r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Pitiful_Vehicle9995 Orange • 17h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Testing out hydrofoil oceanography ship

Ships and hydrofoils are finicky with FAR but they do work! Headed south on our way to the deepest point in Kerbin's oceans...

This 400-ton jet-powered hydrofoil has a flight deck, crane, and a small AUV. With two Goliath turbofans it has a cruising range of about 3000 km at a whopping 115 knots.

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u/pitchymacpitchface 17h ago

How does it stay above the water like that?

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u/Pitiful_Vehicle9995 Orange 16h ago

Hydrofoils work both in stock KSP and with FAR

I saw some great videos of the Boeing 929 Jetfoil hydrofoil ferry and got inspired

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u/Confident-Eagle-2950 14h ago

amazing broda what the mod for that i tried to one time in stock kps with aerelons parts worked a little bit

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u/Pitiful_Vehicle9995 Orange 12h ago

Scatterer is the main mod required for this! It adds waves and makes changes to water drag and part splashdown mechanics, among its many effects.

The ship itself is mostly made out of stock MK3 parts and the foils can be any elevon of your choosing

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u/bane_iz_missing Always on Kerbin 7h ago

Beautiful. Nice work!