Yes, but only once I had done everything first.
Kerbal Space Program
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Yes, but only once I had done everything first.
Neverrrrr!
Also no KSP tonight, damn friends who forget owed money!
Not a fun afternoon for you!
Look on the bright side, your bound too own a KSP liscense by the time KSP.16 comes out!
Only a few more weeks too go!
So nearly into orbit - I reckon it is achievable with this one though, I wasted too much fuel getting up there.
Been serious, you have started with just rockets?
Trying to get them into stabile orbit first; Then move to Plane/Rocket Hybrids? Or Plane assisted Rocket designs?
Truth be told, it still a design step, that I am struggling with.
Well - I have had one successful mission @ (100KM Orbit), after 50 failed launch's, the the lifter stage isn't stable, a little unpredictable! Well its predictable, just not in a good/succesful manor..
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I have managed to get rockets into orbit, just struggling with the space plane - just achieved my record of 600,000m away from the planet, but I got the angle wrong for an orbit. Nearly though - think I need a little more fuel.
Soldato
Damn, completely forgot about getting into orbit. I've been havin too much fun playing around with silly designs trying to get them to fly!
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Sweet, I landed it! This is definitely the design that can enter orbit and then land in a single stage. Just needs more control and a little tweaking -
Awesome looking jet there Captn.
I have been building rockets and realised that both my designs suck and that I'm a terrible pilot! Almost achieved an orbit but my terrible staging system incinerated the Steakbake 5 upon release :'(
I have been building rockets and realised that both my designs suck and that I'm a terrible pilot! Almost achieved an orbit but my terrible staging system incinerated the Steakbake 5 upon release :'(
Soldato
well i've been playing with jets, looking at others and getting ideas and this is the closest thing i've got to something stable.
Not too bad to control. Have since swapped to turbo jet engines as I lost air speed before. Luckily the cockpit is attached to some parachutes 'just in case'
Without the winglets on the front it's just uncontrollable
Not too bad to control. Have since swapped to turbo jet engines as I lost air speed before. Luckily the cockpit is attached to some parachutes 'just in case'
Without the winglets on the front it's just uncontrollable
Soldato
How do you control p;lanes in space?
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Wondering this myself, it is tough - I can only assume some kind of small thrusters?
Soldato
I've tried the tiny ones but can't get them working
Attatched them to a fule tank and turned RCS on
Soldato
Turn RCS on (R) make sure you have RCS thrusters on the ships extremities - end of wings etc have nice leverage. Fit an RCS fuel tank
If you are using a rocket engine which is vectorable you'll turn fairly well under throttle anyway
If you are using a rocket engine which is vectorable you'll turn fairly well under throttle anyway
Soldato
Ah, which one is the RCS fuel tank, or will any do?
Soldato
Thanks, got it
RCS was dissapointing, was hping it'd get me to the mun
RCS was dissapointing, was hping it'd get me to the mun
Thanks, got it
RCS was dissapointing, was hping it'd get me to the mun
RCS isn't a main engine, it's for manor wring only and is extremely usefull.
To get to the moon you need a main engine.
Soldato
Would you recommend liquid or solid?
Liquid, solid is only any good in first stage for very initial lift off.
As you get higher go through the liquid motors.
So first stage big rocket engines, with one vectoring engine in the centre. Can use some solid boosters here if needed. Should get you most of the way to orbit.
Second stage vectoring engine one will do, get you into orbit, to moon and half way down decent. Last stage the landing engine(can't remember what it's called) is powerful enough to land and return to earth.
As you get higher go through the liquid motors.
So first stage big rocket engines, with one vectoring engine in the centre. Can use some solid boosters here if needed. Should get you most of the way to orbit.
Second stage vectoring engine one will do, get you into orbit, to moon and half way down decent. Last stage the landing engine(can't remember what it's called) is powerful enough to land and return to earth.
Soldato
Liquid for sure. Solids have no throttle control and you can't turn them off - only useful for takeoff! If you plan on landing too I'd use the smaller liquid rocket.
Soldato
Hmm, i think i'll try going somwhere near the moon and till work stuff out from there