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[Graknorke]

The Protractor certainly helped me get close to other planets faster, and with luck my first flight to Eve actually succeeded. However, the same lightning hasn't struck twice, and since then I haven't gotten to the planets precisely enough. If the protractor helps you get into the general vicinity of the planet, how do you make the final fine tunings for the rendezvous?

Burn straight at it? Works for me if I miss something.

[ank]

The Protractor certainly helped me get close to other planets faster, and with luck my first flight to Eve actually succeeded. However, the same lightning hasn't struck twice, and since then I haven't gotten to the planets precisely enough. If the protractor helps you get into the general vicinity of the planet, how do you make the final fine tunings for the rendezvous?

Pictures, or it didn't happen  8

[LoSboccacc]

The Protractor certainly helped me get close to other planets faster, and with luck my first flight to Eve actually succeeded. However, the same lightning hasn't struck twice, and since then I haven't gotten to the planets precisely enough. If the protractor helps you get into the general vicinity of the planet, how do you make the final fine tunings for the rendezvous?

Burn straight at it? Works for me if I miss something.

use adamKSP:
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/21111-PLUGIN-0-17-AdamKSP-Show-Phase-and-Ejection-Angle-DRAW-trajectory-on-map-v0-6

and the lookup tables here:
http://ksp.olex.biz

for some reason shows better current ship angles:
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/21544-17-Protractor-Rendez-Plugin-v-2-3-4-10-18-12?p=286942&viewfull=1#post286942

I have noticed that more often than not I do NOT get a SOI change on my first try when I follow the angles from your plugin but I DO get a hit on the first try when I follow the angles from AdamKSP

[Skyrunner]

Is this game worth the $18 ? I've tried the demo, and it seems pretty neat, actually.

[ank]

Is this game worth the $18 ? I've tried the demo, and it seems pretty neat, actually.

YES

[LoSboccacc]

Is this game worth the $18 ? I've tried the demo, and it seems pretty neat, actually.

look at this, a trip to another planet using a single stage plane:
http://imgur.com/a/8s5le#0

I think yes.

[Skyrunner]

Wow, it looks a lot more advanced than the demo. More features. D:

I think I'll buy it when I have time to play it. And when I hook up Paypal with my new debit card number.

[kaian-a-coel]

Is this game worth the $18 ? I've tried the demo, and it seems pretty neat, actually.

look at this, a trip to another planet using a single stage plane:
http://imgur.com/a/8s5le#0

I think yes.

Yikes! Good job!

[LoSboccacc]

disclaimer: not mine. but I saw it posted around here I think, and it impressed me as well!

[Aseaheru]

i like the end image.

[PTTG??]

Can it get to Jool? I'm curious how well that thing flies on Lathe.

[sneakey pete]

not well, at a guess. You need more wing area to fly there, even wtih less gravity. I *think* the surface pressure is less than on kerbin.

[LoSboccacc]

not well, at a guess. You need more wing area to fly there, even wtih less gravity. I *think* the surface pressure is less than on kerbin.

wiki say 80% of kerbin, give or take


edit:

so I managed to make a plane that has enough power to reach 0.96 mach on its own power. (using the ferram aerospace research)
so I dived a bit, passing the sound barrier, and I'm now happily running at mach 2 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[RenoFox]

Yay, I just made my first round-trip to Duna and back!



I'm still puzzled by spaceplanes though. This monstrosity carries 7050 liters of jet fuel, but just two aerospike engines devour it all in less than five minutes! Is there something fundamentally wrong with it?

Also, how do the air intakes work?

[Skyrunner]

Can't understand spaceplanes at all :< They always tilt off-balance and asplode.

On the other hand, achieving low earth orbit is now very possible. The next stage is the Mun!

...but that's a whole different problem Dx