My first SR2 build that I put a good amount of effort into! Functionally speaking, this little thing is a lunar equivalent of a helicopter. The screenshots are from a short 5-minute flight that I completed.
Backstory:
A fairly common sight on unterraformed colonies, the JumpJet J1E-I is a quick method of transport for a single person and cargo, or two individuals without much cargo. Of course, such regulations are often ignored - colonists will stuff a JumpJet with as much cargo (and personnel) as possible to maximize the efficiency of their operations. Thankfully SPECorp designed the vehicle's propulsion and attitude control systems to have extremely large safety factors. Overall endurance has been designed to be exceptionally high, as well as the thrust provided by the JumpJet's eight modified ion engines.
Controls:
Now how do you fly it? Well, I'm not the best pilot yet, but I can give you some tips to get you started:
Have the nav circle keep the vehicle in an upright orientation.
Hovering is best at 70% throttle.
Use a combination of roll (heading adjustment) and yaw to turn the vehicle. Pitch will give you forward velocity.
When approaching, "lock velocity retrograde" can be your friend!
When landing, traverse mode may be helpful.
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: JumpJat J1E-I
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 0.6.6.1
- Price: $1,227k
- Number of Parts: 142
- Dimensions: 2 m x 9 m x 4 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 5.5km/s
- Total Thrust: 5kN
- Engines: 8
- Wet Mass: 2,110kg
- Dry Mass: 1,256kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5.5km/s | 5kN | 38.1m | 2,110kg |
9 Comments
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5.3 years ago
This thing doesn’t work. It looks cool, but it doesn’t fly. Every time I spawn and try to take off it always runs out of power.
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963 spefyjerbf5.3 years ago
@CK10 Must have been patched in an update. The original used an exploit for better endurance.
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963 spefyjerbf6.1 years ago
@Bmcclory Probably not. Almost all of my SP builds were combat-oriented. SR2 will be for exploratory/utility vehicles.
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963 spefyjerbf6.1 years ago
@Warbrine Thank you! Don't worry, my next upload is much more worthy of more than nine upvotes.
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661 Warbrine+1 6.1 years ago
I can't let a legend only have nine upvotes. This is a great build and deserves more upvotes!!
@AerialFighterSnakes The craft in the beta version of the game. Whatever techniques/exploits I used were patched, so it doesn’t fly now. Sorry about that!