Ludicrous range SSTO to Eeloo... and more!

Taking a single stage Rapier/ion hybrid spaceplane to Eeloo and more

[@chefkawrg]

Bill went to eelo, realized he forgot his flashlight, so headed back to grab it then came back to eelo to carry out his mission.

[@gemdragon8984]

Her: He's probably thinking about other girls Him: How can I get the most delta-V possible out of gravity assists?

[@rockets-dont-makegood-toas7728]

get a large space station into SUCH a low orbit around a planet or moon where if the space station is oriented in the wrong way it will crash into the planet at least. and then have bill jump over it when it comes by.

[@cloverdove]

Like: SLAM!

[@FiveMissiles]

rockets-don't-make good-toast the moon would have to be a perfect circle

[@ausintune9014]

rockets-don't-make good-toast hmmm I think minius will be good but simply docking might throw it off course enough to crash

[@viktorthi_5140]

fivemissiles no that’s not true, you could just put bill on the tallest mountain on that moon

[@aviatorjames512]

Guys this has already been done, don’t you watch reddit?

[@zachreid8680]

Hey brad, remember that one mission where you went off-planet for over a century? ...yeah. That was fun.

[@djdrack4681]

Bob Kerman may not be a family guy, but he also forgot to mention he got 100yrs of 24hr pay, so he made a killing on triple OT.

[@Sapoke105]

With a couple hundred hours under my belt, I thought my SSTO to minus and back was impressive. You went to Eeloo and back, twice. Well done, sir.

[@alexsiemers7898]

Better than me. I've clocked over 2400 hours since 0.23.5 and I'm only starting to get a grasp on SSTOs!

[@MicroageHD]

It's only a good craft when you can do it with Tac life support :P

[@jeffsasuage3264]

Alex Siemers I HAVEN'T EVEN GONE TO THE MUN!... damn I suck at this game😥

[@ausintune9014]

Pyrax anything is possible with ion drives if ur craft is small enough srsly

[@QUADEeee]

I've orbited the Mun before but i've never went to other planets in the Kerbol System.

[@bronkolie]

"We have extra Delta-V left, so let's take the most efficient ascent profile possible at the cost of being extraordinarily unsafe"

[@johnmanganaro3109]

Gravity is free ... Kerbals are patient. This is our mantra!

[@TruthNerds]

KSP of course only uses a simplified gravity system where celestial bodies are on rails around the celestial body above them in the hierarchy, and vessels are only affected by one celestial body according to SOI (sphere of influence). In reality, every celestial body affects each other and any vessel. This "n-body problem" is computationally hard and long term unpredictable (search for "ternary star system" e.g.), which is why KSP uses the simple model. However, in the n-body approach, there exist many more possibilities to optimize dV at the expense of travel time.[1] [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_Transport_Network

[@liamlb6636]

@@TruthNerds irrelevant

[@MarkThrimm]

That was awesome Bradley!

[@BradleyWhistance]

Thanks brother!

[@cloverdove]

Wait, what!?

[@roboticfuzzball179]

Mark Thrimm OMG 😲 NO WAY ARE YOU BROTHERS

[@BradleyWhistance]

I meant brother in the colloquial use of the word =)

[@MarkThrimm]

SSTO brother from a different mother ;)

[@yelectric1893]

It's an AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA^36 battery!

[@tsgaerospace]

actually, it would be more of a bunch of 1/24A battery stacked on top of each other, an A battery is 1.1540132507874443358314326056262 times thicker than an AA battery, then i multiplied the thickness of 17mm of an A battery until it reached roughly 1.25 meters, and by roughly i mean the closest you can get before going over, that is 1249.605 mm, counted the number of multipications and the resulting number was 24, so a 1/24A battery it is

[@attila.p7612]

@@tsgaerospace what ze fuck

[@matthewhoogenboom535]

No, adding ‘A’s means the battery is smaller

[@doggo00]

(AA * 10^-36)

[@calopsitamalucabird9434]

A . 10^-24

[@Michael_Bartasso]

Clicked because of Kerbal content, left with many thoughts about pseudo-science. I'm not disappointed and a new subscriber, thank you Bradley

[@gamingwithflash7902]

Love the way you talk about lack having evidence and finding the truth but also take in to account that you have to be true to yourself before discounting others for the same reasons, I like your craft to, you've gained a new sub!

