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Super Wabbit
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Can you tell what type of craft I'm prototyping? First Stage
What does this configuration look like it could do? SRB Sep
Here is what the final stage will kinda look like. Still needs more thrust though. Final Upper Stage |
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Finger
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:40 pm Post subject: 74 Kerbals walk into a bar.... |
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You're right. It's getting out of hand. Now I'm even more impressed.
I'm guessing you're building some kind of death ray to eliminate the Soviets.
I'm amazed you got either of those sections into orbit. Structural failures
have plagued my craft so I'm turning green as a Kerbal when I see that kind of lift being made. |
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Super Wabbit
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I am using some mod that has really strong braces...and I use a bunch of them. This seems to be enough to keep everything nice and stiff. |
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Dynamite Dan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| Your work is impressive Wabbit, BUT, its about time you started venturing further afield. Land on something already! |
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Super Wabbit
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| Dynamite Dan wrote: | | Your work is impressive Wabbit, BUT, its about time you started venturing further afield. Land on something already! |
While I was on vacation I toyed around with building a Mun mission using stock parts and Mechjeb. I think my entire vehicle is good to go but I'm having issues finding flat ground to land on and usually end up tipping my craft over and exploded once I'm on the Mun. |
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Dynamite Dan
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| Land on wheels then.. you'll just roll down said hill to a nice stop. |
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Super Wabbit
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| Dynamite Dan wrote: | | Land on wheels then.. you'll just roll down said hill to a nice stop. |
Hilarious idea! |
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Dynamite Dan
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| I have KSP in my blood. |
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Super Wabbit
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Well I made it to the Mun and back. It wasn't pretty as I've forgotten how to properly get to the Mun, or even how to do it in Mechjeb. I managed to land in a relatively flat spot. My return trip was very quick and I had exactly enough fuel to make it back, though I did smack into the Kerbin atmosphere at a very high rate of speed.
I'll up load pictures when I get home. I couldn't easily get my landing gear to work with the wheels in the few minutes I took last night so I simply added some struts and made a wider foot print for the landing gear.
I also didn't want to leave anything behind so I use the same vehicle to get to the Mun, land and return. No separate landers or command pods.
Question: Can you have more than one Kerbin on an EVA at any one moment? |
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Dynamite Dan
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| Answer: yes, yes you can, as soon as you go EVA, the kerbal is classed as a separate ship, so just use the ] or [ keys to switch back to the command pod. |
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Super Wabbit
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| I flew to Minmus, didn't land, just getting used to maneuvering to other heavenly bodies using Mechjeb. I'm gathering screen shots now. |
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Super Wabbit
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| Hey Dan, any tips on building ships to visit other planets? |
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Dynamite Dan
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| Super Wabbit wrote: | | Hey Dan, any tips on building ships to visit other planets? |
Yes, think efficiency, you MUST use the LV-N nuke rockets for the transfer stage, also, to start with, dont try and land on a planet, take off and get back to Kerbin with the same vehicle. Its easier to leave your transfer powerhouse in orbit while you land and then re-dock with it afterwards for the trip back. This is even easier on planets that have an atmosphere (duna) so you can just float down on your chutes. |
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| Super Wabbit wrote: | | Hey Dan, any tips on building ships to visit other planets? |
Yes, think efficiency, you MUST use the LV-N nuke rockets for the transfer stage, also, to start with, dont try and land on a planet, take off and get back to Kerbin with the same vehicle. Its easier to leave your transfer powerhouse in orbit while you land and then re-dock with it afterwards for the trip back. This is even easier on planets that have an atmosphere (duna) so you can just float down on your chutes. |
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Super Wabbit
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| Dynamite Dan wrote: | | Super Wabbit wrote: | | Hey Dan, any tips on building ships to visit other planets? |
Yes, think efficiency, you MUST use the LV-N nuke rockets for the transfer stage, also, to start with, dont try and land on a planet, take off and get back to Kerbin with the same vehicle. Its easier to leave your transfer powerhouse in orbit while you land and then re-dock with it afterwards for the trip back. This is even easier on planets that have an atmosphere (duna) so you can just float down on your chutes. |
Good tips. I didn't realize the nuke's were that efficient. Cool.
I like the idea of visiting a planet with atmosphere so I may just strike out straight for Duna. Is there a way to judge how much fuel you'll need to get there and back before actually launching? |
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Super Wabbit
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Finger, that rover looks awesome. Well done! I like your lander design too. |
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