Kerbal Space Program

[Harakiri Tiger]

You really don't have to fly that high, though. There's not really much to do once you break about 1,000km height and you're still going 2,000m/s+. You just keep flying away from the Kearth. I've started to enjoy putting different kinds of ships into orbit instead. Putting just a capsule into orbit is pretty easy, but you're almost gauranteed an erratic loop and you can't adjust it later on in the day in case it messes up too much and you start to fall. It's best if you can manage to keep at least one fuel tank once you achieve a solid orbit so you can adjust later on.

 

I really would like to achieve a near perfect circle orbit. That would be fucking awesome.

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

its all about trying to get the highest exit velocity (or at least thats what im trying to)

orbiting involves math and im no good at that

[Artdeux]

0 km, Vcirc = 2425.56 m/s, Tcirc = 25.90 min, Vesc = 3430.27 m/s

5 km, Vcirc = 2415.52 m/s, Tcirc = 26.23 min, Vesc = 3416.06 m/s

10 km, Vcirc = 2405.60 m/s, Tcirc = 26.55 min, Vesc = 3402.03 m/s

15 km, Vcirc = 2395.80 m/s, Tcirc = 26.88 min, Vesc = 3388.18 m/s

20 km, Vcirc = 2386.12 m/s, Tcirc = 27.21 min, Vesc = 3374.49 m/s

25 km, Vcirc = 2376.56 m/s, Tcirc = 27.54 min, Vesc = 3360.96 m/s

30 km, Vcirc = 2367.11 m/s, Tcirc = 27.87 min, Vesc = 3347.60 m/s

35 km, Vcirc = 2357.77 m/s, Tcirc = 28.20 min, Vesc = 3334.39 m/s

40 km, Vcirc = 2348.54 m/s, Tcirc = 28.54 min, Vesc = 3321.34 m/s

45 km, Vcirc = 2339.42 m/s, Tcirc = 28.87 min, Vesc = 3308.44 m/s

50 km, Vcirc = 2330.41 m/s, Tcirc = 29.21 min, Vesc = 3295.69 m/s

55 km, Vcirc = 2321.49 m/s, Tcirc = 29.55 min, Vesc = 3283.09 m/s

60 km, Vcirc = 2312.68 m/s, Tcirc = 29.89 min, Vesc = 3270.63 m/s

65 km, Vcirc = 2303.97 m/s, Tcirc = 30.23 min, Vesc = 3258.31 m/s

70 km, Vcirc = 2295.36 m/s, Tcirc = 30.57 min, Vesc = 3246.13 m/s

75 km, Vcirc = 2286.84 m/s, Tcirc = 30.91 min, Vesc = 3234.09 m/s

80 km, Vcirc = 2278.42 m/s, Tcirc = 31.25 min, Vesc = 3222.17 m/s

85 km, Vcirc = 2270.09 m/s, Tcirc = 31.60 min, Vesc = 3210.39 m/s

90 km, Vcirc = 2261.85 m/s, Tcirc = 31.95 min, Vesc = 3198.74 m/s

95 km, Vcirc = 2253.70 m/s, Tcirc = 32.29 min, Vesc = 3187.21 m/s

100 km, Vcirc = 2245.64 m/s, Tcirc = 32.64 min, Vesc = 3175.81 m/s

105 km, Vcirc = 2237.66 m/s, Tcirc = 32.99 min, Vesc = 3164.53 m/s

110 km, Vcirc = 2229.77 m/s, Tcirc = 33.34 min, Vesc = 3153.36 m/s

