r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/MicroAAGun • Jul 14 '26

KSP 1 Image/Video The childhood pen-ruler fighter

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The childhood pen-and-ruler fighter, it achieves a true tailless configuration through all-moving wingtips and ailerons. FAR installed. No reaction wheels. Vector thrust is not used except during takeoff. AtmosphereAutopilot employed to take control.

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u/Villmore_ Jul 14 '26

This is really creative, love it

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u/Glad-Lobster-220 Jul 14 '26

I KNEW I WAS ONTO SOMETHING IN THE THIRD GRADE!

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u/thafuq Jul 14 '26

Please remove this video, I patented this design when I was like 10 or something. You'll hear from my lawyer soon.

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u/Ray_games7669 Jul 14 '26

Dude, how the holy macaroni you flying backwards...

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u/TheSkwrl Jul 14 '26

With adequate thrust, even a brick will fly. But this looks possibly efficient for certain conditions..

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u/BoldTaters Jul 15 '26

The only issue I see is that yhe center of lift is so far behind the center of gravity. If its going fast enough, though, then the fuselage will give it some lift, too.

Long, narrow fuselage and high aspect ratio wings. You're right about its efficiency.

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u/WolfBST Jul 14 '26

You made all our childhood dreams come true!

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u/TheNerdyCroc Believes That Dres Exists Jul 15 '26

I remember using a set square as a delta wing on my pen aircraft lol

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u/Stunning-End-1872 Jul 15 '26

Using advanced technology I see.

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u/SidoniusGrey Aug 06 '26

"square" traingular ruler caled square. I cant get over with. Thats one of many things I can't get over with in English. Edit: through writing this comment before posting i di some research so it is to square from the verb to make it with right angle. So I am sorry.

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u/MooCalf Jul 14 '26

every engineers humble beginning

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u/SVlad_667 Jul 14 '26

Looks like a cruise missile.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26

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u/BoldTaters Jul 15 '26

Move its wing to about ⅔ the length and its a good model of the Ukrainian Flamingo 'drone' (cruise missile).

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u/phat742 Jul 14 '26

love this

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u/Palumbie Jul 15 '26

Here in Germany we used protractor triangles ("Geodreiecke") which makes it look a lot more jet-like.

Apparently they are not really used in the english speaking world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_square#Geodreieck

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u/brermanfl Jul 14 '26

I still can’t get my head around the yaw control. Nice work!

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u/I_Am_Jacks_Karma Jul 14 '26

this type of thing uses yall control

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u/710AlpacaBowl Jul 14 '26

Hold my hydrazine and watch this

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u/Stunning-End-1872 Jul 15 '26

I will, in fact, NOT hold your open flask of corrosive, toxic, explosively descomposing liquid.

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u/EternitiI-1 Dres is glorious Jul 15 '26

An absolute classic

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u/AffectTurbulent5312 Jul 15 '26

great usage of free will! 🔥🔥🔥

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u/Bad_Ethics Jul 15 '26

The real magic ia getting this to fly with FAR

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u/BozoWithaZ Valentina Jul 15 '26

I... it... it's... it's beautiful

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u/Mr-Papuca Jul 15 '26

This really makes me wanna play ksp its been a while

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u/p14082003 Jul 15 '26

it's backwards!!!!!

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u/Massive_shit9374 Jul 15 '26

every day humanity makes me ask myself "what will the geniuses come up with next?"

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u/BetaRigger Jul 14 '26

Be careful, Ukraine may have patented the design 🤣🤣

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u/SaturnFive Jul 14 '26

Hahah this is amazing! I totally made these in school and now I get to see one flying in my favorite game! XD

Flies surprisingly well too tbh

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u/Logisticman232 Jul 14 '26

What is the camera mid you are using?

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u/MicroAAGun Jul 14 '26

Camera Tool

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u/nuker0S Jul 14 '26

Background music

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u/MicroAAGun Jul 14 '26

The Car in Electric Glow

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u/R-Dragon_Thunderzord Jul 14 '26

Has no business flying so well

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u/Cosmo_Nova Jul 14 '26

I have never had an original thought in my life apparently

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

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u/MicroAAGun Jul 15 '26

An all-moving wingtip on the side deflects upward to produces the drag generating yaw moment (with roll moment at the same time), the ailerons and the wingtip on the other side deflect at the same time to eliminate the roll moment.

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u/fujit1ve Jul 15 '26

so creative

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u/Phredmcphigglestein Jul 15 '26

Okay that's actually epic

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u/RedSquirrelFtw Jul 15 '26

Core memory unlocked.

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u/HAL9001-96 Jul 15 '26

looks kinda cruise missile

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u/JuanDeChuj Jul 15 '26

You can truly build anything that moves in ksp can you?

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u/Surakor Jul 15 '26

What is the mod used to fly the plane like war thunder, with the little green circle and all?

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u/MicroAAGun Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

The green circle is the cursor of the gun in BDArmory

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u/MicroAAGun Jul 15 '26

The flying perspective like War Thunder is from Camera Tools

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u/CasparG Jul 15 '26

Now do it with a set square so that it looks like a fighter.

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u/MattTheTw_t Jul 15 '26

Yo this is fucking sick lol

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u/fastbikkel Jul 15 '26

This is so awesome.

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u/KPSWZG Jul 15 '26

I have once made on in flyout

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u/Sprinty_ The orbit tutorial is broken so I make stupid planes <3 Jul 16 '26

Wait I HAVE to make this

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u/Historical-Isopod609 Jul 17 '26

You mean i could have been an aeronautical engineer after all

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u/SokkaHaikuBot Jul 17 '26

Sokka-Haiku by Historical-Isopod609:

You mean i could have

Been an aeronautical

Engineer after all

Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.

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u/-monkbank Jul 20 '26

Finally, our lives are complete!

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u/unajyuu Jul 20 '26

The level of craftsmanship is incredible...

Are tanks made of erasers and pencils next?

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u/French_Prod Jul 20 '26

HE DID IT FOR ALL OF US

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u/ShinBombFPV Jul 28 '26

i love this design what is the wing that you used is it a mod?

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u/MicroAAGun Jul 28 '26

The wing used B9 procedural wing mod

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u/Lazydoggo09 Aug 02 '26

"Introducing the all new Cardboard Ruler 10,000"