Eve single stage cargo plane - 128 tons of payload to Eve orbit

[@martincitopants]

Every day that goes by, Brad grows in power.

[@SavionKirby]

#wenksp

[@nicolas-he2oe]

Hello again, pog frog

[@RD-170]

The bean space program is 6.49 billion usd in debt due to dead astronauts and nuclear weapons treaty sanctions

[@topsecret1837]

Is you!!!!

[@judesutherland6669]

Kevin was taking notes on this video

[@andrewwhistance3317]

so this is why you haven't been taking my calls

[@blisteringstars]

@Eli Snyder he performed mitosis

[@enderman5423]

@Eli Snyder probably his brother

[@devans.5324]

@@enderman5423 no he performed mitosis

[@collinlamont6357]

@Devan S. which Kerbal?

[@hamandbeef]

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all week

[@Shmozone]

That submarine is one of the coolest things I've seen in this game, it's just perfect

[@poplil3934]

The man with full acces to his nervous system has uploaded. Its heaven.

[@mikko8579]

i miss the odyssey by bill books

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

So do I. This could’ve been a good OBB book

[@t65bx25]

They’re not officially gone, Brad’s just said he isn’t sure what to do with the overarching story of it so he’s taking a break.

[@rbxless]

who doesnt xd

[@ryanrising2237]

This adds an equal amount of submarines in the sky as it does planes in the ocean, but significantly increases the ratio of the two. Also, that’s incredible. Ever since the “single stage to Kerbin from Eve” video, I’d wondered how that cargo SSTO that morphed into the return vehicle there would differ. Now, and with the addition of the DLC props, I guess I know!

[@enderman5423]

Brad whitstance, the legend of KSP has returned. Welcome back.

[@cosmic5386]

And just when I thought brad was dead he comes out with this masterpiece

[@twopercentgaming4630]

Even though I barely understand what's going on half of the time, it's still nice to listening to you explain how your highly optimized creations work.

[@Gameknigh]

wow never thought I would see an Eve SSTO with a flying submarine

[@perodactyl490]

Reminds me of Subnautica Seamoths, they fly in space and in water(supposedly), but you can't use them to fly in air without mods.

[@xandersfs2346]

Your eve colony should have a VAB with walkways for an engineer so you can actually build rockets on eve, I know it is possible because all of the parts on your world record eve landing are movable by an engineer

[@hubbletrubble7875]

you'd need a ton of engineers tho. b/c of the gravity

[@hugofolpp1753]

In ur base, make: A greenhouse made of cupola modules A hot tub A rover garage A fleet of terraforming/mining rovers An outdoor cafe/seating area A perpetually flying section of the base, powered by propellers and a bunch of RTGs, hovering indefinitely An eve speedboat A mobile launch platform (using klaws) that houses a reusable survey probe A luxurious, propellor plane for eccentric billionaire tourists A hotel complex, complete with breakfast buffets, pools, enclosed botanical gardens, and maybe even AN EXTRAPLANETARY AMUSEMENT PARK Edit: Make a mobile crane type thingy with robotic parts and klaws And add a massive rover that has legs instead of wheels, walking around like and AT-AT or AT-TE from Star Wars I LOVE THIS SSTO

[@OrionAerospaceKSP]

Wow. I don't remember Gilly looking so nice.

[@sixstringedthing]

Most (all?) of the stock planets/moons have had texture upgrades over the last year or so.

[@OrionAerospaceKSP]

@@sixstringedthingYes, I know. Perhaps Brad landed in a more mountainous area then I've seen. Mountains have their own texture which adds variety and realism to the surface's appearance. With Eeloo's new texture announced, we're just waiting on Pol now!

[@villasmovas]

Amazing to see how far the KSP meta has come. Reusable Eve SSTO. As expected of Bradley frickin Whistance. Good job!

[@trattoretrattore8228]

I would say that what every Eve base really needs is a vehicle to set the Eve land speed record. It just seems obvious to me.

[@deltainfinium869]

You know, when KSP 2 comes out, tons of new challenges will too. I'm gonna give mine wayy before it comes out just cause why not really? "Vanguard" mission Simply put a colony on every body that can host one in the minimum number of launches possible

[@theimperfectgod7140]

Submarine... that flies... KERBAL ENGINEERING!!!