115 km, Vcirc = 2221.96 m/s, Tcirc = 33.70 min, Vesc = 3142.32 m/s

120 km, Vcirc = 2214.23 m/s, Tcirc = 34.05 min, Vesc = 3131.39 m/s

125 km, Vcirc = 2206.58 m/s, Tcirc = 34.41 min, Vesc = 3120.57 m/s

130 km, Vcirc = 2199.01 m/s, Tcirc = 34.76 min, Vesc = 3109.87 m/s

135 km, Vcirc = 2191.52 m/s, Tcirc = 35.12 min, Vesc = 3099.27 m/s

140 km, Vcirc = 2184.10 m/s, Tcirc = 35.48 min, Vesc = 3088.78 m/s

145 km, Vcirc = 2176.76 m/s, Tcirc = 35.84 min, Vesc = 3078.40 m/s

150 km, Vcirc = 2169.49 m/s, Tcirc = 36.20 min, Vesc = 3068.12 m/s

155 km, Vcirc = 2162.29 m/s, Tcirc = 36.56 min, Vesc = 3057.95 m/s

160 km, Vcirc = 2155.17 m/s, Tcirc = 36.93 min, Vesc = 3047.87 m/s

165 km, Vcirc = 2148.12 m/s, Tcirc = 37.29 min, Vesc = 3037.89 m/s

170 km, Vcirc = 2141.13 m/s, Tcirc = 37.66 min, Vesc = 3028.02 m/s

175 km, Vcirc = 2134.21 m/s, Tcirc = 38.03 min, Vesc = 3018.23 m/s

180 km, Vcirc = 2127.36 m/s, Tcirc = 38.40 min, Vesc = 3008.54 m/s

185 km, Vcirc = 2120.57 m/s, Tcirc = 38.77 min, Vesc = 2998.95 m/s

190 km, Vcirc = 2113.85 m/s, Tcirc = 39.14 min, Vesc = 2989.44 m/s

195 km, Vcirc = 2107.20 m/s, Tcirc = 39.51 min, Vesc = 2980.02 m/s

200 km, Vcirc = 2100.60 m/s, Tcirc = 39.88 min, Vesc = 2970.70 m/s

205 km, Vcirc = 2094.07 m/s, Tcirc = 40.26 min, Vesc = 2961.46 m/s

210 km, Vcirc = 2087.59 m/s, Tcirc = 40.63 min, Vesc = 2952.30 m/s

215 km, Vcirc = 2081.18 m/s, Tcirc = 41.01 min, Vesc = 2943.23 m/s

220 km, Vcirc = 2074.82 m/s, Tcirc = 41.39 min, Vesc = 2934.25 m/s

225 km, Vcirc = 2068.53 m/s, Tcirc = 41.77 min, Vesc = 2925.34 m/s

230 km, Vcirc = 2062.29 m/s, Tcirc = 42.15 min, Vesc = 2916.52 m/s

235 km, Vcirc = 2056.10 m/s, Tcirc = 42.53 min, Vesc = 2907.77 m/s

240 km, Vcirc = 2049.98 m/s, Tcirc = 42.91 min, Vesc = 2899.10 m/s

245 km, Vcirc = 2043.90 m/s, Tcirc = 43.29 min, Vesc = 2890.51 m/s

250 km, Vcirc = 2037.88 m/s, Tcirc = 43.68 min, Vesc = 2882.00 m/s

255 km, Vcirc = 2031.91 m/s, Tcirc = 44.06 min, Vesc = 2873.56 m/s

260 km, Vcirc = 2026.00 m/s, Tcirc = 44.45 min, Vesc = 2865.19 m/s

265 km, Vcirc = 2020.13 m/s, Tcirc = 44.84 min, Vesc = 2856.90 m/s

270 km, Vcirc = 2014.32 m/s, Tcirc = 45.23 min, Vesc = 2848.68 m/s

275 km, Vcirc = 2008.56 m/s, Tcirc = 45.62 min, Vesc = 2840.53 m/s

280 km, Vcirc = 2002.84 m/s, Tcirc = 46.01 min, Vesc = 2832.45 m/s

285 km, Vcirc = 1997.18 m/s, Tcirc = 46.40 min, Vesc = 2824.44 m/s

290 km, Vcirc = 1991.56 m/s, Tcirc = 46.80 min, Vesc = 2816.49 m/s

295 km, Vcirc = 1985.99 m/s, Tcirc = 47.19 min, Vesc = 2808.61 m/s

