Commander Valentina hops into the brand new Civvie design and takes it for a few spins along the runway and taxiways to ensure that the engine works & wheel suspension is good
As the first mission of a new vehicle, this dispatch includes all the design and development leading up to deployment. To skip to the mission, click here.
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that's it! We're out! Everyone enjoy the holiday, see you next year! Before you go though, here's a 2017 preview: bit.ly/OpsSummary12-1…
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VAB & HAB gearing up for a big parts delivery later this wk that will let them start on Progeny Mk3, KerBallon & Civvie production projects
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bad news from Kravass where a storm is sweeping thru, all airships grounded, no parts delivery today. Looks to be heading towards us next
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KSA ops will be suspended from 1/11-1/16 while various work on our facilities is undertaken to repair some more building issues we've found
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contractor says this is the earliest they can get the work done. Wish it could have been over Dec break but that's a holiday for *everyone*
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nice weather, high cloud ceiling & little to no wind. Cpt Jeb will take the Civvie out after 2nd sunrise for a flight to satisfy 2 contracts
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Jeb departed a few minutes ago and is already at 1.2km continuing to climb under full power while hugging the coast as he heads to the north
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that was close. Jeb almost landed before the apron - running into that would not have been good. Still, flared high & stalled to hit hard
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Jeb is having trouble steering as he taxis back to the HAB, looks like the Civvie will be needing a new set of landing gear...
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C7 engineers are ordering a new set of landing gear for the Civvie, they say gear came close to collapsing and pancaking the airplane
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the ridiculous weight of the Civvie due to its overbuilt airframe also didn't help matters. Lighter production model will be more tolerant
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our supply airship arrived and has been moored outside the Support Village warehouse. Will be unloading rest of the day. New parts, yay!
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among the parts included are all the bits to assemble our next aircraft, the official Civvie Production model - bit.ly/Genesis-PR2
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Looong day for the VAB/HAB crews but everything got pulled and sorted from the warehouse to the facilities, ready to begin work tomorrow!
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HAB is digging into the parts set aside for the Civvie Production Model, they pre-assembled the wings in the factory - how nice!
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KSA operations are now suspended through 1/15, will return 1/16 - however we will not be offline, will continue to respond & report events
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looking forward to ops resuming tomorrow! Weather has been perfect this whole time, because of course it has. Hopefully stays so this week
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KSA is back up and operational - work done over the past half week will be assessed throughout this one to see if everything got patched up
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HAB ended the day with the two main halves of the Civvie joined, giving us a look at the new extended tail boom. Some internal work next
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take a closer look at everything that has transpired this past wk & some of prev wk. Have a great weekend everyone! bit.ly/OpsSummary1-16…
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HAB making good progress on Civvie's basic internal wiring, will be ready to start attaching the main wings and tail stabilizers this week
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Civvie build continues well. Wings are on as is final fuel tank at nose. Rear stabilizers going on next then more wiring before the engine
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Civvie Production is rdy for more internal cabling work w/all ctrl surfaces attached & Prototype will begin airframe integrity testing
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there's been a rather large uptick in admissions to the MedCenter this past wk. Please follow proper hygiene protocols in public work spaces
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we now have 1/4 of our staff out sick, including Cheranne, who was already stressing about all the papers she still has left to review
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officials from the Disease Management Organization have arrived - it looks like the situation has become more serious. Meeting w/Drew now
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DMO agents are working through the campus, taking random surface swabs and air samples. All employees please cooperate with them as needed
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we will comply w/ DMO officials request to shut down KSC tmrw so all employees can be screened to see if any carriers exist among unaffected
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KSA/C7 operations are mostly suspended today while KSC is shut down to allow screening of all employees on campus for any disease carriers
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several of the DMO agents have fallen ill, some of whom had no prior contact to any KSC employee. They've now gone to full HAZMAT protocols
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KSC remains closed & under quarantine while the DMO continues w/ its investigation. We will share any news we receive from them immediately
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unfortunately while R&D labs have been cleared to operate due to their climate control, the VAB & HAB cannot be sealed & remain closed down
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we've gathered all the info we can about the health situation here in our weekly ops sitrep. Everyone feel better! bit.ly/OpsSummary2-6-…
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the Disease Management Organization reports that KSC needs to be shut down & fully decontaminated. We're not happy, but health is important
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we hope to be back at KSC again by 2/27, in the meantime KSA ops will move to Umbarg. Full report available here: bit.ly/KSCShutdown
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good news to start off the day is that most of our staff that got sick first are finally showing improvement with continued treatment *phew*
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everyone is ready to begin heading out tomorrow to our temporary homes in Umbarg, where a quarantine zone has been setup for all KSC staff
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sunset from the tunnel access to Umbarg City, along which the remainder if KSC staff will be traveling today. So long for now, KSC!
