KerbalX

Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: aircraft
• Part Count: 191
• Pure Stock
• KSP: 1.10.0

Description

A stock aircraft called KC-8A King Fisher. Built with 191 of the finest parts, its root part is mk3Cockpit.Shuttle.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.10.0.

The King Fisher is a heavy lift cargo seaplane, able to land and take-off from the water with up to 36 tons of cargo - that’s a big orange tank! From land, payload is about 70 tons max, from and to a runway. If looking to land and T/O from the wild, I’d stick with a 36 ton payload.
Comes equipped with a science suite and storage compartments in the cargo bay.

Because the stock prop engines do not make sound, each counter-rotating turboprop has a Juno engine so it’s not jarringly silent.

The turboprop torque is bound to the I and K axis keys and prop pitch is bound to the H and N axis. NOTE: There are too many variables with current vehicle mass, speed, and altitude to set a reliable curve with the KAL 1000 to map both to the same axis.

For take-off, set brakes, activate the Juno engines and set max throttle. Default prop pitch is set to 70 degrees for T/O. Release brakes and max turboprop torque. Vehicle will accelerate quite rapidly.

At 70 m/s rotate. Once airborne, retract gear and reduce prop pitch to 50 degrees. As you climb and accelerate you may slowly reduce prop pitch to maintain climb and acceleration. Max speed (~230m/s) is achieved at about 35 degrees prop pitch in a 10 degree climb.
At cruise altitude (~6000-8000m) best prop pitch is 43 degrees. Once at cruise altitude, reduce engine torque to just enough to maintain near 460 (max) RPM.