300 km, Vcirc = 1980.46 m/s, Tcirc = 47.59 min, Vesc = 2800.80 m/s

305 km, Vcirc = 1974.99 m/s, Tcirc = 47.99 min, Vesc = 2793.05 m/s

310 km, Vcirc = 1969.55 m/s, Tcirc = 48.38 min, Vesc = 2785.37 m/s

315 km, Vcirc = 1964.16 m/s, Tcirc = 48.78 min, Vesc = 2777.75 m/s

320 km, Vcirc = 1958.82 m/s, Tcirc = 49.18 min, Vesc = 2770.19 m/s

325 km, Vcirc = 1953.52 m/s, Tcirc = 49.59 min, Vesc = 2762.69 m/s

330 km, Vcirc = 1948.26 m/s, Tcirc = 49.99 min, Vesc = 2755.26 m/s

335 km, Vcirc = 1943.04 m/s, Tcirc = 50.39 min, Vesc = 2747.88 m/s

340 km, Vcirc = 1937.87 m/s, Tcirc = 50.80 min, Vesc = 2740.56 m/s

345 km, Vcirc = 1932.74 m/s, Tcirc = 51.20 min, Vesc = 2733.30 m/s

350 km, Vcirc = 1927.64 m/s, Tcirc = 51.61 min, Vesc = 2726.10 m/s

355 km, Vcirc = 1922.59 m/s, Tcirc = 52.02 min, Vesc = 2718.95 m/s

360 km, Vcirc = 1917.58 m/s, Tcirc = 52.43 min, Vesc = 2711.86 m/s

365 km, Vcirc = 1912.60 m/s, Tcirc = 52.84 min, Vesc = 2704.83 m/s

370 km, Vcirc = 1907.67 m/s, Tcirc = 53.25 min, Vesc = 2697.85 m/s

375 km, Vcirc = 1902.77 m/s, Tcirc = 53.66 min, Vesc = 2690.92 m/s

380 km, Vcirc = 1897.91 m/s, Tcirc = 54.07 min, Vesc = 2684.05 m/s

385 km, Vcirc = 1893.09 m/s, Tcirc = 54.49 min, Vesc = 2677.23 m/s

390 km, Vcirc = 1888.30 m/s, Tcirc = 54.90 min, Vesc = 2670.46 m/s

395 km, Vcirc = 1883.55 m/s, Tcirc = 55.32 min, Vesc = 2663.74 m/s

400 km, Vcirc = 1878.83 m/s, Tcirc = 55.74 min, Vesc = 2657.07 m/s

405 km, Vcirc = 1874.15 m/s, Tcirc = 56.16 min, Vesc = 2650.45 m/s

410 km, Vcirc = 1869.51 m/s, Tcirc = 56.57 min, Vesc = 2643.89 m/s

415 km, Vcirc = 1864.90 m/s, Tcirc = 57.00 min, Vesc = 2637.37 m/s

420 km, Vcirc = 1860.32 m/s, Tcirc = 57.42 min, Vesc = 2630.89 m/s

425 km, Vcirc = 1855.78 m/s, Tcirc = 57.84 min, Vesc = 2624.47 m/s

430 km, Vcirc = 1851.27 m/s, Tcirc = 58.26 min, Vesc = 2618.09 m/s

435 km, Vcirc = 1846.79 m/s, Tcirc = 58.69 min, Vesc = 2611.76 m/s

440 km, Vcirc = 1842.35 m/s, Tcirc = 59.11 min, Vesc = 2605.47 m/s

445 km, Vcirc = 1837.94 m/s, Tcirc = 59.54 min, Vesc = 2599.23 m/s

450 km, Vcirc = 1833.55 m/s, Tcirc = 59.97 min, Vesc = 2593.04 m/s

455 km, Vcirc = 1829.20 m/s, Tcirc = 60.40 min, Vesc = 2586.89 m/s

460 km, Vcirc = 1824.88 m/s, Tcirc = 60.83 min, Vesc = 2580.78 m/s

465 km, Vcirc = 1820.60 m/s, Tcirc = 61.26 min, Vesc = 2574.71 m/s

470 km, Vcirc = 1816.34 m/s, Tcirc = 61.69 min, Vesc = 2568.69 m/s

475 km, Vcirc = 1812.11 m/s, Tcirc = 62.12 min, Vesc = 2562.71 m/s

