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Colony Ship Zeta Alpha Rho

102k Kerbango  7.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on spefyjerbf's [Closed] Colony Ship Challenge

"The path for our expansion has been paved, now you must walk it." The Captain told the colonists who had been busy preparing the ship for the final leg of it's journey.
Down to the surface of the alien planet that they had just recently arrived at after a long 120 year exodus from the dying planet known as Earth. The colonists were awakened from hyper-sleep, medically checked and then put to work prepping for the monumental challenge that lays ahead, of living on this new planet and expanding the Human race's hold on the galaxy.
The Zeta Alpha Rho is one of 52 exact duplicate Colony Drop ships that have traveled though space linked together, to combine thrust, to travel to the TRAPPIST-1 system.
Having found two planets with Earth-like atmospheres and temperatures, 26 ships went to each planet.

Your job, Pilot, is to deliver the colonists and their colony pod, which is filled with the start of a new civilization.
The ship was designed to handle just like a normal airplane in atmosphere. So fly accordingly. (pitch, trim, roll, yaw.)
When you are over your target zone, VTOL down to lower the cargo doors. Press AG1 to release 1 colony pod and 1 colonist capsule. When the two clear the ship, press AG2 once, this releases the chutes and lets them float down to the ground. They will float in water but, just don't miss, because a recovery Mission would severely setback the timeline.
AG3 releases the second set. AG4 is their chutes.
One camera on each drop vehicle.
After the Drop, Raise your cargo door and then you must pilot the ship to the coastline nearest the colony pods landing zone. The Zeta Alpha Rho is designed to be dismantled and built into a coastal city "Seed". Docks, power-plant, pretty much all of the heavy equipment needed to make colonization easier.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.845
  • Wing Loading 29.7lbs/ft2 (145.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 3,987.1ft2 (370.4m2)
  • Drag Points 62080

Parts

  • Number of Parts 576
  • Control Surfaces 23
  • Performance Cost 2,344

Required Mods

  • Pilot by Gestour
    Version 1.0 (12/5/2016 9:11:08 AM)
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    102k Kerbango

    @Treadmill103 thank you. The story is continued in the successor Colony ship Bravo Alpha Sierra.

    7.8 years ago
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    102k Kerbango

    @spefyjerbf the main reason I did the colonists pods was to show the scale of the ship by comparison. That and coincidentally somebody created the lava lamp which I immediately downloaded and use the clear fuselage block which is extremely cool looking. And in retrospect I am glad that you asked me to take them off because they make the ship lag like crazy.

    7.8 years ago
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    102k Kerbango

    And Thanks EVERYONE!!!! Geez this has been quite a build. I couldn't even tell you how many hours I have spent on this thing. Too many, probably.

    7.8 years ago
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    102k Kerbango

    @spefyjerbf https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/jacW33/Colony-Ship-Bravo-Alpha-Sierra For some reason it successor-ed me, instead of the challenge.

    7.8 years ago
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    162k spefyjerbf

    @AaltonenIndustries Nice, lets move this conversation to an unlisted post though. Can you post what you have as an unlisted post?

    7.8 years ago
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    162k spefyjerbf

    I can't download it due to there being a mod on the craft, can you upload a version that doesn't require me to download a mod?

    7.8 years ago