Fastest Plane Ever

[Shing-Fhue]

Whats the fastest plane using stock KSP and only using plane engines? Like goliath engine, wiplash, etc? With Temperature limit off of course though. Just curious and want to build some really fast plane for fun.

[Purplefairy22]

Well it depends on Criteria.

My brother and I competed for the fastest plane, we had heating on 100% and planes had to fly below 2000m.
You weren't allowed to dive, level flight only. No mods or cheats.

I got 1 832m/s my bro got 1 918m/s.

So there's a benchmark for you.

Edit: You had to have wings and a tail otherwise it didn't count as a plane and it had to take off from the runway. No vertical launching.

[Shing-Fhue]

Originally posted by Purplefairy22:

Well it depends on Criteria.

My brother and I competed for the fastest plane, we had heating on 100% and planes had to fly below 2000m.
You weren't allowed to dive, level flight only. No mods or cheats.

I got 1 832m/s my bro got 1 918m/s.

So there's a benchmark for you.

Edit: You had to have wings and a tail otherwise it didn't count as a plane and it had to take off from the runway. No vertical launching.

I got a plane with 4 wiplashes go 2400 M/S

[Purplefairy22]

not at 100% heating below 2000m alitude you didn't!

[A Terrible Modder]

its possible to go 10000 m/s by using heatshilds on the front of the aircraft and small heatshilds along the wings(takes forever) and use rockets on the back

[Docsprock]

Try the Pilots Challenge:

Design craft, any kind of craft you can devise. Take off from KSP, fly to KSP2, land, come to a stop, take screenshot, take off, fly back to KSP, land. Take F3 screenshot. What is your fastest time.

No mods, aero-heating off, 25 minutes, 38 seconds.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=810609909
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=810609558
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=810609670

The reason it is called the Pilots challenge is you have to be able to navigate to KSP2 and land.

Try a heading from KSP of about 282. Return about 92.

Recommend leaving KSP after local noon to arrive at KSP2 during daytime hours.

[Purplefairy22]

Like i said, you need some rules.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1134677565
2583m/s with no heating and undefined altitudes

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1134682695
Nearly 4000m/s with infinite fuel. and no heating. Currently my ship is still accelerating. I'm about to pass minmus at over 30 000m/s

[internetrules]

the fastest i managed to get a plane was 5000 m/s at an altidude of never above 20k metres

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1134689166

(this is the only picture i have of the plane) it was either that plane, or another varient of it which managed to get to 5000 m/s

[Purplefairy22]

@ Internetrules.
I'd argue yours is more rocket than plane.
I'd be suprised if that took off from a runway on its own

[JtBryant]

~ 1km/s below 5 m, 2 whiplashes. I usualy avoid planes but I was on my laptop and I haven't modded that install yet.

[Shing-Fhue]

How do you stay at 5 m?? I can never get level flight and I usually die around 30 m

[JtBryant]

Capslock and very carefully tapping the 'w' and 's' keys.

[Shing-Fhue]

capslock? Is that a custom bind?

[JtBryant]

Caps Lock - Toggle precision ("softer") controls, ksp wiki.[wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com]

[desu-chan]

There isn't really a speed limit, if your craft can handle extreme heat and drag. R.A.P.I.E.R.S. are technically both rockets and jets, so these are usually made for high-speed craft.

[internetrules]

Originally posted by Purplefairy22:

@ Internetrules.
I'd argue yours is more rocket than plane.
I'd be suprised if that took off from a runway on its own

its about as much of a rocket as the X-15 is. and they call the X-15 a plane so im calling my thing a plane