480 km, Vcirc = 1807.91 m/s, Tcirc = 62.56 min, Vesc = 2556.77 m/s

485 km, Vcirc = 1803.74 m/s, Tcirc = 62.99 min, Vesc = 2550.87 m/s

490 km, Vcirc = 1799.60 m/s, Tcirc = 63.43 min, Vesc = 2545.01 m/s

495 km, Vcirc = 1795.48 m/s, Tcirc = 63.86 min, Vesc = 2539.20 m/s

500 km, Vcirc = 1791.40 m/s, Tcirc = 64.30 min, Vesc = 2533.42 m/s

505 km, Vcirc = 1787.34 m/s, Tcirc = 64.74 min, Vesc = 2527.68 m/s

510 km, Vcirc = 1783.31 m/s, Tcirc = 65.18 min, Vesc = 2521.98 m/s

515 km, Vcirc = 1779.31 m/s, Tcirc = 65.62 min, Vesc = 2516.32 m/s

520 km, Vcirc = 1775.33 m/s, Tcirc = 66.06 min, Vesc = 2510.70 m/s

525 km, Vcirc = 1771.38 m/s, Tcirc = 66.51 min, Vesc = 2505.11 m/s

530 km, Vcirc = 1767.46 m/s, Tcirc = 66.95 min, Vesc = 2499.56 m/s

535 km, Vcirc = 1763.56 m/s, Tcirc = 67.40 min, Vesc = 2494.05 m/s

540 km, Vcirc = 1759.69 m/s, Tcirc = 67.84 min, Vesc = 2488.58 m/s

545 km, Vcirc = 1755.84 m/s, Tcirc = 68.29 min, Vesc = 2483.14 m/s

550 km, Vcirc = 1752.02 m/s, Tcirc = 68.74 min, Vesc = 2477.73 m/s

555 km, Vcirc = 1748.23 m/s, Tcirc = 69.19 min, Vesc = 2472.36 m/s

560 km, Vcirc = 1744.45 m/s, Tcirc = 69.63 min, Vesc = 2467.03 m/s

565 km, Vcirc = 1740.71 m/s, Tcirc = 70.09 min, Vesc = 2461.73 m/s

570 km, Vcirc = 1736.98 m/s, Tcirc = 70.54 min, Vesc = 2456.46 m/s

575 km, Vcirc = 1733.28 m/s, Tcirc = 70.99 min, Vesc = 2451.23 m/s

580 km, Vcirc = 1729.61 m/s, Tcirc = 71.44 min, Vesc = 2446.03 m/s

585 km, Vcirc = 1725.95 m/s, Tcirc = 71.90 min, Vesc = 2440.87 m/s

590 km, Vcirc = 1722.32 m/s, Tcirc = 72.35 min, Vesc = 2435.73 m/s

595 km, Vcirc = 1718.72 m/s, Tcirc = 72.81 min, Vesc = 2430.63 m/s

600 km, Vcirc = 1715.13 m/s, Tcirc = 73.27 min, Vesc = 2425.56 m/s

605 km, Vcirc = 1711.57 m/s, Tcirc = 73.73 min, Vesc = 2420.53 m/s

610 km, Vcirc = 1708.03 m/s, Tcirc = 74.19 min, Vesc = 2415.52 m/s

615 km, Vcirc = 1704.51 m/s, Tcirc = 74.65 min, Vesc = 2410.55 m/s

620 km, Vcirc = 1701.02 m/s, Tcirc = 75.11 min, Vesc = 2405.60 m/s

625 km, Vcirc = 1697.54 m/s, Tcirc = 75.57 min, Vesc = 2400.69 m/s

630 km, Vcirc = 1694.09 m/s, Tcirc = 76.03 min, Vesc = 2395.80 m/s

635 km, Vcirc = 1690.65 m/s, Tcirc = 76.50 min, Vesc = 2390.95 m/s

640 km, Vcirc = 1687.24 m/s, Tcirc = 76.96 min, Vesc = 2386.12 m/s

645 km, Vcirc = 1683.85 m/s, Tcirc = 77.43 min, Vesc = 2381.33 m/s

650 km, Vcirc = 1680.48 m/s, Tcirc = 77.89 min, Vesc = 2376.56 m/s

655 km, Vcirc = 1677.13 m/s, Tcirc = 78.36 min, Vesc = 2371.82 m/s

660 km, Vcirc = 1673.80 m/s, Tcirc = 78.83 min, Vesc = 2367.11 m/s

