! (DRE Compataible):

1. on October 24 2014 at 5:04 Tsevion with his Last ship design STREAMLINED the completion with a speed of 2336.1 m/s

1. on October 23 2014 at 14:47 Zipmafia with his last ship design he was able to complete the impossible he broke Tevion 2323 m/s record with a wooping 2324m/s and about Mach 6.83 (redlining close to mach 7) and has shattered EVRYONES designs good job

2. On October 23 2014, at 5:04 Tsevion Shattered Everyone's Dreams with a speed of 2323 M/S !!!

3. On October 22 2014, at 11:04 Zipmafia Desperately attempted to defend his title with a speed of 2317 m/s... and broke 2300 m/s!

4. On October 22 2014, at 3:54 Tsevison Broke the 2300 m/s with a speed of 2314.3 m/s

5. on October 17 2014, at 17:42 Zipmafia broke 2300 m/s with a speed of 2311 m/s

6. On October 21 2014 at 12:32 DaJay42 barely broke the 2300 m/s with a speed of 2308.4 m/s

7. On October 17 2014, at 16:35 ZipMafia for the third time Almost broke the 2300m/s mark with a speed of 2288 m/s

8. On October 17 2014, at 16:49 djnekkid Broke Mach 6 with a speed of 2258 m/s half way there to break the 2300 m/s mark

9. on 6th October 2014, at 11:04 Zipmafia broke mach 6 with a speed of : 2229 m/s

10. on 7th October 2014, at 07:01 Gravaar Broke mach 6 with a speed of 2227 m/s

11 on October 17 2014, at 7:04 Jatwaa (NOTE the picture Is dnf due to B9 aerospace looking parts but the video made up for it) Came close to mach 6 but needs a few bolts tightened with a speed of 2188 m/s

FAR Top speeds DRE compatible beat a speed of 1500 (optional) :

1. On October 17, 2014 at 20:40 WanderFound with FAR and DRE reached a speed Of 1794.4m/s and Mach 5.77 before his plane bit the dust

2. On October 27, 2014 at 14:17 toxictalon74 with FAR and DRE reached a speed Of 1570.0m/s and Mach 5.060 before his plane split into tiny pieces.

 

 

 

The following scores are from: 1.0.4

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TOP SPEED IN STOCK 1.0.4:

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1. Nefrums Has made it to Mach 5.15 and a speed of 1554.7 m/s before it exploded and made jebs body into monocles spread into the atomsphere XD

2. Zipmafia a Veteran Has reappeared from the blackness and has made it to Mach 4.45 and has breached the speed of 1531.9 m/s

3. ExaltedDuck AGAIN made it to Mach 4.43 and has a speed of 1529.7 m/s

4. ExaltedDuck Made it to Mach 5.04 and had a speed of 1495.5 m/s

5. endrush has Made it to Mach 5.06 and had a speed of 1483 m/s before his plane Blew up into pieces

6. norup made it to Mach 5.02 and has a speed of 1482.6 m/s

7. Haruspex made it to Mach 5 ad has a speed of 1469.1 m/s

8. fire219 made it to Mach 4.96 and has a speed of 1376.8 m/s

9. Zaddy23 made it to Mach 4.92 and has a speed of 1365 m/s

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TOP SPEED WITH SCRAMJET MOD IN 1.0.4:

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1. (VSB) norup set the standard with a mach speed of 9.01 and a total speed of 2701.5 m/s!!!

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TOP SPEED WITH ADVANCED TURBORAMJET MOD IN 1.0.4

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**UPDATE** I WIPED AND ARCHIVED THE SCORES FROM 1.0.4  AND 24.1 IN SPOILERS THESE SCORES ARE NOW FOR 1.6.1!!!! god its been along time same rules apply.

The following scores are for 1.6.1
 

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STOCK 1.6.1:
 

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1st.

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SCRAMJET MOD 1.6.1:
 

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1st.

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ADVANCED TURBORAMJET MOD 1.6.1:

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1st.

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10th.

 

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OTHER CHALLENGES I created :

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I encourage Everyone to build crazy and wacky designs that can go VERY FAST again good luck and have fun.

also Check out my polar challenge :

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/71465-the-polar-challenge-%2A-BOAT-RULE-UPDATE%2A

 

 

Edited March 7, 2019 by Lego8_bit

[Zipmafia]

How about this one?

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How is this challenge scored? If it is fastest speed check this out, http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/27296-The-MachingBird-Challenge!?highlight=machingbird.

[Lego8_bit]

ill edit the rules for places I don't know what to do about scoring yet

[Pecan]

I think you'll find 2,229m/s is a bit more than mach 1.

[Wanderfound]

Somewhat north of Mach 6, in fact.

