Energia - Buran 1.02 Space Shuttle [KSP 1.1.3]

[dark Jim]

updated version of my Energia - Buran Space Shuttle

since months almost ready

with old versions of KSP i had some propulsion problems. is now fixed with excess of power and part clipping  

how to fly:

~45% thrust for the first stage may be enough

separation w.o. throttle otherwise easy to fly with impressive glider capabilities...

!! open cargo once for front gear deployment bugfixing !!

craft file:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXUGpOSkljaVNVR3M/view?usp=sharing

http://imgur.com/a/DK0km

 

Old:

working on version for KSP 1.0 (1.02)

shuttle seems to be OK, energia lacks on power at least a few pictures are ready ..

preview Energia - Buran 1.02 Space Shuttle [Kerbal 1.0]

old verion for KSP 0.9

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXZjZ5U1NDSmVNNzA/edit

"beta than ever" buran 1.07 craft

more cargohold (inspired by vitekc45c`s buran) 501 parts - somehow laggy on my pc

howto launch (version 1.06 with ~20t cargo): full throttle till booster strap-off afterwards slightly throttle down till ~40%@35km followed by full throttle orbital-burn with buran main engine`s.

~60% shuttle fuel left for a de-orbit burn and landing (RCS help`s a lot for a soft touchdown)

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version 1.04

old versions:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXNG8yamlYUUNudms/edit buran 1.06 craft

slightly better wing geometry and some other small changes ...

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXWkw2RG52UHRERDQ/edit buran 1.05 craft

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXLTBRLUVUNWdEYzg/ buran 1.04 craft

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXeXktS3g2X20zVGs/ buran 1.03 craft

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXTy1EbUtKWk1RQzQ/view?usp=sharing buran 1.02 craft

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXVEhieUhyc3BNMm8/edit buran 1.01

hermes ariane 5

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXZlJUY1VHR25VRUU/ mk3 hermes craft

 

Edited September 15, 2016 by dark Jim
new craft`s + title

[agent 902]

awesome,needed somthing like this,well done sir

[dark Jim]

update "version 3" buran 1.02

old post: tooo mutch fuel and center of thrust needs some optimizations (needs more rcs "version 2" coud transport arround 15t cargo to a 100km orbit)

Edited December 22, 2014 by dark Jim

[Giggleplex777]

Nice, can you post more pictures?

[dark Jim]

http://imgur.com/a/dJAM5

UNTIL CRASH

[Jeb Cubed]

have you figured it's max cargo capacity yet?

[Woopert]

That looks really nice! The Energia part of the rocket looks very realistic and the Buran looks good as well.

[dark Jim]

@ Jep Cubed ~20t low orbit with help mech jep and some extra rcs on top were no issue BUT no realistic flight behavior tends to flip over ...

i use some fuel line cheating on the other hand LV-45T instead LV-30T properly woud help for nice flight behavior (at least booster flight) but lowers max. take off mass.

[longbyte1]

This looks quite faithful to the original. Nice job!

[Yukon0009]

Wow, look realy nice and original! TAKE MY REP ALREADY

[dark Jim]

KVV Art (nice plugin)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77tTCv1DutXWkw2RG52UHRERDQ/edit version 1.05

[Serg28]

I like it!

But I think you should correct shuttle's wings a little

[H2O.]

That thing looks the part!

Is it me, or I see an Hermes atop an Ariane on your album?

[dark Jim]

Geometry and size of the wings were fu**** somthing for version 1.06 maybe...

@H2O it shoud be a (fat MK3) hermes on top

[Ravenchant]

It does look very much like the real thing! (and must have taken you a load of time). Have some rep

[dark Jim]

way too much time...

there's ONLY one more thing... scale-up of the cargohold (and fix all other thing`s e.g. wing geometriy -somehow )

[Blipser]

Sorry I misread the title, never mind

[sal_vager]

Really impressive dark jim

[tjsnh]

The first post is slightly confusing - which download .craft is working for KSP1.02 ?

[tjsnh]

For context - I found this amazing picture album today of Pitchka and Baikal rotting away in the hanger.

http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/219949.html

It's horribly depressing to look at, but a good reference for RARE up-close pictures of "the real thing"

[Kagame]

I was actually just trying to make my own Buran rep. The reason the Energia lacks power is because, well, it kind of did in real life... sometimes the Russian way of using very many very small rockets does not work that well. Well done sir.

Edited June 13, 2015 by Kagame

[dark Jim]

@ tjsnh 1.02 version were on hold. theres a (reproducible) bug -> only 2 of 4 booster engine firing up -> i wait for ksp 1.03 (or later) relaise fix. http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/219949.html nice albumb you found there.

@ kagame, maybe the energia was lacking power. but, far as I know, the RD-170 kerosin-lox engines were extrem powerful and have a very good fuel efficiency -> chamber pressure ~245 bar -> power output turbo pump ~ 192MW or 257000 shaft horsepower for each booster were needed -> only problem i have, there's no stock ksb RD-170 equivalent

[dark Jim]

bumb  ksp 1.1.3 updated (new engine and tons of glitter parts)

properly final version

http://imgur.com/ezbNquQ

Edited September 15, 2016 by dark Jim

[Abpilot]

should it be compatible wth 1.3