665 km, Vcirc = 1670.49 m/s, Tcirc = 79.30 min, Vesc = 2362.43 m/s

670 km, Vcirc = 1667.20 m/s, Tcirc = 79.77 min, Vesc = 2357.77 m/s

675 km, Vcirc = 1663.92 m/s, Tcirc = 80.24 min, Vesc = 2353.14 m/s

680 km, Vcirc = 1660.67 m/s, Tcirc = 80.72 min, Vesc = 2348.54 m/s

685 km, Vcirc = 1657.44 m/s, Tcirc = 81.19 min, Vesc = 2343.97 m/s

690 km, Vcirc = 1654.22 m/s, Tcirc = 81.66 min, Vesc = 2339.42 m/s

695 km, Vcirc = 1651.02 m/s, Tcirc = 82.14 min, Vesc = 2334.90 m/s

700 km, Vcirc = 1647.85 m/s, Tcirc = 82.61 min, Vesc = 2330.41 m/s

705 km, Vcirc = 1644.69 m/s, Tcirc = 83.09 min, Vesc = 2325.94 m/s

710 km, Vcirc = 1641.54 m/s, Tcirc = 83.57 min, Vesc = 2321.49 m/s

715 km, Vcirc = 1638.42 m/s, Tcirc = 84.05 min, Vesc = 2317.08 m/s

720 km, Vcirc = 1635.32 m/s, Tcirc = 84.53 min, Vesc = 2312.68 m/s

725 km, Vcirc = 1632.23 m/s, Tcirc = 85.01 min, Vesc = 2308.32 m/s

730 km, Vcirc = 1629.16 m/s, Tcirc = 85.49 min, Vesc = 2303.97 m/s

735 km, Vcirc = 1626.10 m/s, Tcirc = 85.97 min, Vesc = 2299.66 m/s

740 km, Vcirc = 1623.07 m/s, Tcirc = 86.46 min, Vesc = 2295.36 m/s

745 km, Vcirc = 1620.05 m/s, Tcirc = 86.94 min, Vesc = 2291.09 m/s

750 km, Vcirc = 1617.04 m/s, Tcirc = 87.43 min, Vesc = 2286.84 m/s

755 km, Vcirc = 1614.06 m/s, Tcirc = 87.91 min, Vesc = 2282.62 m/s

760 km, Vcirc = 1611.09 m/s, Tcirc = 88.40 min, Vesc = 2278.42 m/s

765 km, Vcirc = 1608.13 m/s, Tcirc = 88.89 min, Vesc = 2274.24 m/s

770 km, Vcirc = 1605.20 m/s, Tcirc = 89.38 min, Vesc = 2270.09 m/s

775 km, Vcirc = 1602.27 m/s, Tcirc = 89.87 min, Vesc = 2265.96 m/s

780 km, Vcirc = 1599.37 m/s, Tcirc = 90.36 min, Vesc = 2261.85 m/s

785 km, Vcirc = 1596.48 m/s, Tcirc = 90.85 min, Vesc = 2257.76 m/s

790 km, Vcirc = 1593.61 m/s, Tcirc = 91.34 min, Vesc = 2253.70 m/s

795 km, Vcirc = 1590.75 m/s, Tcirc = 91.83 min, Vesc = 2249.66 m/s

800 km, Vcirc = 1587.90 m/s, Tcirc = 92.33 min, Vesc = 2245.64 m/s

805 km, Vcirc = 1585.08 m/s, Tcirc = 92.82 min, Vesc = 2241.64 m/s

810 km, Vcirc = 1582.26 m/s, Tcirc = 93.32 min, Vesc = 2237.66 m/s

815 km, Vcirc = 1579.47 m/s, Tcirc = 93.82 min, Vesc = 2233.70 m/s

820 km, Vcirc = 1576.68 m/s, Tcirc = 94.31 min, Vesc = 2229.77 m/s

825 km, Vcirc = 1573.91 m/s, Tcirc = 94.81 min, Vesc = 2225.85 m/s

830 km, Vcirc = 1571.16 m/s, Tcirc = 95.31 min, Vesc = 2221.96 m/s

835 km, Vcirc = 1568.42 m/s, Tcirc = 95.81 min, Vesc = 2218.08 m/s

840 km, Vcirc = 1565.69 m/s, Tcirc = 96.31 min, Vesc = 2214.23 m/s