[@blisteringstars]

belkan engineering #belkadidnothingwrong

[@xenowreborn]

showed up when the video was at 243 but that doesn't matter this was quite impressive, and I myself have gotten a few ideas from that "Secret Payload" that I'd love to try out myself

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Have you ever thought about trying to extract power out of either the narrow band scanner or the airbrakes? They have moving collision meshes that can drive other parts, but they're controlled by the animation system instead of physics. They're basically low-speed, infinite-torque motors. I tried a couple weeks ago to put together a proof-of-concept scanner-copter on Kerbin. The idea was to eventually scale it up into my own vanilla Eve cargo SSTO like a cross between this one and Eve Infinity 2, but I couldn't quite work out a bearing and transmission that can withstand the crazy amounts of torque needed at the narrow radius of the scanner probe in order to drive the large mechanical ratio needed to turn the low RPM of the scanner into a useful rotor blade speed.

[@jonmab6990]

Him: I'm going to keep the payload secret Me who can see the wheels: R O V E R

[@CommanderCyanide]

BRAD UPLOADED? THIS is a good day.

[@coma4454]

Been years since I played KSP but always got to click, really cool stuff For something to make using the robotic parts, I'm not sure how feasible it might be but some form of drydock that lifts the ship once it's berthed would be interesting

[@joshuasims5421]

Nice video! I really liked the style of the surprise payload.

[@PuncakeLena]

I honestly don't get why you don't have more views with the impressive and time consuming missions you do. The algorithm should reward your work more

[@Bob-rz3gd]

That’s pretty impressive, but I have gotten to Duna and back😎

[@agtshaw]

Idea: large eve space station that folds into the smallest space possible

[@mariasirona1622]

_Yes, into an atom_

[@ATemplarIGuess]

@@mariasirona1622 a few magnitudes to large

[@mariasirona1622]

@@ATemplarIGuess hmm, i guess you are right.

[@Agent-ic1pe]

You made a mistake at 1:37. The proper technical term for that craft is "cargo snek".

[@bob2859]

Next video: reducing takeoff fuel by using a trebuchet and three million potato cannons

[@linecraftman3907]

that's what stratzenblitz does

[@oooChickenatorXooo]

As ever your videos are incredibly entertaining and I maintain that your designs are some of the most innovative clever shit I have seen in KSP. It's always a joy when your videos pop up in my notifies. That said... "emm kay three" would be pronounced "mark three" by aerospace engineers. .

[@KnightofSaintJohn]

Pushing the limits as usual, with a surprisingly reasonable part count even. If you keep making these incredible Eve SSTO's, at some point I'll have to prove to myself that I can do it as well... As for your question at the end: something really cool that can be built with the robotics parts? Hmm... well, a surprise VTOL submarine is pretty much on the top of my list ;-)

[@NishTheFish]

your videos never fail to amaze me :o

[@TheApc95uk]

You should build an eve submersible base with a lifeboat that can abort kerbals to orbit/return science to kerbin, P.S great video your ksp skills amaze me

[@scooote9478]

Build a foldable Eve base to go along with this, would be cool

[@shyammaisuria3946]

I believe that one day, this man will truly make an SSTO to everywhere no ISRU.

[@eva2602]

it's done already

[@shyammaisuria3946]

@@eva2602 vid name? can't find it

[@bumbo222]

Hazardish and Bradley Whistance upload Eve missions on the same day. (Also both missions are SSTO's)

[@drumanddrummer465]

Job well done as always, Brad.

[@sethdrake7551]

build a submerisble vertical base section that can dock with another base section at the bottom of the explodium sea and go between the sea floor and surface at any time

[@OrionAerospaceKSP]

Cool Idea. Perhaps the sea base should be submersible and be able to attach to the sea bed but also rise to the the surface. That would make more sense than two sections.

[@sethdrake7551]

@@OrionAerospaceKSP yeah but docking is cool

[@chauncy1582]

When you do another low mass mission try landing on top of the VAB control tower, it’ll take buzzing the tower to a whole other level.

[@praseodymium4975]

Every time you upload a video I get this sudden urge to play KSP again, i'm blaming my 500 hours on you! Seriously tho, amazing videos

[@chauncy1582]

You’ve done the monte karlo river challenges, how about one where the goal is to start at the KSC, go in a straight line around the planet and get back to the KSC in whatever wacky way people can come up with?

[@mbmurphy777]

Great effort and solution! Have you ever tried doing anything in real solar system?

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

I can't beleive a single stage to eve orbit cargo plane is not the silliest thing in this video

[@michaelsemine4830]

It would be cool to see your take on the floating staton in the atmosphere of jool or eve.