[@hungyG]

Voiceovers are awesome! Please continue making them, and consider investing in a better microphone if you can. Love your videos!

[@BradleyWhistance]

Not a bad idea =)

[@Annatar.]

good point, editing and best practices found on the internet can also improve audio quality nearly as much as a new microphone.

[@lucadentrone5525]

yes, voiceovers are great!

[@kushkabin9077]

The voice over was great, you have a great commentary going. I'd never thought about making my Kerbol orbital period to match Kerbins to come back and aero-brake for a second time!

[@BradleyWhistance]

There will be plenty more of this particular technique in the video I am currently working on. =-)

[@Pantomas-PG]

Standard range is not enog, we need go straigt to Ludicrous range.

[@BradleyWhistance]

This video hasn't even been up long enough for you to know what ludicrous range is =)

[@IxSquishxYou]

Voice-over was excellent. Keep doing it!

[@BradleyWhistance]

you got it boss

[@oreolamp5676]

You should totally record the full mission and just upload the bloopers, i wanna see how many bloopers you did with this XD

[@CapsCtrl]

9:58 Jesus that was wey too close

[@TruthNerds]

It was a time lapse, but it was very close.

[@UberHypnotoad]

I think "prepare to involuntarily clench several times" is my new favorite turn of phrase. Not only are you a great KSP engineer, you're a brilliant wordsmith and thoughtful commentator. Well done.

[@Yonkage]

Those ion engines are super overpowered. Reminds me of when RCS was added and you could launch into orbit with one of 'em.

[@aviatorjames512]

Those ion engines are.. umm.. not overpowered. They are probably the 2nd weakest engines in the game. He had to have 16 of them for it to do any good.

[@nethascotx24]

Aviator James True dat, but their absolutely ridiculous fuel efficiency makes up for it. It’s possible to take a single tank from LKO to Eeloo with no assists (Though you’re gonna be waiting for a couple hours)

[@getmeoutoftheyoutubeservers]

in defense of the devs, they're like that in real life too

[@Thefreakyfreek]

@@getmeoutoftheyoutubeservers IRL thay are even Worse trust of a few mg to a gram or whatever that is in N

[@among-us-99999]

The in game ion engines are ridiculously OP compared to their real life counterparts.

[@tiancilliers]

Oh wow, this has to be one of the most impressive stuff I've seen in KSP (like most of your other stuff too) and really accurate point about alternative facts, you have a well deserved like!

[@MrRyanplaysminecraft]

You must be running out of ideas for videos with everything you've done - perhaps some sightseeing on Kerbin is in order, it seems like Kerbin is the planet you've spent the least time on!

[@joldsaway3489]

Perhaps a Base on the North/South Pole?

[@connorrussell6449]

using one plane to haul everything on one thing of fuel?

[@aviatorjames512]

If you play KSP, and spend a lot of time on Kerbin, you would be surprised how boring it is.

[@johannson1980]

@@aviatorjames512 True.

[@ericcheng2716]

@@aviatorjames512 Joking man!

[@davidpoole7098]

I want to hate you... but I can't. You make this look so goddamned easy!

[@davidpoole7098]

btw, keep it up with the voice overs. I'm very new here (found you a couple hours ago looking for an ssto tutorial) and you've already helped me. Definitely a sub here

[@DeltagodAndFriends]

Notice, that trip took just shy of 58 years XD. Love the design of the vehicle by the way.

[@mitrolahonen]

This was absolutely brilliant... Keep up the good work, you've got my support

[@NuclearTrinket]

I absolutely love the voiceover videos, they're so charming. Please keep doing them

[@lavendersugar143]

What an incredible piece of engineering, coupled with great KSP and real life commentary as well as clever flying. Great vid as always, Brad!