845 km, Vcirc = 1562.98 m/s, Tcirc = 96.81 min, Vesc = 2210.39 m/s

850 km, Vcirc = 1560.29 m/s, Tcirc = 97.32 min, Vesc = 2206.58 m/s

855 km, Vcirc = 1557.60 m/s, Tcirc = 97.82 min, Vesc = 2202.78 m/s

860 km, Vcirc = 1554.93 m/s, Tcirc = 98.33 min, Vesc = 2199.01 m/s

865 km, Vcirc = 1552.28 m/s, Tcirc = 98.83 min, Vesc = 2195.25 m/s

870 km, Vcirc = 1549.64 m/s, Tcirc = 99.34 min, Vesc = 2191.52 m/s

875 km, Vcirc = 1547.01 m/s, Tcirc = 99.85 min, Vesc = 2187.80 m/s

880 km, Vcirc = 1544.39 m/s, Tcirc = 100.35 min, Vesc = 2184.10 m/s

885 km, Vcirc = 1541.79 m/s, Tcirc = 100.86 min, Vesc = 2180.42 m/s

890 km, Vcirc = 1539.20 m/s, Tcirc = 101.37 min, Vesc = 2176.76 m/s

895 km, Vcirc = 1536.62 m/s, Tcirc = 101.88 min, Vesc = 2173.12 m/s

900 km, Vcirc = 1534.06 m/s, Tcirc = 102.39 min, Vesc = 2169.49 m/s

905 km, Vcirc = 1531.51 m/s, Tcirc = 102.91 min, Vesc = 2165.88 m/s

910 km, Vcirc = 1528.97 m/s, Tcirc = 103.42 min, Vesc = 2162.29 m/s

915 km, Vcirc = 1526.45 m/s, Tcirc = 103.93 min, Vesc = 2158.72 m/s

920 km, Vcirc = 1523.94 m/s, Tcirc = 104.45 min, Vesc = 2155.17 m/s

925 km, Vcirc = 1521.44 m/s, Tcirc = 104.97 min, Vesc = 2151.63 m/s

930 km, Vcirc = 1518.95 m/s, Tcirc = 105.48 min, Vesc = 2148.12 m/s

935 km, Vcirc = 1516.47 m/s, Tcirc = 106.00 min, Vesc = 2144.61 m/s

940 km, Vcirc = 1514.01 m/s, Tcirc = 106.52 min, Vesc = 2141.13 m/s

945 km, Vcirc = 1511.56 m/s, Tcirc = 107.04 min, Vesc = 2137.66 m/s

950 km, Vcirc = 1509.12 m/s, Tcirc = 107.56 min, Vesc = 2134.21 m/s

955 km, Vcirc = 1506.69 m/s, Tcirc = 108.08 min, Vesc = 2130.78 m/s

960 km, Vcirc = 1504.27 m/s, Tcirc = 108.60 min, Vesc = 2127.36 m/s

965 km, Vcirc = 1501.87 m/s, Tcirc = 109.12 min, Vesc = 2123.96 m/s

970 km, Vcirc = 1499.47 m/s, Tcirc = 109.65 min, Vesc = 2120.57 m/s

975 km, Vcirc = 1497.09 m/s, Tcirc = 110.17 min, Vesc = 2117.21 m/s

980 km, Vcirc = 1494.72 m/s, Tcirc = 110.69 min, Vesc = 2113.85 m/s

985 km, Vcirc = 1492.36 m/s, Tcirc = 111.22 min, Vesc = 2110.52 m/s

990 km, Vcirc = 1490.01 m/s, Tcirc = 111.75 min, Vesc = 2107.20 m/s

995 km, Vcirc = 1487.67 m/s, Tcirc = 112.27 min, Vesc = 2103.89 m/s

Your lack of math skills is now no excuse.

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

im gonna try to hit an orbit with my fat rocket

thanks for the table!

[Harakiri Tiger]

