Starship is pretty much complete!

[lil’Mayo]

I’ve been working out the kinks with this one for a little of a week. Any tips, let me know.

 

[SFSAbhishek]

I’ve been working out the kinks with this one for a little of a week. Any tips, let me know. View attachment 35225 View attachment 35226

You should add landing gear to the first stage also.
I guess that there are solar panels on the second one.
Those top side cones are a little odd why don't you try a little simpler

This was made by, Calin Avram

 

[lil’Mayo]

You should add landing gear to the first stage also.
I guess that there are solar panels on the second one.
Those top side cones are a little odd why don't you try a little simpler View attachment 35232
This was made by, Calin Avram

I’ve been trying to find a new layout for the top side fins, but I’m struggling. The 2019 model has the side fins and I really want to capture that feature. Let me know if you have any different fins. I do believe that the landing gear on the first stage is actually just the fins. But I’ll try and make some landing gear.

 

[Earl]

I’ve been trying to find a new layout for the top side fins, but I’m struggling. The 2019 model has the side fins and I really want to capture that feature. Let me know if you have any different fins. I do believe that the landing gear on the first stage is actually just the fins. But I’ll try and make some landing gear.

At this stage it has 6 legs on superheavy I think.

 

[lil’Mayo]

At this stage it has 6 legs on superheavy I think.

I gotta find a way to have the landing gear retract vertically, and that’s going to be a challenge

 

[SFSAbhishek]

I’ve been trying to find a new layout for the top side fins, but I’m struggling. The 2019 model has the side fins and I really want to capture that feature. Let me know if you have any different fins. I do believe that the landing gear on the first stage is actually just the fins. But I’ll try and make some landing gear.

Just use fuselage , the one that is on your profile pic

 

[lil’Mayo]

Just use fuselage , the one that is on your profile pic

That’s what I’m using right now

 

[SFSAbhishek]

That’s what I’m using right now

I am not talking about the first stage
In the second stage, at the top you can use fuselage rather than side cone

 

[lil’Mayo]

I am not talking about the first stage
In the second stage, at the top you can use fuselage rather than side cone

Do you know the part name? Because I’m having trouble putting this together in my head, lmao

 

[SFSAbhishek]

Do you know the part name? Because I’m having trouble putting this together in my head, lmao

 

[Pink]

View attachment 35254

In order, I call them side farings and side cones.


Nice Starship btw!
Looks a bit skinny though, is the real one going to have the same proportions? (I didn't check. )

 

[lil’Mayo]

There’s some updates, Re-did basically all of the fins of the Super Heavy and Starship. Thanks to all of those who are helping me with this build!

 

[SFSAbhishek]

There’s some updates, Re-did basically all of the fins of the Super Heavy and Starship. Thanks to all of those who are helping me with this build! View attachment 35306 View attachment 35307 View attachment 35305 View attachment 35308 View attachment 35304

Nice

 

[TtTOtW]

Classy build, man.

 

[lil’Mayo]

Classy build, man.

I’ve been working on a shuttle btw. It sucks so badly tho

 

[lil’Mayo]

I’m trying to make more fuel efficient rockets, but when I use smaller engines, it doesn’t have as much power and can’t get into orbit. Any tips?

 

[TtTOtW]

Smaller, lighter, narrower rockets are more fuel efficient. But, let's talk about aerodynamics first...

 

[TtTOtW]

Do you know about the no drag bug?

 

[lil’Mayo]

Do you know about the no drag bug?

I know the no drag cheat option, but not bug...

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

I know the no drag cheat option, but not bug...

There's a bug with the drag. Even If the cheat "no drag" is off, when you launch a rocket and it spawns on the launchpad, drag will be originally disabled. To activate it, you need to open the menu, hit Exit, and then from the main menu (the one with the "Spaceflight Simulator" logo) hit Resume Game.

That will enable the real drag. Otherwise you'll launch without drag, which is kinda cheaty.

 

[lil’Mayo]

There's a bug with the drag. Even If the cheat "no drag" is off, when you launch a rocket and it spawns on the launchpad, drag will be originally disabled. To activate it, you need to open the menu, hit Exit, and then from the main menu (the one with the "Spaceflight Simulator" logo) hit Resume Game.

That will enable the real drag. Otherwise you'll launch without drag, which is kinda cheaty.

I never even knew that happened. Does that glitch affect the efficiency of a rocket? (Other than being aerodynamic)

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Does that glitch affect the efficiency of a rocket

Enormously, depending on the build. It can nearly double the amount of Dv required to make LEO

 

[lil’Mayo]

Enormously, depending on the build. It can nearly double the amount of Dv required to make LEO

It really stinks that Stef didn’t feature official DeltaV stats. But anyways. I’m trying to build my Falcon 9 so it can actually carry my payload (with about a 35,000km ap) but I just can’t seem to get the correct engines that can actually lift, and still have some fuel left. If you need, I’ll post the F9 blue prints, thank you for your help tho!

 

[Horus Lupercal]

It really stinks that Stef didn’t feature official DeltaV stats.

That's because there is no set Dv budget to LEO. The amount of variables that affect how much fuel it takes to attain orbit means there is no exact figure. We work on a ball park of about 2600m/s if you have drag off and about 3200-4200m/s for drag on

but I just can’t seem to get the correct engines that can actually lift, and still have some fuel left. If you need, I’ll post the F9 blue prints, thank you for your help tho!

Yeah, throw a screenshot up or pm me it if you wanna keep it secret and I'll have a look. There'll be a solution and I'll explain how and why as well