Having recently become interested in trying to complete this flight (I haven't yet), I thought I would start a challenge thread to get some competition going and generate some helpful discussion. This is the KSC to Wideawake 8,200 km speed run, or as I have named it: "The Classic". Post your videos, playbacks or screenshots (success or fail) with time of flight (MET) here and I will add it to the scoreboard. Optionally post a screenshot of your maximum velocity at MECO.
General rules:
- Use the default XR2 Ravenstar, set fuel/crew/LOX/payload as you wish
- Damage simulation must be enabled
- Liftoff from the runway at KSC, MET will commence
- Land on the runway at Wideawake International, at wheel stop MET will give the flight time
- Obviously don't cheat, what's the point?
Here is blixel / David Courtney's very helpful commentated version for any beginners out there:
He has a scenario in the video description you can use, or just set up your own using the default XR2 at KSC.
I haven't been able to do this myself yet but I'm glad I uploaded the failures as David was able to point out where I was going wrong:
I've added two previous flights that I am aware of to start off the rankings.
agentgonzo's flight:
TOP 10 FLIGHT TIMES
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Pilot Name
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Time(mm:ss)
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Max. Vel.(GS m/s)
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agentgonzo(playback)
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16:35
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14,990
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dgatsoulis
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17:15
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14,703
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agentgonzo
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19:58
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11,496
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blixel
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20:00
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12,025
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tinfoilchef
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22:35
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11,027
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vsfx
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23:51
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11,812
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SolarLiner
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26:37
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11,600
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General rules:
- Use the default XR2 Ravenstar, set fuel/crew/LOX/payload as you wish
- Damage simulation must be enabled
- Liftoff from the runway at KSC, MET will commence
- Land on the runway at Wideawake International, at wheel stop MET will give the flight time
- Obviously don't cheat, what's the point?
Here is blixel / David Courtney's very helpful commentated version for any beginners out there:
I haven't been able to do this myself yet but I'm glad I uploaded the failures as David was able to point out where I was going wrong:
I've added two previous flights that I am aware of to start off the rankings.
agentgonzo's flight:
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