Forgot how much I enjoy making random aircraft instead of exploring space, lol

last picture was my old Tu-95 I made over 3 years ago

its not really obvious when you dont zoom in but there's a green pixel,thats Jool and its moons!!

So,i started playing this game a couple weeks ago and tried to make a SR-71 based aircraft,its mostly just normal parts so there isnt anything special about it... Maybe except for the fact that it can swim,anyways,i also wanted to ask what mods you guys use to make your planes better,or some tips for my future builds,thanks!

Test article to test the R.A.P.I.E.R. engine, the American answer to the British SABRE. It uses LH2.

It is the same size as a F-14 Tomcat.

Developed by CC Aerial Industries (CCAI) as the next evolution of concepts pioneered in its preceeding C-394 Centennial, the C-490 was designed with the intention of creating the largest airlift platform possible, so as to maximize cargo capacity, while still allowing for landings in more austere environments. To this end, the C-490 features a much wider and longer fuselage compared to the C-394, allowing more internal cargo volume, as well as larger wings and engines to compensate for the added weight of the larger fuselage and the anticipated weight of its expanded cargo capacity. Beyond this, the C-490 featured a much more ”conventional” mounting of its engines, sporting 4 J-56-1875 engines, larger and more powerful variations of the same engines mounted to its predecessor, mounted in two pod-like mounts beneath the wings. While this does limit its ability to operate from dirt runways like the C-394, such as those quickly assembled, repaired, or improvised in the field, it does allow for easier maintenance of the engines. Like the C-394, the C-490 also features the same forward-swept wing and canard layout that sets it apart from other transport aircraft and provides excellent low-speed handling.

Featured here are C-490s of the Vischodian Letecka Garda (Aerial Guard).

C-394 for context: https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalPlanes/comments/1tipy91/c394_centennial_modular_multimission_aerial/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Also recommend me graphics mods and tufx profiles

What do people think?

Designed and built by CC Aerial Industries, the C-394 is the latest in CCAI's lineup of advanced aircraft for both military and civilian use. Intended to fulfil almost any perceivable requirement or role of an aircraft of its size, the C-394 is highly modular and, when equipped with the appropriate weapons and equipment, capable of fulfilling the roles of strategic and tactical airlift, airborne early warning and control, maritime patrol, long-range standoff strikes, and even a close air support gunship.

Its forward-swept wing design, a feature unique amongst aircraft of its intended size and role, grant it high responsiveness at low-speeds. When coupled with advanced fly-by-wire control and its set of 4 high-mounted, thrust-reverse capable J-56-1350 engines, the C-394 performs well in every expected regime and is capable of taking off from and landing on shorter, more austere runways.

Pictured here are C-394s in various configurations, including the base transport variant, EC-394 Centennial Eye AEW&C variant, and AC-394 gunship variant, operated by the Vischodian Aerial Guard (Vischodske Nardoni Garda - Letecka Garda; "Vischodian National Guard - Aerial Guard").

More photos of the B-52 on the way soon!

A massive scientific research/search-and-rescue seaplane named after an alien species of mermaid, the AL-36 Hydraxus was one of the last creations I made in KSP before taking a 2-3 year hiatus.

This seaplane contains the following features:

High-mounted wing for stability

Deployable wingtip pontoons

6 engines for high subsonic speeds

2 taxi/water engines with a protective grated intake (closed during flight)

Medical/research bay (presumed, not actually modeled)

Quad vertical stabilizers inspired by the E-2 Hawkeye

Passenger cabin for up to 16 researchers, survivors, or recovered crew members from a splashed-down capsule

Deployable RHIB in a side-loading cargo bay (carries 6 plus one operator)

Concorde-style cockpit for looks (sits too low in water and on land to lower nose, so remains as is)

The Hydraxus is named after the alien mermaid species known as the Hydraxial, native to a solar system 88.5 light years from Earth. How a Hydraxus got to Kerbin is unknown.

Edit: It’s actually the AL-36…

Trying to figure out how to properly secure these props and I can't seem to find any consistent advice online.

All motors are autostrutted to grandparent

Left to right the propellers are:

Heaviest autostrut - hits max rpm, fairly stable but can fail structurally if at max rpm for too long

Grandparent autostrut - exceeds max rpm, catastrophic structural failure

Root autostrut - lowest rpm, very stable

Rigid attachment - about half max rpm, very stable

What do? I need the rpm but I also need the props to not destroy themselves

I fixed the quality iykyk.

2nd one is a lot more maneuverable than you'd think !