Request Skylon

[hribek]

Sure, let's give it a try.

 

[Moach]

i was wondering as i read this... what would a SKYLON cockpit look like? does it even have one? or is it mainly unmanned?....

i reckon if it does have one, it'd have no windows... would be cool to fill up a large panel with controls and MFD's and rely on CameraMFD to do the actual flying
we don't have anything quite like that for Orbiter at the moment, right?

 

[Urwumpe]

i was wondering as i read this... what would a SKYLON cockpit look like? does it even have one? or is it mainly unmanned?....

Unmanned.

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Sure, let's give it a try.

Ok, I'll clean up the code a bit and mail it to you, can you PM me a suitable email for a bigger ZIP file?

 

[Moach]

Unmanned.

as i suspected!

in this case, perhaps a virtual cockpit could be fashioned to look like a "mission control room"... i mean, even the most automated UAVs gotta be operated from somewhere, right?

it would also look very cool....

 

[River Crab]

The passenger module would actually carry a "Captain", IIRC...whether this "Captain" would actually be able to take control, I don't know...:hmm:

Not much of a Captain otherwise, right? :lol:

 

[MikeB]

Maybe the captain is just for conducting weddings? :hmm:

 

[hribek]

Just a small update, I should get some stuff from Urwumpe, once it's ready. Whoever else has spare time and experience in making this type of addons is welcome to help me or take my place anytime.

 

[Urwumpe]

Just a small update, I should get some stuff from Urwumpe, once it's ready. Whoever else has spare time and experience in making this type of addons is welcome to help me or take my place anytime.

I'll sort some of the structural problems with the sources and then you get it. It is all left in a pretty chaotic state here, I doubt you'll enjoy it as beginner.

 

[hribek]

There might be more to develop than just Skylon itself (after it is done) ... the Fluyt stage - orbit transfer vehicle, the refueling station, and othhers.

 

[JonnyBGoode]

There was a really nice Skylon add-on a few years ago, I remember testpiloting it. Alas, it's no longer on OHM and I don't have a copy...

 

[hribek]

I missed some lectures while the congress took place and it would suck to be doing space stuff and not pass with flying colours. I should finish catching up on school stuff this week, so I might be able to start next week.