That's for circular orbit, tho. You can do an eccentric orbit easily. Go up to about 100km. Fly sideways at 2500m/s+. That or you can really push it. Go up to like 500km and then orbit at at like 2000m/s. If you go really slow up high, btw, your orbits take longer. Generally going higher increases orbit time, but makes orbiting easier. Circular orbits require close to perfect speeds, tho. I mostly just play with eliptical ones.

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

elliptical orbits are for pussies

[Exorcet]

First worthwhile rocket

 

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/Exorcet/R1.png

 

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/Exorcet/R1full.png

Edited July 24, 2011 by Exorcet

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

see near the top left of the screen that orange dot in the middle of a grey circle?

 

click that and itll enable symmetry mode so you dont have to manually make sure everything is symmetrical

[Artdeux]

I am fairly sure that the wing rockets only make the rocket more unstable, as they are a flexing point.

 

This rocket is pretty stable without wings.

 

More flexing.

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

they also weigh your ship down and create more drag

[Artdeux]

Another video for the delight of many.

Write your forum name/abbreviated name using Solid Rockets, and post results.

[Exorcet]

Wings seems to stabilize my ships, but have the best effect when put as far from the nose as possible. I had an unstable intermediate stage and tried adding wings, but that just made the rocket go crazy in stage 1 flight.

 

I guess the wings were above the Cg, which could cause madness. It's a shame we don't get a lot of info on our rockets besides throwing them into space.

[Artdeux]

For Exorcet:

[Artdeux] 7:05 pm: What I tend to do is overload the rocket with enough boosters, so that it loses enough

mass from the engines being used, that it slowly lifts.

[Exorcet] 7:06 pm: A slow liftoff is bad though.

[[Exorcet] 7:06 pm: In the rocket equation there is a turn know as gravity loss.

[Artdeux] 7:07 pm: Only if the rocket tends to shake a lot.

[Artdeux] 7:07 pm: Consider this.

[Artdeux] 7:07 pm: I have a 3 stage rocket that lift immediately.

[Exorcet] 7:07 pm: The less acceleration you have over the gravity of the planet, the more energy you're

wasting.

[Artdeux] 7:07 pm: I add a 4th stage, and halfway through its fuel, it lifts.

[Artdeux] 7:07 pm: Of course, but there isn't any reason not to in this game.

[Artdeux] 7:08 pm: Anyway, having 1/2 fuel in that 4th stage, I lift up higher.