[@Avetho]

For some reason that flying submarine makes me think of that one video with the flying nuclear sub in that one war video game

[@jedoesstuff9086]

as the payload fraction increases, the feasibility of a true unrefueled eve ssto become less absurd

[@iNcog_AoE]

I'm so glad to see another video!!!!! :D

[@kilometerbob2662]

I think a aircraft carrier like craft could be good. That way a sea base could be made as well and still have a place for land only planes to land. An area to pull the submarine into could be included aswell

[@NoSTs123]

Can you please tell me what mods and in perticular what mod or texture you are using for your kerbals. Thanks

[@matkag5]

I can't wait for KSP 2 to come out so Bradley can send a rockets that's 5 grams to another solar system just to start a colony.

[@Sneakyturtle1254]

why do people dislike your videos your videos are amazing

[@Atlessa]

Not saying I don't enjoy seeing those massive SSTOs, but can we maybe get some low-tech ones too? As in; some that start on Panther or MAYBE Whiplash engines (and then use Vacuum optimized engines like the Terrier for higher altitude and vacuum operation)

[@BradleyWhistance]

Low-tech SSTO is an interesting idea!

[@Atlessa]

@@BradleyWhistance Here's a challenge: An SSTO that can carry and deploy a full FLT-800 Tank into Orbit using no engines higher tier than the Panther. Bonus Kudos if the Panther is the ONLY liquid fuel engine (Solids for circularizing and monoprop RCS for deorbiting?)

[@alfonsrasmus4710]

He did it the absolute madlad

[@blisteringstars]

grape flavoured venus

[@MinerBat]

Pe of 89.5 km? time to get out and push... for the Eve colony, you could make an underwater one! using a comet as a counterweight...

[@linkthespeedyboi6259]

This is a poggers moment...

[@Mcdouble123]

I made an SSTO hover train to get to Mars and it re-supplied my colony and refueled it came back to earth and landed it #atleastthatstheplan

[@bell.with.one.e]

I'd love to see how quickly (in in-game mission time) it's possible to complete something like an Eeloo mission. Kind of the opposite of normal optimization where you use a long mission to save fuel - how much optimization does it take to make a long mission short?

[@StretchReality]

He really said “fuck it *unsubs your marine*”

[@doompriest]

What should be part of Eve base? Of course, a big (class E or higher) asteroid and a mining station attatched to it!

[@carltonleboss]

Oh lordy, a submarine that can fly

[@leoholloway4564]

Hey brad I’m a little confused, during the eve ascent why did you have the brake action group on? Also I love your videos

[@AshleyDonald227]

9:39 We’ll be making a water landing, but that’s OK because this is a seaplane.

[@tortellini6607]

This is next fucking level

[@cameronhoy5383]

A good colony should have crew rotation, I wonder what is the smallest ssto that can get a kerbal to orbit?

[@cameronhoy5383]

@Bently Masingale He did, and it was very cool. Tho I consider the heatsheild wings to be "realism breaking" personally. I'd love to see a small ssto spaceplane tho. I can't imagine it'd be very small tho, as Bradley mentioned bigger is more efficient : . Smaller is harder.

[@roganthoerson1909]

I really admire what you just did. I have been everywhere with a vertical ssto except Jool and Eve. I really wonder if there is a guide how to make a eve sea level to orbit ssto and how you can know things like lift to drag. For me even just being able to bring 4 kerbals to low eve orbit or a science cargo and a experimental storage unit with a reusable manner would be a terrible achievement. I tried several times but i terribly failled...

[@fearfulgrot]

Both strats and brad (rhymes with chad) made videos within a week of each other wow

[@iamdaone7873]

How will Brad one up Stratz's megaton rocket?

[@cameronhunt5967]

robotics parts on large space craft which are docked to asteroids keep drifting slowly, more each reload. I would not rely on them for load baring things

[@basesixty6739]

Maybe use extra plenary launch pads on an eve base

[@JYF921]

Well done!!! Next up, SSTA?

[@enderman5423]

Single stage to all I think

[@gonkdroid4prez539]

@Eli Snyder sste is a grand-tour rocket (usually requiring many gravity assists or kraken drives) whereas Ssta means you can take it on a round-trip to anywhere in the sol system.

[@patricks_music]

My CPU died just watching this haha. Well done.

[@15gamershaven89]

Imagine seeing something like this in the real world

[@Charlie-js8rj]

AT-TE If anyone can make a 6 legged heavily armored walker with a giant cannon on the back, it's you

[@petersmythe6462]

What to make with breaking Ground parts? A piston engine aircraft powered by actual pistons.

