Orbiting Kerbin using only Jet Engines | Stock KSP 1.7

[@Stratzenblitz75]

Hi everyone! I know this isn't like my usual content, but I hope you all enjoy this voiceover. I've always wanted to go into more technical detail about how my crafts work and with the cancellation of my sigma entries I thought now would be a good time to try out this kind of video. Please let me know what you think! I want to make a lot more of more of these in the future.

[@spacecoyote7706]

voiceover is 10/10

[@hobanm45]

Keep the voice over

[@attrntsv]

I was sure that it is impossible. Genius solution!

[@이현구-q9x]

NASA wants to know your location

[@scheichajev]

I think your voiceover needs more bass 🤔

[@Danny2462]

big science

[@LukiRudaka]

Danny2462 Extremely big science Catestrophically big science *Spaghettified science*

[@animarthur5297]

Jet engines did this^

[@daskampffredchen]

Its big science time

[@cloverdove]

big science

[@luizfernando4497]

Science time

[@heckinmemes6430]

"Non conventional" This thing was designed before the laws that bind our realm were written.

[@Sssssssht]

Thats why I wonder how civilised he explained it all xD

[@nebulaeandstars]

brilliant. you couldn’t generate power past a certain point so you invented a battery

[@motleyrodder5701]

@@bobsagget823yes, but....both store energy so technically he isn't wrong

[@Archgeek0]

@@bobsagget823 In fairness, that thing was no ordinary flywheel. I've _never_ seen a flywheel with such an... aerodynamic radial pickup system. I think that ion catapult burrowed into his heart and laid eggs in his brain.

[@somelokyguy6466]

@@bobsagget823 Well that was just rude, also a flywheel is a kinetic battery. You silly goose.

[@CatTheRoundEarther]

@@bobsagget823 Which is a kinetic battery.

[@Z4RD4N34]

@@bobsagget823 kinetik battery

[@buhbuh305]

friend: have you heard about the longest frisby throw it was 1333 feet stratzenblitz75: hold my beer

[@arandomcommenter412]

Couldn’t you just throw a frisbee down a canyon?

[@amhuman5138]

@@arandomcommenter412 Pretty sure it only counts horizontal distance, not vertical

[@BradleyWhistance]

Absolutely stupendous. The most stylish delivery of pizza I've ever seen.

[@Archgeek0]

But, can he do that with tofu?

[@LFOtobot]

"The most stylish delivery of pizza I've ever seen." Excuse me? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpqZg4iEbqaeq9E

[@mursuhillo242]

But does it come with complimentary Finnish polka?

[@cucumbercow7379]

Bradley Whistance now u need to orbit with only decouples

[@KayronTheFifth]

And you can save money on cooking the pizza! All the reentry heat can be used to cook the pizza in it's container!

[@alexpetrovich85]

Flywheel mechanical battery propulsion. I like it!

[@stevato0449]

Now get to Andromeda with just firecrackers.

[@lennys9191]

and within an hour with no timewarping

[@floridianlizard1443]

LennyS And do it Apollo style, no SAS or RCS, and last, no map screen

[@General12th]

The journey of a thousand light years starts with a single Joule...

[@haoweishi5538]

J. J. Shank that's deep

[@3zk1i_93]

LennyS forsenCD ✌️🏆 the 2 times

[@MegaMech]

In earlier versions of KSP people just stuck a ton of ram air things on the craft and they would provide a small engine enough air to keep going outside of the atmosphere.

[@lobsterbark]

Yeah, people would have rediculous contraptions where you had a million intakes, and you would drop engines when you came close to running out of intake air. Eventually you would have one engine, and a dozen or more intakes.

[@Bramswarr]

"Jet engines will be fine..." *waves hand* "NO, THEY WON'T! No thrust outside the atmosphere, no orbit!" "Catapults will be fine..." *waves hand again* "N--- what?"

[@fluffy13bondjames92]

Trebuchet gang mad

[@actualperson1971]

ItS aCtUaLlY a TrEbUcHeT wHiCh Is ThE sUpErIoR sIeGe EnGiNe

[@TheBrandoGR]

@@actualperson1971 Yes.

[@coresixxer6325]

Your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me

[@tytangameplay3118]

666 likes...

