Genesis Program

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Even before the asteroid impact, fixed-wing flight was still a dream that few kerbals dared go for, many dying in their attempts. Airships have served Kerbin well in the centuries since but while rockets will get us to space soon, looking to the far future planes would make a good second option. The Genesis Program is our first foray into fixed-wing flight to build a foundation for an alternative route to space.

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Primary Program Goals

Takeoff and remain aloft under power
Land safely on the runway w/o assistance
Fly under power of a single engine
Fly under power of multiple engines
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Complete a cross-country flight
Fly in formation
Launch a KerBalloon
Drop a scientific probe
Launch a rocket

Program Album

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Civvie Fuselage

Civvie Construction

Engine Start for Civvie Flight Trials

Civvie Gets its Wings

Deployment of Civvie Prototype

C7 Aerospace Abandoned Base

Civvie Construction

Control and Lights

Ready to Go

Dawn on Ground Trials Part 2

Positive Rate of Climb

Crash Tolerant

Civvie Prototype Flight Path

Civvie Prototype Flight Path

Civvie Prototype Flight Path

Post-Crash Inspection

Spot the Plane

Crosswind Traffic Pattern

Awaiting Taxi Clearance

Dive! Dive!

Downwind Leg

Vertical Loop

Loop the Loop!

Double Approach

Rising Plane, Rising Sun

Steep Turns

Dawn Takeoff

Short Final

Risky Approach

Peaks

Walk Around Check

The Right Stuff

Any Landing You Can Walk Away From...

Taxi Out to Turf

Weather Still Begs for Flying

Heading Home

Civvie Prototype Mk2

Going Long

Val vs. Jeb

Taxi In

Short Final

Just a Gentle Touch...

Lovely Day for Flying

Landing Analysis

Civvie Stalls Telemetry

A Real Landing

A Little Less Bounce

Sleeping Outside

A Flight for the Recordbooks

Test Pilots

Program Videos
Program Duration: Oct 2016 – Jul 2020
Total Expenditure: 373,278
Total Income (Net): 406,700 (33,413)
Number of Missions: 125
Program Success Rate: 90%
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Agency Partners: C7 Aerospace Division

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
while any new flare up between the airship and aircraft industries will no longer directly affect us, we stand with C7 and the ASA, will help fight for better safety regulations to be re-established. We are saddened to see such squabbling result in the loss of life 🙁

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
against the ASA's advisement, during the C7/Airship Baron settlement in 2019 restrictions on pilot licensing were loosened. They are blaming Assembly for letting those gov't members with financial ties to the airship industry work to make fixed-wing flight less safe

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
sad news out of Sheltered Rock - a Deuce commuter flight crashed on landing, killing all 6 crew and passengers. To date this is the deadliest fixed wing aviation accident. This is already the 3rd aircraft crash this year and Air Safety Administration is calling foul

Tue Feb 02 14:33 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
two possible additions are an air traffic control tower if commercial aircraft increases and a larger launch/mission control building if we succeed at increasing our number of long-term orbital missions, which won't all be able operate out of the Tracking Station

Mon Jan 04 11:47 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
all staff and crew are due back at KSC today to begin our 2021 operational year! Here's the new photo that adorns our various social media profiles and website header. This year the only changes planned so far are to expand the Support Village for more on-campus housing
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The Civvie’s basic design serves as a proof of concept for the majority of fixed-wing aircraft that will follow. While airships provide a valuable service for mass transit cargo, the Civvie is meant to fill smaller roles, like science gathering, station patrols, weather monitoring, etc. It can only carry one kerbal but has a very long range of travel.

