The Rocket-Assisted Glider Experiment

The KSP Weekly Challenge 37:
The glider must be completely unpowered and launched into the air by a powered rover.
The rover may use any propulsion system to build speed before decoupling the glider, and must stay on the ground until decoupling.
The glider must carry at least one Kerbal pilot.
The objective pursued in this challenge is the Valentina objective:
Glide as far as you can from KSC and record your best distance!
Song: Adiemus by Karl Jenkins • Jenkins, Ratledge: Adi...

[@Hueanaballofficial]

bro so underrated and deserves more

[@wildfire522]

ethereal

[@ThunderMysteryRedstoneSquad]

Love it, Might just do this challange myself...

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Let me know how it goes buddy!

[@ThunderMysteryRedstoneSquad]

I will... Very soon...@@leonardobonanno5115

[@ThalesMML]

IRL that wing would break at that speed. I suggest forbid strut/autostrut/rigidbody...etc

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Of course, there is no way it could survive mach >1 LOL It would be interesting if there was a mod that enables thermal currents to help gliders perform better, kinda like in real life. I agree with you that for the sake of realism, autostrut should not be allowed, but this video was simply my build for the KSP Weekly Challenge 37.

[@NickBDesigns]

Keep up the great work! Now I wanna try this challenge

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Good luck bro, let me know if you beat my record😂

[@mr.cat_cz5184]

As a glider pilot in training, this makes me smile

[@clopetrone]

I ever did my sailplane flew 85% of the Kerbin circumstance with 70km altitude no speed start with lift/drag ratio physics cheats

[@leonardobonanno5115]

That's very impressive, 3200 km of travel distance with 70 km of height is an average glide ratio of 45:1

[@durbecalo]

My dream is ksp with wind and thermals so we can make working gliders

[@leonardobonanno5115]

True story man, imagine how many fun challenges one could make if there were thermal currents...

[@charlesvattimo4674]

I found the editing to be very entertaining, but that doesn’t distract from how impressive this craft is.

[@HenryBCassidy]

Majestic

[@blackrack2008]

bruh

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Cuh

[@fnhfhf5012]

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[@wolfrunner6462]

guh

[@AJ1Aerospace]

0:51 MURICA

[@sugarflame1833]

Are the engine plumes from waterfall?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Yes correct. The glow effect of the plume is probably from using a TUFX profile from CKAN called "Borealis".

[@sugarflame1833]

@@leonardobonanno5115 Oh gotcha. I was just wondering how you got it to look so vibrant lol.