Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Loru]

 

[TMac3000]

Finally finished the mesh, exported it & got the Dll running in Orbiter. Definitely the most intense development work Ive done so far, but its the best by far.

I decided to insert the Aquila into a scenario I had been running with a Shuttle-D in lunar orbit, 40 km high. (no need for a PDI burn here)



Roll over to the right attitude for powered descent



Throttle up!





Pitchover from the virtual cockpit, some inspiration drawn here from the KSP lander can



The Aquila "down among em" (its on the lunar far side if you were wondering)



in fact, a little too down & among em, descending at 100 m/s while still traveling at 800 m/s sideways, resulting in a lithobraking landing.



Engine thrust was clearly too low, so I upped it to 29 kN, works like a charm. I managed to land safely on my second try, quite a thrill.

More on this project coming in a little while. If you have any ideas for how to structure the VC controls, please let me know.

Are you going to join the addon developers' group? Bet your name would look nice in orange

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Are you going to join the addon developers' group? Bet your name would look nice in orange

I did actually, it should appear right under my user name whenever I post. My name doesnt appear orange though, I just thought it wasnt supposed to appear that way to me. Maybe theres some setting I'll have to change to go orange? :shrug:

That shrug smilie always looks so depressed that he doesnt know the answer :lol:

As I commented to Loru, the Themis-A is definitely going to be the launch vehicle for the Aquila lander







After the short hiatus switching the Shuttle-D from the Themis-ETS to the Delta IV heavy, it looks like Im contracting from Lorutech again!

 

[Pipcard]

I did actually, it should appear right under my user name whenever I post. My name doesnt appear orange though, I just thought it wasnt supposed to appear that way to me. Maybe theres some setting I'll have to change to go orange? :shrug:

User Control Panel -> Group Memberships -> Check "Identify me as a member of this group" next to "Addon Developers".

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

User Control Panel -> Group Memberships -> Check "Identify me as a member of this group" next to "Addon Developers".

ooohh yeah, now Im lookin orange, thanks Pipcard :thumbup:.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Syracuse build mission 3 gets underway with Buran departing from SRC Polygon.

The Buran shuttle carries a node module (Artemis) and an additional PMA for the Orion CEV.

 

[Pipcard]

In an alternate universe... (part 2)
(part 1)

Themis-A sits on a pad in Tanegashima Space Center, ready to launch a Themis-A Transfer Vehicle (TATV).

Lift-off!

Booster separation

Fairing separation

Second stage

Payload separation

 

[Hlynkacg]

Been hard at work. Say hello to the Aquila Lander











Designed only for one passenger, but I suppose I can allow it to hold 2. Once I finish up the windows I'll have to do the coding & take her out for a spin around the moon. :thumbup:

Hey, waitaminit, that aint no Aquilla Lander...

 

[Pablo49]

Meanwhile at Monxcleyr Aerospace...

Fig. 1: Note the train cameo, nonflying version.

Fig. 2: The SRM trails are gorgeous.

Fig. 3: Did you know Joint Aerospace Systems uses the finest build materials? Now you do.

Vehicle failed to reach orbit under internal guidance. (Do-able if you fly manually after dropping the first stage.)

 

[Scav]

Fig. 1: Note the train cameo, nonflying version.

Fig. 2: The SRM trails are gorgeous.

Fig. 3: Did you know Joint Aerospace Systems uses the finest build materials? Now you do.

The above three nuggets reminds me of watching [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1"]VH1[/ame]'s Pop-Up Video. :tiphat:

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Hey, waitaminit, that aint no Aquilla Lander...

Oh for the love of Probe

Well whoever made that thing can take a backseat now :lol:. I chose the name Aquila from a list of constellations - Aquila being the Eagle.



If time permits, Im going to set up a development thread & release a 0.1 beta today.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

The first Triton-160 launches on a test flight from SLC-17B at Cape Canaveral at 8 am EST, December 6, 2018. The Triton rocket family has been chosen as one of the main workhorses of the Orbital Access Consortium fleet. Designed to replace the Delta II and supplement the Soyuz rocket, the Triton will be used for a large variety of launch missions, from small Earth observation satellites to communication satellites to planetary probes. Flight rate is currently projected to reach at least 30 launches per year from 4 different locations.

 

[Pipcard]

Oh man, that should come with the actual release!

What's the estimated lift capacity to LEO?

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Oh man, that should come with the actual release!

What's the estimated lift capacity to LEO?

For the Triton-160, about 7.8 tonnes to 200 km, 28.5 deg. LEO from the Cape, or roughly 4 tonnes to a 700 km SSO from Vandenberg. With the use of the Star-48 solid upper stage (standard equipment for the Delta II 3rd stage) the Triton-161 can launch about 3 tonnes to a standard GTO. Overall, the Triton-16X is roughly Soyuz class, while its siblings the Triton-12X and 14X are roughly Delta II class rockets.

The 2nd number of the model number notes the number of GEM-60 solid boosters used, while the 3rd number shows the upper stage used (0 = no upper stage, 1 = Star-48, others maybe available upon customer request).

 

[Pipcard]

You have a really cool aerospace company.

 

[Scav]

11 October 1968. Launch Complex 34.

 

[Scav]

 

[Mister Mxyzptlk]

Jupiter texture

Computerex, what Jupiter texture are you using in your screenshot of Jupiter?

 

[Donamy]

Computerex, what Jupiter texture are you using in your screenshot of Jupiter?

I'm afraid, you are refering to a screen shot from 2007. And computerx is no longer a member, for many years.

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

I'm afraid, you are refering to a screen shot from 2007. And computerx is no longer a member, for many years.

Cant even find him in the users list.

If I might comment though, I think that the best Jupiter texture in existence has to be this one

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4666"]http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4666[/ame]