[@WwZa7]

r/catapult memes: Trebuchet can't work in space! Stratzenblitz: *I beg to differ*

[@thederogativeworld]

So you basically made a flying yeetmobile

[@nootaboot7042]

This bitch empty

[@lazilexi]

i just gave this post the 69th like

[@thederogativeworld]

@@lazilexi Nice

[@nootaboot7042]

thederogativeworld nice

[@aircoolbro21scndling49]

i laughed.

[@wyldcat9396]

Payload: You can't get me into orbit, you need the atmosphere for your engines to work. Ship: **Deep Inhale** *YEET*

[@JokingJames2]

I like the voiceover for this one, especially considering what an outside-the-box concept this craft is

[@malte291]

Collecting energy inside the atmosphere through drag to use it later seems somewhat counter-intuitive, but it works out really well here.

[@joelsmith3473]

Am I the only one that expected the voiceover to be German accented?

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

@@joelsmith3473 I was too, but I'm starting to think Stratzenblitz and Bradley Whistance are the same person.

[@xioana]

its literally a backwards spin launcher

[@Misha-lu5ji]

Nobody: Stratzenblitz: G I A N T F L Y I N G W I N D M I L L C A T A P U L T

[@Weisior]

people never stop innovate

[@DiegoGomez-pk5tg]

Wtf this is literally Spinlaunch

[@thehypersonicbuild9919]

Y E E T

[@Hiperruimteindustriee]

Someone get me the Rocinante! (Reference to the expanse and, more importantly Don Quixote)

[@valeriyproklov4604]

I assume the space race between Stratzenblitz and Bradley Whistance has begun!!!

[@jordananderson2728]

The best part about that is how similar the two sound!

[@BradleyWhistance]

Begun? Its been on since the day Stratzenblitz was born *glares*

[@kellynyanbinary]

Georgie Athalla he went to Duna with only ion thrusters

[@linecraftman3907]

@Georgie Athalla Ion plane

[@valeriyproklov4604]

I wonder what will be the next insane craft. Place your bets.

[@CloudedByKatana]

This is some of the most ingenious engineering I've ever seen done in Kerbal Space Program

[@lewisfoskett122]

Next time: Orbiting Kerbin using only Jebs legs.

[@TomatOgorodow]

Wasnt it done in old version?

[@alexsiemers7898]

SWDennis got to the moon and back with two jumps

[@janskacel9480]

That was done long time ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHnRnHl8mbtnf7s

[@duncanurquhart5278]

orbiting kerbin using wishful thinking

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

Next time: travel to the mun using only ladder parts.

[@evalkyrie]

just after 4:41 when he said "all at once" I was thinking "wait... is he going to fling something? Is he just going to chuck it into space? HE'S JUST GONNA FUCKING CHUCK IT INTO SPACE!!"

[@Blaze6108]

Well, if he disappears we know he's been drafted at DARPA for some insane secret project.

[@mickeyfcsmbw]

*m e t a l g e a r ? I T C A N T B E !*

[@asterozoan]

Not sure how long they could keep their enormous flying space catapult secret tbh

[@cmelton6796]

@@asterozoan It only needs to be a secret long enough to nuke the aliens

[@Maxtherocketguy]

@@mickeyfcsmbw now that is the face lol

[@shmagiggywokka]

The craft itself looks like something from a Final Fantasy game. Great work, love the out-of-the-box concept.

[@dsdy1205]

It's a giant hypersonic windmill. I love it.

[@impostrous]

Yeetmill*

[@Ostermond]

Dean Su More than that. Giant hypersonic CATAPULT.

[@DiegoGomez-pk5tg]

Wtf this is literally Spinlaunch

[@dsdy1205]

@@DiegoGomez-pk5tg Spinlaunch is arguably crazier than this, also the mechanism is all wrong

[@dsdy1205]

@@quinnhawkes6060 You gotta hide the URL better mate, use a tinyurl or upload your own version to youtube

[@skylerlehmkuhl135]

I'm impressed by the drag-powered spinning wheel - it works basically like an anemometer, but I never would have expected that to work in KSP.

