Huge stock t!rebuchet

[Itsjustrocketscience]

I got an idea from another thread to make a trebuchet and, well:

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[zekes]

any pictures of the actual thing? Like, outside the cockpit? A video would he good too.

[Itsjustrocketscience]

You replied literally instantly, wow,

It's pretty big.

[zekes]

You replied literally instantly, wow,

It's pretty big.

I tend to do that

Wonderful picture, it looks big! what if you put a mainsail on the end, to "help" gravity

[Gaalidas]

then it becomes an assisted suicide platform.

[Itsjustrocketscience]

Lol, I didn't want to use any engines but that would be fun

I'm not 100% sure it would stay upright, and by that I mean it'd prob do a ton of loops in the air then explode.

[Itsjustrocketscience]

You could also check out my UFO: It's small and has a few cool features.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/100366-Small-stock-UFO%21?p=1546217#post1546217

[Starwhip]

I tend to do that

Wonderful picture, it looks big! what if you put a mainsail on the end, to "help" gravity

Bah, a KR-2L.

[zekes]

Bah, a KR-2L.

I love those things...

[Itsjustrocketscience]

Well I must say this has gotta be the coolest in-atmosphere thing I've ever done in KSP ever...

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Also this thread is gettin pretty popular so merry christmas:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpi81qr8ckfe7op/Experimental%20Trebuchet.craft?dl=0

[Starwhip]

Hey, looky! He did put a KR-2L on it!

It should be taller and wider so that it can get the full 45 degree swing.

[Voculus]

Any daytime pictures?

[Itsjustrocketscience]

Hey, looky! He did put a KR-2L on it!

It should be taller and wider so that it can get the full 45 degree swing.

trust me the thing breaks LONG before It gets to 45^o

[Itsjustrocketscience]

Any daytime pictures?

[katateochi]

Well I must say this has gotta be the coolest in-atmosphere thing I've ever done in KSP ever...

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Flinging Kerbals down the runway in the name of science, what better way to wile away an afternoon!!

I built something similar ages ago, but that just flung unprotected Kerbals and was 98.3% fatal for its test subjects. What range did you manage? Obviously can't make a direct comparison as yours is throwing a much heavier object, but mine could fling Kerbals about 360m down the runway.

Glad to see this kind of Kerbal abuse is still alive in the community!

[Itsjustrocketscience]

I haven't really tested how far it can go yet, I'll see, but It's not very far.

[Itsjustrocketscience]

60 meters, max, also I decided to see what the Kerbal sees with the rocket powered one. It's worth noting that I went much further this time because in earlier one ones I opened the parachute just as I launched, but these ones, I waited until I almost hit the ground.

If someone asked you if you wanted to ride this and showed you these pictures, what would you say?

Cause from here it looks like alt of fun, It hasn't killed any Kerbals yet either.

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[Itsjustrocketscience]

I should do something about that fulcrum...

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Feel free to give me rep whenever you like

Edited November 18, 2014 by Itsjustrocketscience