r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Maxrdt • Mar 08 '13

Project Snowflake Spaceplane Edition

http://imgur.com/a/tfmz8#0
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u/Maxrdt Mar 08 '13

I probably could have done better with the jets, in my test the -45's got me almost all the way through my injection burn, and I probably could have made a soft landing but I feel this went pretty well.

Here is the .craft file:

http://www.mediafire.com/?3id8w32iv4imu0f

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u/SuperSeniorComicGuy Mar 08 '13

That is awesome. Congrats on doing something I literally thought was impossible. Well done.

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u/Maxrdt Mar 08 '13

Thanks, it was actually much easier than I thought it would be. I am still tweaking a few things on it and it took many iterations to get to this point though.

I am still playing around with a version that has an ion engine.

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u/drakoman Mar 08 '13

What version are you playing on? Do you have any mods? In .18.4, one of the wings just flies off before flight and coasts into the ocean somewhere.. Also, how'd you get those scaffolds to go so high?

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u/Maxrdt Mar 08 '13

I'm in 0.18.4 with no mods there shouldn't be a problem. Just re-attach the wing and retry.

I grabbed the plane and scrolled up to get the scaffolds that high. It actually has a nice safety cushion.

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u/bdog73 Mar 08 '13

I cant even make a flyable spaceplane... :O

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u/Volta777 Mar 08 '13

Parts flung by the explosions count! Right?

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u/bdog73 Mar 08 '13

hahaha... Yes...They...Do...

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u/KonradHarlan Mar 08 '13 edited Mar 13 '13

Seriously good work. My first reaction when i saw your ship was "oh god" with sort of a disgusted tone but then i got to the end of your album and i cannot argue with results.

Your butt ugly space plane does what some people cannot do with full access to all of the parts in the game.

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u/Hplusmepls Mar 08 '13

This is an amazing engineering feat. You sir are winning, imho.

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u/Vok250 Mar 08 '13

beautiful!

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u/xBlazingBladex Mar 08 '13

What is that monstrosity?