[@spacecoyote7706]

WAIIT WHAAATTTT???? You're too good at ksp, keep it up :D

[@jae2808]

yes

[@WilliamWhysky]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWWvY6Z_jreSaa8

[@Kazrel]

Theoretical Physics Professor: I wonder what my valedictorian is doing nowadays? Probably something world changing! The valedictorian:

[@MarcusHouse]

Nice one mate. I certainly haven't seen anyone else do this sort of thing with jet engines. As usual, I suspect you are indeed the first to do this crazy sh#$%^%.

[@homemedia4325]

I literally scrolled thru the comments to see if any of my other favourite KZbinr's had commented!!

[@Danbearpig]

I... I have to... “I’ll try spinning, that’s a good trick!” That legitimately blew my mind. Keep up the great work!

[@uumatter_0106]

This craft was so epic even the Cleanup Crew didnt dislike

[@matsv201]

Like to dislike ration of 200... That is pretty good

[@brendanhenderson6999]

The Cleanup crew is probably made of volunteer fans.

[@henryfleischer404]

They get paid per pound removed from the end of the runway.

[@izen9999]

Nobody: Stratzenblitz75: *casually creates the space windmill*

[@gregdallaway3057]

What was the nobody for?

[@impostrous]

Yeetmill

[@Yosef_Marks]

0:47 "Kraken Drive". That's how a great video starts.

[@Pknuckles1804]

I've landed 60 Kerbals on Eeloo in a single mission... Launched an asteroid from the KSC into orbit.. and linked 5 asteroids together in a chain. I'm in awe of your abilities, sir.

[@poisonedyoyo1]

Okay, what...I would love to see your asteroid chain!

[@Pknuckles1804]

@@poisonedyoyo1 here ya go. imgur.com/gallery/j1YrY

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@Pknuckles1804 daaaaamnnnn

[@insightfultoaster2965]

@@Pknuckles1804 Wow!! I doubted you at first... You are a legend!!

[@Archimedes.5000]

Wow, that looks amazing Im subscribing even though you have no videos Yet

[@Ender436]

You are so creative!! I never would have thought of that ingenious solution!!!

[@connorking8503]

gogo jet engine Jool-5

[@dominic5386]

IMAGINE THE G-FORCES ON THAT ROTATING PAYLOAD

[@xenox_yt7187]

I honestly didn't think you could top the Duna electric catapult, that was more than amazing. But here i am staring at a video of a double catapult. I'm honstly blown away

[@sphericalcat1434]

i love it how the craft actually broke up into a few pieces after the initial decoupling 5:31 because of the instability caused. the debris spread out quite a bit.

[@BW25DELTA]

For some reason thought it was Bradley Whistance, really unusual video for you, but insane craft as always.

[@iain3713]

Yeah the voiceover style is like Bradley Whistance

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

@@iain3713 So is the voice itself it seems, just recorded with a better microphone. I'm starting to think they really ARE the same person.

[@clintkennedy8374]

700 hours over many years of playing and I never even thought of anything like this lol hats off to you and I’m gonna subscribe, loved the way you presented and analyzed the info

[@taylorhancock5834]

I...but...just...that's so genius, and yet so incredibly absurd. It's perfect. I can't wait to see what tricks you find and use next!

[@puskajussi37]

I was expecting a gravity assist to "circularize" but this is way better. Brilliant!

[@ryanm.191]

This is the result of ksp engineers on lsd I love it

[@travisnelson9104]

Yeah haha. Amazing

[@LibShitted]

They snort wasabi

[@granienasniadanie8322]

So they normally aren't?

[@emersonalencarjunior8291]

The Shuriken Charger concept is absolute fantastic! Impressive use of physics.

[@chrsfincher]

On the console edition Facebook challenge to go to duna i ended up 20m/s short of being able to complete the burn back to kerbin. I did this exact thing and flung the lander shuttle toward the node and actually ended up getting an encounter i had to tweak it with jebs jet pack but the aerobrake was enough to capture.

[@joe18425]

Cool

[@gubgubgub]

wow

[@moocowpong1]

I just found this channel today and I'm in awe. Every single video defies everything I know about KSP. I'm at a loss for words.

[@fancyghost7358]

A genius in my opinion is someone that thinks out of the box, that makes something no one has even projected before him. You, in this case, are a genius. Very well done mate. 👍

[@chrisj9628]

"This fuel empty..." "YEET!"

