ALDEBARAN v2.6.1

* ALDEBARAN v2.6.1 *

What is new in Version 2.6.1

• PLUME !
• Cockpit Cam & refacturing
• Faster reacting Landing Program
  -- initial simultaneous Pitch&Roll
  -- slower descent
• Some nice additional lights blingbling
• Vizzy VTOL v1.6.1

What is new in Version 2.5

• 8 additional small Hovering Support Engines
• New Hovering Mode (AG9)
• Vizzy VTOL v1.5

Version 2.5 deliveres now the missing Hovering Mode (AG9). With Slider3 and Slider4 you can hover forward/backward (Slider3) and to starboard/port (Slider4). Depending on the slider position you can hover with -4 m/s to +4m/s in every direction.

Version 2.4 with many improvements

• Mass Distribution optimized for Vertical AND Horizontal mode
• Landing Stages, light chains and such stuff
• Vizzy VTOL v1.4

This vessel has a Vertical AND a Horizontal operating mode which are both equally supported.
This required a very accurate mass distribution, especially for a non-symmetric vessel like the Aldebaran in its typical hull characteristic.
So when the fuel burns down the Center of Mass nearly stays constant in proximity of the Center of Thrust in VTOL mode, leading to a very good balanced vessel. On the other hand in horizontal mode the Center of Mass nearly stays constant in proximity of the Center of Thrust Axis during complete burning time. In combination with well choosen P/D parameters (I, normally very usefull in PID controller, does not work for me in Juno, don't know why) this works very nicely hand-in-hand with the VTOL 1.4 Vizzy Landing program (tested on Moon).
Last but not least the Aldebaran has enough fuel for a restart from Moon to orbit.
Since I used plume tinkering it is not Vanilla anymore, sorry!

Have fun, Juno friends!
Tom

Activation Groups

1 : Docking Mode / Fuel Cells / Solar Cells
2 : Altitude Hold Program (Vizzy)
3 : Drift Compensation Program (Vizzy)
4 : VTOL Landing Program (Vizzy)
5 : Main Engines
6 : VTOL Engines
7 : Lights EVA
8 : Lights Landing
9 : Hovering Mode
0 : RCS

Sliders

Slider 1 : VTOL angle (-1: forward horiz. 0: vertical 1: backw. horiz.
Slider 2 : Capsule hatch / landing stages / Ascend Rate (-4...4m/s) for Altitude Hold AG
Slider 3 : Hovering Forward (-4...4m/s)
Slider 4 : Hovering Starboard (-4...4m/s)

Acknoledgements

@CanadaDuck for the wonderful Capsule Mark V :
Mark V cockpit from @CanadaDuck MarkV Cockpit

The original one