Doing this is largely an exercise in patience; build a basic jet and skim the top of the atmosphere for as long as possible. And it definitely needs separate leaderboards for FAR/NEAR. Deadly Reentry shouldn't matter at these altitudes.

[Gravaar]

Here is one for you

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2227 m/s over land

You should also put a limit on upper atmosphere level 36000 meters is probably best and it eliminates a lot of intake spamming as the drag is worse than the benefits at that range but it is YOUR challenge YOU decide the rules

And yes I know that height disqualifies my entry

[Lego8_bit]

I got up to 40,000 with only 2 intakes ill limit it to that

[Jatwaa]

I'll have to dig out my bird, had her up to 2600 in my test, but can't recall the intakes I used. But this is from my first flight, I need to still bring it out again.

The actual flight is here

Edited October 17, 2014 by Jatwaa

[Pds314]

This seems like a machingbird clone.

[Hodo]

This seems like a machingbird clone.

It basically is, with mod restrictions.

But seeing as the Machingbird challenge hasn't been updated in months, maybe close to a year now, I think this is fine.

But because it is stock only and I loath the stock souposphere dynamics and refuse to use it, at all. That will leave me out of it with my use of FAR.

[Zipmafia]

Space Dart @ 2288 m/s or Mach 6.72

Do I really have the fastest planes around?

[djnekkid]

2258 ...

[Zipmafia]

The Atmos-Cream-Scoop @ 2311 or Mach 6.79

[djnekkid]

i've upped my speed by 10ms to 2268, but i've hit that trice... Moar boosters

[Wanderfound]

Is the altitude limit just at time of screenshot, or is it intended to be a ceiling for the entire flight?

I'll see if I can get a FAR/DRE entry up for you. A bit below mach 6 is probably the limit in FAR, though.

[Wanderfound]

Okay, let's see what a FAR/DRE jet can do...

Just a quick little something I threw together.

Up.

Supersonic in the vertical climb.

Time to level off.

Getting warm.

And finally into the hypersonic.

Top speed during the climb.

That's the top, time for a bounce.

Negligible thrust at this speed, the air is going through the intakes too fast for the turbojet to handle.

Getting some speed up...

Note the speeds in the previous two pics: the first is 1794.4m/s and Mach 5.67, while the second is 1792.0m/s and Mach 5.69. The first is faster in m/s, the second is faster in Mach. This is because Mach varies with altitude, while m/s does not. Which gives me an idea...

Speed in m/s peaks here, at 1787.9m/s.

Getting a bit on the toasty side.

Peak mach, 5.77. Oops.

This might hurt.

Nup, all good.

So: 1794.4m/s or Mach 5.77, your choice.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Wanderfound

[Wavechaser]

No B9? What... ...

[antbin]

If you don't restrict intakes, this challenge is a bit meaningless

[dacamp66]

found this, it tells exactly what mach number is and how to calculate it along with the required maths. it might help, if anyone feels like double checking their figures for an entry for this contest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_number

[stanz25]

Alrighty I'm in. Give me a few minutes

[Pds314]

I have FINISHED! 3493M/S

Not possible in Stock KSP. The thrust curves for jets cut off at 2400 stock, or about 1800 FAR. Even falling can't get you to that sort of ludicrous speed unless you start from the edge of Kerbin's SOI (Where jets are not possible to use) You probably have broken configs.

[Zipmafia]

ummm, something is wrong here. I noticed that in the second pic it shows you experiencing over 15G, where your flight log says 7.4G. I'm thinking bug, broken config, or cheating is going on. I like the air spamming though, might try it myself.

Edit~ What is with the fuzzed out mod button huh?

[Wanderfound]

ummm, something is wrong here. I noticed that in the second pic it shows you experiencing over 15G, where your flight log says 7.4G. I'm thinking bug, broken config, or cheating is going on. I like the air spamming though, might try it myself.

Edit~ What is with the fuzzed out mod button huh?

Active Texture Management is messing wth toolbars. And the navball readout and flight log g-meters have very little correlation with each other; it seems the flight log only registers sustained G's.

No idea about the speed, though.

[hempa2]

This feels Photoshopped, check the KAC timer.. He traveled 17km vertical in 2.5 minutes and the blurred button could be a FAR one.

In picture 2 i notice a lack of smoke and he kept the same heading in both picture 2 and 3...

[stanz25]

This feels Photoshopped, check the KAC timer.. He traveled 17km vertical in 2.5 minutes and the blurred button could be a FAR one.

In picture 2 i notice a lack of smoke and he kept the same heading in both picture 2 and 3...

Lol you can say i cheated. I did. However I didn't use photoshop. I just wanted to see how you guys would react. I think its awesome how us users know how to spot out the cheaters and take em down!