[@hamburgerhamburger4064]

Literally

[@kerbonaut2059]

eventually you and brad will start sounding the same and i'll just give up and watch in awe.

[@thorn_ike8903]

Bradleyblitz whistance75

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

I'm convinced that they ARE the same person, he just uses a better microphone for this channel.

[@wifightit]

This level of creativity is what I was looking for! Subscribed. Love the non-linear thought.

[@DerAua]

Omg, it's a giant fly wheel! Edit: a *flying* fly wheel... 😁

[@andytroo]

its a giant flywheel-fly-wheel-wheel

[@diabeticalien3584]

Has to be the first and only video I've seen about someone using rotation to get into orbit in KSP. Super cool!!!

[@sddndsiduae4b-688]

""At one o'clock the hawser was drawn in, the throttle opened, and to the accompaniment of the stertorous exhaust, the uncovered sidewheels began to quiver, then slowly to revolve. A hush fell on the spectators. . . . One honest countryman, after beholding the unaccountable object from the shore, ran home and told his wife he had ' seen the devil on his way to Albany in a sawmill.' " " well this contraption has centerwheel instead... it still strange to see that principle works to get to the orbit.

[@brynshannon6692]

Ludicrous Space Shuriken. Which is now the name of your new band. This is non-negotiable.

[@sophieserebryanaya8787]

*Trying to come up with a new idea for a video* - Getting to orbit using only jet engines! - Wait, that's illegal - Or is it? *Vsauce music starts playing*

[@codydotpng]

unironically the coolest thing I've seen in KSP

[@jetpackdino5703]

Dude, you are crazy as always. Also nice format.

[@ewancorbett7616]

So impressive mate. One of the most creative uses of ksp ive seen. Good jeb!

[@folkevongen6442]

I was thinking that you were gonna do something fancy with the stored air in the intakes

[@weq150]

i believe thats been patched out

[@brianehmke8325]

wow im very impressed. i was trying to do this on and off for a long time and never came close to a idea like yours. TY!

[@matsv201]

I love KSP because it shows bulds that is so far out of the even wackiest 50-concept

[@BryceW116]

Stratzenblitz75 really be out here becoming KSP’s Sethbling.

[@sammottershead]

This brings me back to the air-hogging days.

[@lukefreeman828]

Genuinely the most incredible thing I've ever seen in KSP. Sure, people build and launch impressive multi-planet landing missions, SSTOs that weigh the same as a small city, functional mechs, and intricate 100-1000 part replicas... but this is just pure engineering brilliance.

[@CatWachristmashat]

Stratzen: It is impossible to orbit kerbin with ion engines alone. Bradley: (Orbit's with ions alone) Stratzen: hold my Juicy Juice. EDIT: Whoa thats the most amount of likes i've ever got.

[@Some_Thing_Nick]

Next thing you know, one of them will get into orbit with just ion engines without part clipping.

[@CatWachristmashat]

@@Some_Thing_Nick And from the bottom of the deepest point in the ocean :)

[@emilsingapurcan8054]

(Phil swift voice): How about a little more?!

[@impostrous]

Pathetic

[@domesday1535]

I'm impressed that contraption on the runway actually looks plausible

[@edwardelric7147]

Crazed Man gets to Space by strapping Jet Engines to a Barometer!

[@beanlegion8529]

This is brilliant. You stored up power using the jet engines like a battery and discharged it at once to launch into orbit.

[@MrRolnicek]

A Trebuchet can launch a 90kg projectile over 300 meters. This monstrosity with an arm radius of 90 meters can launch a payload over 900 meters per second into orbit. I like it.

[@lyriktech7202]

I've been playing KSP for 6 years and this is 100% in my top 5 coolest things I've ever seen done in the game!

[@benbaselet2026]

My first reaction: Holy Creativity Batman! My second reaction: KSP (stock that is) needs rubber bands!

[@Pengepugeren]

That was seriously impressing. Well done, sir.

[@bekkayya]

"no reaction wheels" "builds a wheel that will be used for its reaction" I know its not the same thing but its still funny

[@Ruvi5000]

This is truly amazing! A Potential Energy storing mechanism

[@alyx6427]

ksp is literally the embodiment of troll physics

[@DustySquitoNM]

This is fantastic. It reminds me of Neal Stephenson's descriptions of his 'whip stations' from Seveneves or something.