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over half of our sick employees have made full recoveries so far, and the same is expected for the remainder over these next few days, yay!
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KSC decontamination is proceeding on schedule according to the latest report Drew has received from the DMO. All our staff are healthy again
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DMO says they have fallen behind schedule thanks to a major equipment malfunction. Looks like they won't have KSC cleaned up until Feb 28th
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the support village however was finished earlier this wk & we can still start moving staff back on Monday & be rdy for ops to resume 3/1
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today we start moving kerbs back to KSC, starting with any staff living in the support village, while DMO gets back to decontamination ops
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KSC as seen from the top of Building B in the support village on a lovely day, great to be back! Final staff/crew arriving this afternoon
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busy day for everyone to start getting caught up on work that was unable to be done while offsite, which wasn't as much as we feared
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Simon has reported that the VAB & HAB both had a good day of getting "spooled up" and ready to dive back into work tomorrow full speed ahead
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progress on the Civvie Production model has picked up very well from where it left off last month. C7 says they expect flight trials in 2wks
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it was a great half-week back at KSC, still plenty to get caught up on via bit.ly/OpsSummary2-27… - have a great weekend everyone!
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still a lot of internal work to do & nav lights are next but one of the last major milestones complete for Civvie Production model - engine!
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a clamp on the Civvie Production model broke but thankfully it did not affect the other 3 and the aircraft did not fall to the floor *phew*
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today the HAB crews will be finishing up internal wiring/cabling for Civvie Production & will prep for landing gear installation next week
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Civvie Production model is looking sleek & ready to fly. Almost! C7 says two more days of final closeout work remains before ground trials
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congrats to bit.ly/GenesisProgram and C7 Aerospace Division! Civvie Production closeouts completed & it will begin ground trials tomorrow
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Jeb & Val are out doing a walkaround inspection. Kick those tires! Civvie Production model will undergo ground trials today w/ Val in cmd
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Val is aboard the Civvie & finishing up an abbreviated checklist as she isn't actually going to take off today - if all goes as planned!
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launch ctrl managing the flight w/C7 kerbs have granted Val her taxi clearance out to the dirt runway to see how the plane handles on ground
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"nope nope nope nope!" was the report from Val as she bounced and shimmied and swerved down the runway. Taxiing back in to the hangar now
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C7 mechanics will be adjusting the main gear suspension to hopefully provide a better ride, Val will take another "drive" when they are done
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Cdr Val is back behind the controls of the Civvie for another go at it, powered up & ready to taxi. Same plan as before to check suspension
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Val made it down the dirt runway and onto the turf. Says things are much improved, but damping could be tweaked further still. Heading back
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with taxi passable, Flight now has Val parked & going through a series of rununps/mixture settings to ensure the engine is properly tuned
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Civvie engine testing was good & now a relatively quick modification of the suspension based on Val's input & maybe 1 more run before sunset
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sneaking in a final ground roll check w/new suspension settings as the sun dips low over the western mountains. Val says handling is "Aces"
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Val is back to the HAB after taxiing around with no ill effects, racing up to 20m/s on the dirt runway. Brakes good. Now to review the data
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C7 engineers were very pleased with the final data set from today's earlier trials. Val is back out in the Civvie for more advanced testing
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Val just rolled down the length of the runway at speed. Some big bumps noted for ground crew to look at, runway may need some resurfacing
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successful takeoff roll to 40m/s (rotate speed @ 47m/s) on turf Rwy27 in 624m @ 50% thrust (Civvie Prototype takes 1km at full thrust)
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after taxi-back, full thrust takeoff roll to 40m/s achieved in only 387m. Val reports no issues and is currently taxiing back to the HAB
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Civvie is back in the hangar for more data analysis. We'll include inital results of today's ground trials in our weekly sitrep later today
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busy week, lots to review with lots of additional details included as well, so read up & have a great weekend! bit.ly/OpsSummary3-13…