[@bingusbongus9807]

i loved your talk!!!

[@Jognt]

I love your Odyssey By Bill series. The development and story bits especially never fail to make me laugh. Not to mention the amazing crafts you come up with!

[@LDTV22OfficialChannel]

I remember watching a lot of your videos a long time ago before I made my channel. Now I have my opportunity to subscribe!

[@Evan_Bier]

Listening to that half time break in August 2020 really make you think.

[@Floris_VI]

I'm so impressed with this crazy performance

[@DavideDF]

I love your videos.

[@andrewlana4541]

My god you have made such a good point about politics and hypocrisy in this video. If only everyone in America could here it, I think we all would be a little smarter and nicer.

[@BradleyWhistance]

Thanks brother!

[@squishybrick]

"if only everyone in america".. Yeah.. Only the human beings specifically residing in america are opinionated political hypocritical idiots.. It seemed the main part of your moral was "no matter what point you choose to put forward, always double-check it yourself, because no matter how right you think you are, there's always a chance you might still be wrong." I created a similar moral for myself to follow, back when I was 14. "Never assume, make educated guesses"

[@yognut72]

-hulk hogan

[@xiphosura413]

+squishybrick Let's give you the title 'Prime example'.

[@squishybrick]

Let's give you the title "Posts before reading"... Tsk tsk tsk...

[@m_disulphide]

Amazing video! Thumbs up!

[@_yperm]

Wow Eeloo^2 totally unexpected. Thanks for the great content Brad

[@ValkerionTM]

Gotta love the casual sarcasm humor, great videos dude, you got another sub.

[@MrDuncanDonut]

Holy crap. And to think I celebrated landing on Duna and getting back. Great video.

[@Xenro66]

This is the most insanely efficient space plane I've ever seen. It's marvelous.

[@barmetler]

That voice over was just so relaxing to listen to, while also being interesting!

[@ggibbsly]

I do enjoy the voice over work man, very informative

[@robnikkel3499]

love it brad another great video keep it up

[@skyhawk551]

i wouldn't have watched such a long video without commentary, keep it coming

[@dr.paulwilliam7447]

very nice series!!!

[@koalabarehands8781]

Great video, I'm new to your channel so wanted to say, this was informative for KSPand had a sincere and concise speech on scientific truth. More content like this I hope sir, good day.

[@mysteryfoxxrj5102]

Go to Eve and then to Eeloo with no refueling!

[@bigdiglett3258]

you sir, are a monster

[@jipdevries1541]

Mysteryfoxx RJ gravity assist on eve where you barely hit the atmosphere counts too?

[@johannson1980]

And back.

[@christianmichael4020]

Brad, I think that at some point when you've exhausted all the stock planets you should get the outer planets mod, saying the KSC discovered more planets, and try your hand at going to them. I'm certain you can do it knowing how good your oversized SSTO here already is.

[@BradleyWhistance]

Give me 10 more hours in the day and I'll have it done within the week.

[@peacemazer]

Christian Michael hey you stole my profilepicture XD

[@peacemazer]

Christian Michael hey you stole my profilepicture XD

[@siyacer]

Peacemazer nobody cares

[@tazyload]

Dude, you earned a new sub with your little chat around the 14min mark.