[Artdeux] 7:08 pm: Which makes every stage above it more effective

[Exorcet] 7:08 pm: Oh yeah, that makes sense.

[Artdeux] 7:08 pm: Because gravity becomes less and less.

[Exorcet] 7:08 pm: Because what would have been the starting point gets to launch higher

[Exorcet] 7:08 pm: and faster.

[Exorcet] 7:08 pm: Even if only slightly.

[Artdeux] 7:08 pm: Exactly.

[Artdeux] 7:08 pm: Only issue is stability.

[Artdeux] 7:09 pm: Did you know that the rocket is kind of suction cupped to the launch pad?

[Niji] 7:09 pm: Liquid fuel -> tricoupler -> 3 liquid fuel rockets

[Niji] 7:09 pm: 1 tank, 3 rockets

[Niji] 7:09 pm: So fun.

[Artdeux] 7:09 pm: If you put a Liquid Fuel launch into it, it might not actually start if you don't put it on Max.

[Artdeux] 7:09 pm: Then after it lifts, you can throttle down

[Exorcet] 7:09 pm: I've had mine get kind of stuck on the pad.

[Exorcet] 7:09 pm: Yeah, that's it.

[Exorcet] 7:09 pm: I put decouplers on the liquids to solve that.

[Exorcet] 7:10 pm: Flies normally.

[Exorcet] 7:10 pm: You should post that so I remember to try it.

Done and done.

[Exorcet]

And Done

 

Also, the epitome of rocket design

 

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/Exorcet/OL-4D.png

Edited July 25, 2011 by Exorcet

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

MINE IS BETTER DDDDDDD:

 

also, the best way to stabilize a ship is to throw a bunch of SAS systems on it since the effect stacks

Edited July 25, 2011 by noob

[Artdeux]

KSP 1.10 is now out.

 

Adds neat little things like allowing wings to help you turn your craft, and stability struts that you can put anywhere.

 

Results:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/SliVeROVeRloRD/screenshot3.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/SliVeROVeRloRD/screenshot2.png

 

I -might- be able to make it bigger, but my CPU goes crazy trying to handle the physics of the launch.

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

auto-SAS got me to here

http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/INSANE-O-FLEX/screenshot11.png

 

T+ 1:00:00

20146km

6.2845km/s (stopped dropping)

 

in another 9 hours (T+10:00:00) id be at 224033.8km

 

I STILL WIN D:

[Artdeux]

Hey Nob

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/SliVeROVeRloRD/screenshot11.png

Screw you.

Edited September 15, 2011 by Artdeux

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Artdeux]

Here's what happens when you add a 0 to fuel tank supply.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/SliVeROVeRloRD/screenshot12.png

Single stage.

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

FULL GAME ON SALE TODAY $13 THEY DID A LOT TO IT IN 2 YEARS

[Harakiri Tiger]

I made an F-22. Flies beautifully.

 

Of the planes I've made in KSP so far, this is by far my favorite.

 

The far rear wings on the engines are farther back than they should be, but that's because KSP is a bit funny and if I move them forward a bit to look more like the real F-22 it'll cause the ship to be slightly less departure-resistant.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/T0wtHaZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DMCHlMC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wvbpdf1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/p4XyqA8.jpg

 

 

Nob should post pics or Twitch highlights of his crazy flying ACs and 747 too. You guys would probably like it. I'm working on a functional SSTO version of the XGP-15A2 from the Outlaw Star anime too. I'll post that if I ever get it working and looking right.

[YUNG MASTERLESS GLENCOUR]

that's awesome

 

outlaw star is cool too

[Bakuhatsu Pengin]

NOB F22 IS BETTER

 

http://i.imgur.com/wWApiQh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Pbw8WWa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SQYHTJl.jpg

 

 

ROBIT FLIGHT

PODRACER AND 747

[YUNG MASTERLESS GLENCOUR]

nob make a penguin that flies for me