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Published: 2016-03-08 10:41:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1477; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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Description Playing KSP! ^_^

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Someone suggested. I didn't think it was possible. It was. Success!!

I did use reference for this one as I can't remember it that well ^^' But wow! Who knew KSP accommodated parts to make one!

Ok, so it may look ok, but it does not fly well. In KSP, wing surfaces cause lift depending on their direction and orientation. When you build an entire ship nearly exclusively of wings to get the shape right, you get a really bad flight model. Having said that, it can fly to - and land at - the alternate field over the ocean from KSC, but i couldn't get a screen of that cause my Steam Screenshot stopped working...

Regardless, here she is! The Firestorm! XCOM's most advanced fighter craft ever produced!

There's only one real challenge left now... 

I also did some XCOM Skyrangers > fav.me/d9u2y61

Hope you like!

-Dan xxx

Firestorm Craft file - sta.sh/01zvauw2e4n7

Operators note - 5 is VTOL engines, 3 is horizontal flight, I would suggest getting up to some speed with the VTOL still active before going solo on the horizontal.
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Comments: 11

BusterBuizel [2016-03-09 06:05:13 +0000 UTC]

This
thing
sucks
at flying...

Tried it, hated it XD
LOVED HOW IT LOOKS THOUGH XD

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DJP15 In reply to BusterBuizel [2016-03-09 07:10:18 +0000 UTC]

I think the fact that it flies at all is a miracle in itself so count the blessings you get lol.

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BreezeWake406 [2016-03-09 03:21:00 +0000 UTC]

One Shot Spacefighter!

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DJP15 In reply to BreezeWake406 [2016-03-09 07:10:33 +0000 UTC]

Yus! Need them in XCOM 2

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Bravo-539 [2016-03-08 18:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Boi, you insane! xD  How on Kerbin are you coming up with these things?

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DJP15 In reply to Bravo-539 [2016-03-09 07:10:48 +0000 UTC]

Well its an XCOM fighter so the coming up was the games idea lol

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Bravo-539 In reply to DJP15 [2016-03-09 08:02:02 +0000 UTC]

No, I meant the ways of making the shapes... and managing to keep them controllable in the air. xD

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DJP15 In reply to Bravo-539 [2016-03-09 08:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Ah well half of that is hoping the air is kind to me lol

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ScarletLightning565 [2016-03-08 10:57:06 +0000 UTC]

Holly BALLS man!
 I think I have just been usurped as Replication King (assuming I was even of that title to begin with).
How long did this take you? Mine (fav.me/d93tfjm ) took over an hour and doesn't look half as good, although it dose fly well.

Also KSP maps a screenshot key to F1 by default. 

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DJP15 In reply to ScarletLightning565 [2016-03-08 11:26:05 +0000 UTC]

How long? I would safely say within an hours time or so, I had the motivation so I just went for it.

Your title is safe though lol! I don't plan on making anywhere near as many replicas as you have so don't worry about me. I just want to join in on the fun! And it IS fun!

Yes yours looks like it flies far better than mine haha you left space for the air to flow through! I tell ya, when building things out of wings it really impacts the flight model xD

And thx for the tip! I'll remember that.

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ScarletLightning565 In reply to DJP15 [2016-03-08 11:58:40 +0000 UTC]

The way I built my Firestorm was with the assumption the main engines where air-breathing and the intakes where hidden in those wings somewhere.
 I like the lines of yours a LOT more tho.

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