[@twentylush]

engineers hate him. physics professors love him

[@jimmye3027]

I've been trying to solve this myself. So I'm happy someone did this, and I can really appreciate the thought this took.

[@damaan1243]

The Jet Spinning Contraption or, Sending a Disk to Space

[@CristianCiotti]

Absolutely brilliant solution!!! Congratulations! I hope to see more of this in the future.

[@ryanm.191]

The worse thing is that with some genuine development this could be a real life possibility

[@ethanspaziani1070]

hey I just want you to know this is really cool and I think you did a really good job most people would not have thought about that storing potential energy like that is such a wacky but very innovative idea I'm happy you were able to get it to work this is just an example never give up there's always a way to do anything

[@Tonatsi]

A kinetic battery. Amazing

[@vasileiosxenodochidis1585]

This is BRILLIANT!!! such an elegant use of physics...

[@B-0-K-1]

I don't know, this design looks familiar, can't remember where have i seen it... Oh yeah, EVANGELION

[@timurakhmadaliev7739]

Blood type: blue

[@mikaxms]

This is totally nuts! Somehow it even works in ksp.

[@atomsorcerer8356]

0:31 But first, we need to talk about parallel universes

[@cooldude2251]

Music hits low keys

[@zaretya9091]

The boys in R&D must have had a serious hangover this time

[@PedroHenrique-ds3re]

I have some ptsd of evangelion watching this

[@Lexoka]

Not sure whether this is insane, genius, or both. In any case, it was really fun to watch.

[@among-us-99999]

KSP 1.7…wow..i am old i remember when you couldn’t even find KSP on google 😂

[@fjoa123]

This is the work of a mad man or a genius

[@lordhagen8052]

Can you explain the work of rotating parts of your crafts and some other ksp tips?

[@C.I...]

Just commenting so I get notified when he tells you :)

[@arcturus9366]

Lord Hagen Same

[@lordhagen8052]

@@arcturus9366 The best way is video "how to break KSP" :- )

[@jeremykiahsobyk102]

All you need is the one probe core in orbit. It can warp in pylons, gateways, and everything else you might need.

[@xenolifer2426]

I’m wondering if someone already achieve this by making two jet-powered crafts colide at high speed above the atmosphere to gain the velocity needed 🤔

[@theofilleul6866]

Not a lot of ksp youtuber focused on kinetic impact technics, that could be great !

[@Stratzenblitz75]

KSP doesn't handle high impact speeds very well due to its time-step size so I doubt this would work in stock. It might work with a slow motion mod though.

[@doggonemess1]

Wow. I never thought of using spin to launch something into orbit at altitude. Since it's impossible to go into orbit without a maneuver outside of the atmosphere, I thought there was no way to do it without rockets. Amazing!

[@RoxiCoal]

Meanwhile i can't orbit using most powerful engines in the game

[@aggroknight4259]

RoseAngel The most powerful engines aren't very fuel-efficient. If you're gonna use something like a mainsail, then pair it with a skipper, followed by a poodle. Same sort of thing goes for the even-bigger SLS-style engines. If you still can't get into orbit, then try excluding the mid-tier engines. Sometimes those are mostly dead weight. Lastly, if your heavy rocket has a payload of sorts, then don't be afraid to use a bit of its fuel to get into orbit if it ever comes to that. Spacecraft payloads should always use small, efficient engines. Hopefully you'll figure it out. Given enough time, you'll one day be able to send 40-ton spacecraft payloads to mars, using 100-ton rockets.

[@DIVERGEsound]

I've never heard of KSP until now and wow-ee, I'm geekin' out.

[@henryfleischer404]

We've orbited using only jet engines... We've orbited using only ion engines... Time to orbit using only lf/ox rockets.

[@aggroknight4259]

Henry Fleischer People have already done that with aerospikes. It's not actually that difficult.

[@Totally_Bonkers]

rewatching this, wow. You made a "water" wheel type contraption and used what are basically kinetic batteries to get yourself into orbit. that's incredible.

[@jamesditsworth3845]

What an accomplishment! That, sir, was true Kerbal ingenuity. The Kerbals elect you to their Space Hall of Fame!

[@Wet_Deer]

I love the idea of storing energy with rotation.