[@LiveLNXgaming]

I dont think anyone (mostly) thinks the world is flat. I have heard other things about how space flight is impossible that sound a lot more put together (radiation belt, how physics dont work like that, exc) and i do think people believe that, even if they are just a wrong. Humanity has never collectively thought the world was flat. We could see the shape of the moon and other bodies, the shadow of the earth on the moon, and how the botom of objects at sea was obscured by the curvature, to tell us its shape. We may have thought it was the center of the solar system, and even that it was much smaller, but ever since people wondered what shape the planet was, we have known it was a sphere. The flat earth thing comes from an old fantasy novel and has been taken by some people as an actual belief. Sadly those "some people" were cultists that formed Zetetic Societies in the 1800s and published books with flawed experiments cited as proof. More people believe in a flat earth today than they did in ancient egypt or rome but most people are just trolls. The claims of vaccines giving you autism, global warming being false, and the worldwide belief in magic is the real problems that do cause real damage. The biggest problem is these beliefs only exist still because people want them to. They dont want to be wrong or to think about things in diferent ways. You cant show them evidence or ask for it because facts and evidence are irrelevant to them. The entire foundation for these things has nothing to do with faith and belief, it has to do with not believing anything else.

[@The1slimjim]

you make really great videos. can't believe you only have 3k subs. keep up the good work!

[@torsteins3078]

I learned a lot man, nice video! keep it up :)

[@walidmezaache6450]

Thank you for the amazing video. And for what you said.

[@Bobman279]

This video has around the level of excitement as a scott manley video x 100 GG Bradley +Sub +Thumbs Up

[@HAL_9001]

That's the first time I've hear someone put God and flat earth in the same basket. Props on your bravery.

[@eddieguyvh4765]

Just like Cooper, Bill spent 60 years in space! Where is his Murph, now?

[@SamBskate]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼for the mission and the science talk.

[@smakkacowtherealone]

Bill: *comes back from this mission* How are my new grand kids?

[@CanadianKobolds]

This video was awesome!

[@lowtuff8755]

Loved the voiceover!

[@MrBmnmtfk]

Liking the narration.

[@Manoloutti]

I actually really enjoy these voice over. A regular video probably requires more editing and work but I find it a way more interesting to have Such a detailed explaination of your mission. that's why my favorite video is your Grand Tour² video btw

[@papermaker9052]

Nice vid as always fam!

[@darth-matt92]

i like the voice over and i think its cool way to talk about your crafts after you do your normal non voice over videos

[@Lokapix]

Very good video! Subbed!

[@Kegleuneq]

Truly amazing.

[@J_w077]

You deserve 1,000,000 subs!!!!

[@rodrigopacheco2354]

I just realized that you make extensive use of orbital resonance, very clever

[@quittessa1409]

Loved it man, you deffo have to do more of these voiced vids occasionally, maybe a montage of the manoeuvring in a Odyssea vid with the voiceover explaining the whys and wherefores for that mission, not a full length vid, just the 5 mins highlights of the technical stuff for those of us that appreciate that as much as the editorial storyline :)

[@erictheepic5019]

I just discovered your channel, and I'm glad I did. I like the mix of talking about KSP and politics, and in the universe you've built, KSP politics. Aside from the commentary, this craft and general mission profile is just so silly. Some might even consider it fake news.

[@KrogTV]

I've always theorized such a craft to be possible! I uh.. I just don't have the patience for the maths required xD! Seriously cool craft, and I liked your voice over.

[@MGSLurmey]

Hypothesised is the word you mean, not theorised.

[@BradleyWhistance]

I don't think Krog TV was using theory in the scientific sense, but the more general sense. It is a common use of the word.

[@MGSLurmey]

Oh don't worry, I'm well aware of the common use. It's just incorrect and I highly dislike seeing people use it in such a way, especially in a largely scientific community such as this. It's almost akin to using the imperial system when NASA agreed to use the metric system. *cough cough Lockheed Martin*

[@BradleyWhistance]

According to my dictionary, its an accurate use of the word. Either way, I knew what he meant. Agreed that the imperial system needs to die. P.S. Also agreed that the difference in how science uses the word theory causes a lot of problems.

[@chrisonpc7518]

That was so awesome and inspirational :D and yes have more commentary videos.

[@TheKitsuneCavalier]

I am looking forward to more voice overs.

[@BillKermanKSP]

that was awesome!

[@Pacca64]

You should do missions to Neidon and Plock! Would love to see you tackle some genuinely difficult outer kerbol system missions.

