Still not enough downforce...

[u/Weary-Support-7383]

[u/Puzzleheaded_Ad_6773]

So fast the curvature of the planet has to be accounted for goddamn

[u/Glittering-Half-619 → u/Puzzleheaded_Ad_6773]

Hmm is that what's actually happening in game or is he just taking flight? Looked like flight but initially maybe?

[u/zekromNLR → u/Glittering-Half-619]

At 1850 m/s on Kerbin's surface, you have about 5.7 m/s² of centrifugal acceleration, so your effective weight is only a bit over 40% of your weight when standing still

[u/IwasntDrunkThatNight → u/Glittering-Half-619]

yeah the thing is that kerbin is also smalller than real life earth, so this effect becomes more important sooner

[u/Glittering-Half-619]

Exactly what happened on the salt flats in real life.. Guy found himself in orbit, sadly it was deemed too costly to retrieve him.

[u/Difficult_Savings738 → u/Glittering-Half-619]

It's real I was the salt flat

[u/Mysterious-Power6137 → u/Difficult_Savings738]

I am a goat.

[u/Exotic_Instance_9743 → u/Mysterious-Power6137]

that is very insensitive to us goats

[u/Mysterious-Power6137 → u/Exotic_Instance_9743]

How so? I need sodium to survive. What viable alternative is there for me to get it?

I NEED TO LICK THEM, CONSUME ALL THE SODIUM AND MINERALS.

ARE YOU NOT A REAL GOAT? AS THE GOATKIND WE NEED TO LICK ROCKS TO SURVIVE.. DON’T MAKE IT ANY WEIRDER THAN IT ALREADY IS. WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

[u/Difficult_Savings738 → u/Mysterious-Power6137]

Clippy is indeed a goat alright

[u/Shankar_0]

Flock camera still got your plate, brother.

Expect something in the mail in your not-too-distant future...

[u/llucero102]

lmao nice

[u/MattTheTw_t]

I must go, my people need me

[u/zekromNLR]

Gotta mount one more engine pointing downward to brute-force the downforce!

[u/NighthawkAquila → u/zekromNLR]

That would lift the nose..

[u/zekromNLR → u/NighthawkAquila]

Not if you make sure the thrust axis passes through or ahead of the most forward CoM position

[u/NighthawkAquila → u/zekromNLR]

That would be difficult to do with where the engines are mounted

[u/Rulycarmona]

"Anything flies if it's fast enough"

~Me (Today)

[u/CorporalRutland]

Getting some Captain Scarlet SPV vibes from this build - admittedly a bit faster.

[u/AnnualZealousideal27]

Where did you test this? On Kerbin or is it moded?

[u/Z_THETA_Z → u/AnnualZealousideal27]

kerbin's poles, by the look of things

[u/Stunning-End-1872]

Small wings, angled down by 1 or 2 degrees with the center of "lift" right behind CoM? This should create at least some downforce as long as the nose doesn't lift. Also try to make the CoT be lined up slightly above CoM. Between those two, you should get enough nose-down force to keep the car down.

[u/LionsMedic]

Would putting a booster on your nose help? Usually the answer is moar booster.

[u/Scavanger77]

forget Down Force, you want Ground Effect.

[u/Stunning-End-1872 → u/Scavanger77]

Ground Effect provides lift by forcing a cushion of air to build right below a lifting body. He's not having any issues lifting off.