[@p3chv0gel22]

He makes a 128ton Spaceplane to Eve Meanwhile me:. Struggeling to deliver a 70t module to LKO for orbital assembly of my space colony

[@nomekop777]

Leave it to Brad to make an Eve VTOL Submarine

[@akravomit]

128 tons of snack? I think it translates to about 128,000 kerbal generations on maximum consumption rate for nearly 600,000 kerbals

[@HAL_9001]

My biggest SSTO only carries 100 tons... to Kerbin orbit.

[@maxboiiyeeet1041]

Me rn: Haha rocket go brrr

[@alexthegreat5009]

You should do a cool intro like the one Hazard-ish has. Though its a bit more straightforward for him as his logo can be made into an intro but whatever

[@74wf]

funni flying cucumber

[@flowgoi1741]

Can you make a super in depth advanced ssto tutorial?

[@tricky2917]

A launch platform and/or a runway.

[@ramel684]

That was awesome

[@lukesaylor6742]

That old joke of "There are more planes in the ocean then submarines in the sky" may not last too long at this rate......

[@anonymous-rb2sr]

Is the contant impusle something of real life engines too? Or is it a limitation with how the game models engine efficiency?

[@BradleyWhistance]

This does apply to real rocket engines. Rocket engines work according to Newton's third law - the exhaust is ejected out the back, and an equal and opposite force is exerted on the craft forward. As a result, there is a constant force imparted by the rocket engine regardless of the speed you are travelling at. Impulse is force over time, and specific impulse is the ratio of impulse to mass of fuel consumed, so both of these are invariant (constant) relative to velocity. Since kinetic energy is proportional to the square of velocity, rocket engines therefore are more powerful the faster you are going. This should seem quite odd - it may sound like free energy. The "extra" energy isn't from nowhere, its a result of the fuel already having kinetic energy from being at a non-zero velocity. This principle of impulse being more efficient at a higher velocity is one way to understand the 'Oberth Effect' - which is the reason why we do our maneuvers when we are close to a planet or moon, and therefore at a higher velocity relative to that body.

[@anonymous-rb2sr]

@@BradleyWhistance Intresting, thanks for the time to make this comment But since the propellent acts on the craft in the craft's own reference frame, from the point of view of the engine, the propellent is leaving the chamber at the same speed no matter how fast compared to a celestial body said engine is going, so, how does that affect in any way the thrust exerted on the engine? Doesnt the entire push push reaction happen in the engine's reference frame?

[@BradleyWhistance]

It doesn't affect the thrust. Thrust is force, and the engine has a constant thrust output over all speeds. However, since work done is force applied over distance, the same force while moving faster applies over a greater distance, increasing work done.

[@anonymous-rb2sr]

@@BradleyWhistance Soooooo.... Would attaching engines to a pole on a planet at 90°s in an attempt to spin up the planet be considerably less efficient than using the same engine to speed up an impacter to incredible speed meant to transfer it's kinetic energy into rotational energy? Really changes the way I see rocket physics, very counter intuitive

[@capt_kelris9954]

"Happy accident" Bob Ross fan spotted!

[@aidan9411]

Soooooo, how about a smaller Eve SSTO that goes inside the bigger Eve SSTO

[@bengunderson712]

"Worked the first time" Proceeds to detail several times it did not work.

[@CNWPlayer]

But can it carry Orange Flavor Tanks™️ to orbit?

[@alexmiller3349]

So you just made an Eve blimp?

[@gonzofonzo5814]

why that submarine flies!!?

[@NorDank]

1 megaton to eve in 1 minute using ion engines using only 2 parts

[@stormzircon]

Oh wait.. this isnt stratzenblits

[@sypeiterra7613]

Huzzah he lives

[@tackyinbention6248]

Wait what is explodium

[@jaypaint4855]

Anyone else come straight from the crew version of this

[@rishiparitala88]

What mods do you use?

[@infraredshadows7839]

i borrowed one of your planes to get here first :)

[@infraredshadows7839]

@Eli Snyder weird, it looked like i was, must have been time dilation

[@Lu-ng3oq]

I've never even put 128 tons into Kerbin orbit XD

[@snek1314]

try more boosters

[@Lu-ng3oq]

@@snek1314 Not that I can't, I just don't ever have a need to

[@snek1314]

@@Lu-ng3oq then find a need