Falcon Heavy - Duna Return [1.11.1]
by McFlyever
uploaded 2017-03-09
(updated 2021-01-29)
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VAB
stock+DLC lander
#Falcon #Heavy #Duna #Lander


1.11.0

Changelog [1.11.x]

  • Added BG-Parts (Ground Station for Duna and Ike!)
  • Revised Design
  • Adjusted Flightplan (0% Waste in Orbit!)
  • Perfectionized Command Pod (all important Parts useful placed, Fwrd/Backwrd RCS Thruster)
  • Added the new light on command module
Action Groups
  • 1 Engine Lander
  • 2 Engine Return Modul
  • 3 Ladder
  • 4 Panels
  • 5 Radiators
  • 6 Antennas
  • 7 Toggle Mid RCS
  • 8 Perform Experiments
  • 9 Drogue Chute
  • 0 Main Chute (+Cut Drogue Chute)

Flightplan

  • Reach an Low Kerbin Orbit (~ 75 Km) and turn the Rocket in retrograde Direction (or warp to the point, the rocket are stay in retrograde direction, that´s easier). Decouple the Lander and after this decouple the Coupling Unit to deorbiting it. Be sure youre Lander isn´t in the shoot direction ;-) Re-dock the Lander to Return Modul and Mainstage.
  • Now you set the transfer burn maneuver to leave Kerbin and fly to Duna! (The Inclination of Kerbin to Duna for this is around 135°).
Details
  • Type: VAB
  • Class: lander
  • Part Count: 266
  • Mods: 2
  • KSP: 1.11.1


Orbit, Coupling Unit, Transfer


Destroy Mainstage, Aerobrake, Orbit


Landing on Duna


Duna Rendezvous with R-Modul


Ike Transfer and Landing


Ike Rdvz. R-Modul, Destroy Stage

  • Edit at first an Impact Orbit for Duna to destroy the Mainstage! (=Reducing Waste)
  • After that take through an aerobrake roughly at 25-26 Km. Your destination orbit height should be at 60-70 Km. Eventually repeat this maneuver with a higher Ap.
  • Deorbit not to rapid (use max 100 m/s DeltaV), slow down with parachutes and use the engines to land
  • After landing accomplish you experiments, (decouple the mystery goo container, if you want) and start back into Orbit to Return Modul. The Landing Tanks can be decoupled during the start, if are not empty before start.
  • If you are a good pilot, now you can travel and land on Ike, if not, edit an suborbital impact orbit and decouple the landing stage from the lander.
  • After this or Ike, you can create an Short Transfer Maneuver to travel back to Kerbin! I tested that in 2 Flights and both was working fine (also with Ike exploring)!
  • Arrived at Kerbin you have to slow down your speed with the rest of the Fuel. If you was flight normally back to Kerbin, you can fly directly into the Atmosphere, with the Command Pod!
  • Be sure that all Chutes repacked and land on Kerbin!

After the testflight, my deltaV at Kerbin was about 1300m/s, also with landing on Ike and without mun swing by maneuver or something…

I wish you an successfully flight!

(sry for maybe bad english and german blueprint, i hope you understand yet)


Back to Kerbin


Aerobrake and Landing

Version 1.3.0


Version 1.4.1

Version 1.4.3

ZIP File with all 4 Rockets + ingame DV-Flag!

(Version 1.4.3, Link to German Forum)

Note, this is a non-reuseable Version of Falcon Heavy! The Fuel for this is needed for the big Duna Trip and also it enables to use the 2,5m parts. Cause that, i think it´s better to collect Science and accomplish Missions of two Bodys, than rescue the relative cheap Boosters.

Changelog [1.3]
  • redesigned Falcon 1 SAT (two stages Satellite, +100m/s DeltaV, a lot more Antenna Range)
  • change Falcon 5 SAT orbiting Engine (before with L-VN, now with Aerospike)
  • redesigned Falcon Heavy Lander (extra Fuel without Fuel Lines, little more Delta V)
  • redesigned Falcon Heavy R-Modul (little bit longer, removed Fuel Lines, same power as before)
Changelog [1.4.1]
  • Redesigned Falcon Heavy Rocket, Lander and Return Module
  • All Parts of these Rocket can be destroyed on Bodys, so you will never produce Debris!
  • Now you can recover the Return Module with the docked Capsule! That brings round about 60.000 Funds back!
Changelog [1.4.3]
  • Changed Parachute on Material Bay to Docking Port. Now also useable on Ike to collect more Data! (also decoupable, to save Fuel)
  • Both Modules recoverable now, to get more Funds back!
  • New Satellite on Falcon 1 (DLC Parts)
  • Redesigned Falcon 9 Module (More Fuel/RCS to refill your Station or something)
  • Redesigned Falcon 5 Satellite AND added 3 new Mini Relay´s for a Duna Connection

Changelog [1.9.1]

  • 300 m/s Delta V more on Lander
  • replaced new Parts
  • redesigned Command Pod (+Relay Antenna, more Energie, +Ladder, more Lights)


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