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Exo-atmospheric kill vehicle

2,349 Zachareee  2.6 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on Zachareee's EaKV/MKV draft 1

Initially inspired by the MKV (see below), but ended up somewhat like an intercept-EaKV-MKV mashup.

Multiple Kill Vehicle (Wikipedia)

Kudos to @JoshuaW for the code that switched vectors in world-space to that of the vehicles-space.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/v043pI/3D-Freespin-Floating-demo

A similar system in action (Youtube)

Unfortunately my build only vaguely resembles the MKV and EaKV.

Throttle is proportional to the altitude above-ground-level that the interceptor will attempt to achieve,
Pitch and Roll control the forward and sideways movement. (though the actual interceptor does not have rearwards facing thrusted and can only go side to side)

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor EaKV/MKV draft 1
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 2.5ft (0.8m)
  • Length 6.5ft (2.0m)
  • Height 2.4ft (0.7m)
  • Empty Weight 1,715lbs (778kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,007lbs (910kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 9.737
  • Wing Loading 94.3lbs/ft2 (460.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 21.3ft2 (2.0m2)
  • Drag Points 828

Parts

  • Number of Parts 109
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 286
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    I just made the hunter killer version

    2.5 years ago
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    60 Stevan

    Please someone make infinite fuel

    2.6 years ago
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    4,357 LBAereo

    great the concept idea to this Vehicle is very similar to NASA, Apollo11- "Lunar Landing Research Vehicle" : see here at Youtube - "LLRV Testing Contributed to Apollo 11's Success"(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=091ezcY-mkU) - or this rare footage with Neil Amstrongs Crash on LLRV. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OXk4RKZhaY)

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    LLRV - propulsion consists of various steering nozzles, which should keep the vehicle stable in the atmosphere.

    2.6 years ago
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    2,349 Zachareee

    @denialofservice sure

    2.6 years ago
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    @AntiSocialTacoAlt bet, want me to link you?

    2.6 years ago
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    2,349 Zachareee

    @Backup yeah. Take a look at the yt video in the desc

    2.6 years ago
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    2,349 Zachareee

    @denialofservice go ahead!

    2.6 years ago
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    With your permission can I make it so that it can hunt you down and kill you when spawned as an ai?

    +1 2.6 years ago
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    You did great with this:)

    2.6 years ago
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    29 Backup

    Is it supposed to run out of fuel so fast

    2.6 years ago
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    2,349 Zachareee

    I can't seem to be able to get the exhaust colour a nice clean white like it is on the MKV, so a dirty pee colour will have to do

    2.6 years ago