[@Zyirk03]

You have great points

[@vehicleboi5598]

thes range is ablsolutely LUDICROUSZ!!

[@MjuMeli]

Absolute Madlad

[@DeepFriedBeans23819]

you are a god

[@JackOfNothing]

Im liking this

[@shayanirenberg3294]

Love the voiceovers but the your lines in the odyssey by bill are so on point.

[@LuckeWent]

loved it!

[@pooounderscoreman]

Really appreciate what you're doing re:pseudoscience. thank you

[@Xremote]

This is not normal and you have a new sub. Thanks for speaking truth and a good video.

[@sgt.miningdrill2680]

Jeb had to return for his purse

[@boomsssboom9804]

bill

[@Lussimio]

Lol

[@Aanthanur]

loved the pro science rant

[@rawnukles]

Kerbals are Von Neumann Probes. That's why they never age, and why there are no cities on Kerbal. Don't tell them though... They don't know. OMG... how do we know WE aren't Von Neumann probes ?! Love your videos. Amazing stuff. I would like to see how to arrange the gravity assists. Even if just once or twice along the journey.

[@tommymcdonald3601]

+1 to the voiceover!

[@mrfluffles7008]

The second part of this video convinced me to subscribe. This started out as an interesting KSP video and evolved into some real life truth that spoke to my concerned intellectual side. I appreciate your insight and wish more people could see this point of view. Thanks Bradley. I look forward to watching your previously uploaded, as well as future content.

[@DarthTomate]

I am more impressed for your navigation skills (and pacience) than your effective ship design... (sorry for my english)

[@largedan7167]

Really damn cool video, always amazes me how you can do these kinds of missions with very odd crafts (at least compared to the abominations I build ). Also it was a good idea addressing that political thing regarding psuedo science, as it can help stop arguments before they start. All in all really great video! PS: fly bill as close to Kerbol as possible, it's bound to make him sweat with terror, and searing heat.

[@daveman7043]

You are one of the greatest youtubers i've ever watched. You create content that thousands love, and you aren't some soft bullshit guy. Please continue what you are doing.

[@daveman7043]

And even though I've played KSP for many years, I learn some lovely orbital mechanics vocabulary from you, such as:In celestial mechanics, an orbital resonance occurs when two orbiting bodies exert a regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually because their orbital periods are related by a ratio of two small integers.

[@BradleyWhistance]

I wish I had time to give everyone a proper response, but please know that I read most of my comments and seeing this kind of feedback is part of what makes producing these videos worthwhile.

[@Snubbs]

i've seen this on almost every SSTO design that features rapiers: why do people put a little inverted nosecone on the end of the rapier? does it actually improve aerodynamics, or does it just look cool?

[@BradleyWhistance]

It actually reduces drag =)

[@Snubbs]

nifty! Does it reduce thrust at all? i would've thought that sticking something on the end of an engine would drop the total amount of thrust it could produce. Or does KSP not model that/model it so well that the thrust actually comes from the four nozzles rather than the centre of the engine?

[@BradleyWhistance]

It comes from the four nozzles =)

[@donut5818]

I would like to see a Bop or Laythe SSTO using no nukes nor ion thrusters.

[@roelwieggers]

Is that a shock cone in the back of the rapier? Great flying!

[@despayeeto7722]

Bill: damnit I forgot my ds, can I go back?

[@johannson1980]

oof.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

its a giant ion powered mig-21 and flies through space as elegantly

[@marcinwojtkowski2580]

You really went the Dhistance in this vid

[@redpug5042]

how long does it take to adjust your maneuvers to get so many gravity assists!!??

[@Kurogane_666]

How do you guys get the engines to stack like that and look so good haha

[@thetaleteller4692]

On that last picture you can almost see the scratching marks from the mountain range on ships bottom. Besides is it just me, or is Bills space suite looking wetter on the lower half than usual?

[@sebastiannielsen7764]

That got deep really fast

[@noreavad]

How and where did you put all these Ion engines?