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Past Missions

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Science Flight 42 – 6/16/20
Captain Jebediah takes the Civvie out to measure atmospheric pollen levels in the region as part of an annual quarterly survey for the Field Research Team
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Science Flight 41 – 3/18/20
Commander Valentina takes the Civvie out to measure atmospheric pollen levels in the region after the Civvie was repaired following her first attempt that ended up with a crash landing due to engine failure
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Science Flight 40 – 8/13/19
Captain Jebediah takes time off from Ascension mission training to complete a final atmospheric sampling run over Area ATM-14 that will end a 2-year study on regional tree pollen levels
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Science Flight 39 – 5/8/19
Flight Officer Aldeny flies to the plains north of KSC to gather pollen level data surrounding Area ATM-11 for the Field Research Team’s quarterly survey, although the collection was limiited due to weather
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Science Flight 38 – 1/8/19
Flight Officer Tedman takes a Civvie out with its Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer over Area ATM-07 to gather air data over a burn scar caused by fires ignited after a meteor exploded overhead
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Science Flight 37 – 12/20/18
Flight Officer Aldeny takes a Civvie out with its attached Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer over Sector ATM-06 to gather pollen readings, using KSCs night ops capability for new measurements
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Checkout Flight – 12/18/18
Flight Officer Aldeny takes out one of our 3 Civvie aircraft that has been unused for the entire year and ensures all systems are in working order so it can rotate into being the new operational aircraft
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Science Flight 36 – 8/24/18
Flight Officer Aldeny was able to borrow an aircraft from the KGA flight school so he could head out over Sector LQC-J8 to gather atmospheric samples for pollen level research
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Science Flight 35 – 6/28/18
Flight Officer Tedman got to fly his first mission for the KSA, taking a Civvie north to Area CL-N0 over the central plains to gather some pollen data for the Field Research Team
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Science Flight 34 – 4/30/18
Commander Valentina is tasked with flying out over the western Grasslands to Sector M16CX in order to gather atmospheric samples for the Field Research Team to keep track of pollen levels
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Science Flight 33 – 12/5/17
Captain Jebediah is tasked with collecting atmospheric samples over the West Shore Desert to hopefully help weather forecasters understand how dust in the air affects weather patterns
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Civvie Ferry Flight – 12/1/17
Commander Valentina had to divert to Kravass General Airport at the end of her last mission so now she needs to get herself and the aircraft back to KSC
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Science Flight 32 – 11/27/17
Commander Valentina gets to try her hand at storm chasing as the Field Research Team want her to fly into a storm to measure pressure over Area D-H6Z, where the storm is believed to be by this time
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Science Flight 31 – 11/20/17
After multiple delays due to weather and sickness, Captain Jebediah finally gets to test some new camera equipment for aerial imaging supplied to us by CactEye Optics
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Science Flight 30 – 11/6/17
Commander Valentina is tasked with a routine mission of gathering atmospheric samples around Area C82JB followed but conducting an aerial survey over Sector Q-S5B4
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Science Flight 29 – 11/1/17
Captain Jebediah carries out some follow-up measurements of pollen using the Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer for the Field Research Team over the area surrounding Sector SW64
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Progeny Mk5 Block I Flight 1 – 10/31/17
Commander Valentina successfully flies by the pad to capture the launch of a Progeny Mk5 Block I rocket
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Science Flight 28 – 10/25/17
Commander Velentina heads north to do a brief survey around a mountain that some scientists from WinterOwl Field Research are looking to summit at Zone 7-04
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Progeny Mk5 Block I Flight 1 – 10/20/17
Captain Jebediah lent support to the launch by attempting to film it from the CIvvie’s wing camera. Unfortunately his pass was poorly timed and missed the launch, which did not ascend as planned
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Science Flight 27 – 10/17/17
Commander Valentina looks around Area BNX-4 on behalf of L-Tech for some large marine animals that were spotted by mariners while also testing new Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer sensors
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Launch Footage Rehearsal Flight – 10/16/17
Captain Jebediah circles over KSC to see how he has to line up to bring the launchpad into the wing camera’s field of view in order to capture a rocket as it lifts off for future launches
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Science Flight 26 – 10/10/17
Commander Valentina gathers more air samples to help monitor pollen levels further west in the Grasslands over Zone 8KKZ then heads north to Sector IBL0TR over Mount Kermon for an aerial survey
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Science Flight 25 – 10/3/17
Captain Jebediah follows up on Commander Valentina’s previous atmospheric observations with a more complete survey over Area KP-879 for the Field Research Team’s pollen level studies
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Science Flight 24 – 9/29/17
Commander Valentina performs visual observations over Sector K4-43H for Kerbodyne & then gathers air samples over Area SL-777 for the Field Research Team interested in tree pollen distribution
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Science Flight 23 – 9/25/17
Commander Valentina takes a long flight around the local region to see how our Negative Gravioli instrument fares at detecting minute changes in Kerbin’s gravity due to varying crust thickness
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Science Flight 22 – 9/11/17
Captain Jebediah heads south in a Civvie to perform aerial observation of Zone J-7438 for Kerbal Aircraft Expansioneers Ltd, working with researchers hoping to study this extinct volcano
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Science Flight 21 – 9/7/17
Commander Valentina overflies Sector 89-L & Sector 22-Q to gather aerial observations for L-Tech Scientific Industries & Bloeting Aerospace, stretching the Civvie’s legs a bit in the process
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Science Flight 20 – 8/29/17
Captain Jebediah satisfies an atmospheric sampling contract around Site VPXK for Periapsis Rocket Supplies Co & then gathers additional science data over the mountains and deserts near KSC
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Science Flight 19 – 8/24/17
Commander Valentina takes a short flight in excellent weather to gather atmospheric sample data for Tarsier Space Technology while remaining within 4-5km of Zone X-69
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Science Flight 18 – 8/14/17
Captain Jebediah takes on two contracts, one for atmospheric samples over Site P-G8Y for Vac-Co Advanced Suction Systems & a temperature survey over Site VLPV for Umbra Space Industries
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Science Flight 17 – 8/3/17
Commander Valentina performs her own double contract mission, but closer to home with temperature and aerial surveys over Site X4ZLX5 and Area G66T for Glowing Kraken Ind & Tarsier Space Tech
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Science Flight 16 – 7/28/17
Captain Jebediah takes the Civvie equipped with the Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer out on a beautiful day to satisfy two contracts over Site X-SKK and Sector LMDS
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Science Flight 15 – 7/7/17
Captain Jebediah goes nap-of-the-ground flying over the Western Mountains to stay under low cloud cover and perform an aerial observation of Gilrey’s Fissure for Sean’s Cannery
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Science Flight 14 – 7/3/17
Commander Valentina completes an earlier mission that Captain Jebediah had to abandon due to mechanical issues, taking atmospheric samples from the West Shore Desert
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Science Flight 13 – 6/27/17
Captain Jebediah pilots a Civvie to perform an aerial survey at Danzon’s Breach then fly out to the West Shore Desert for atmospheric readings, but he is forced instead to land early after the survey
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Science Flight 12 – 6/20/17
Commander Valentina rotates into the cockpit to take a Civvie out over the Kerblantic for atmospheric samples after climbing to altitude doing a crew report over Sector SL-5K for Silisko Industries
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Science Flight 11 – 6/14/17
Captain Jebediah takes the Civvie around the KSC region for additional atmospheric readings, this time over the Highlands and Mountains in part for the Field Research Team division of R&D
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Science Flight 10 – 6/5/17
Captain Jebediah takes the Civvie around the KSC region to collect atmospheric sample data and run additional science experiments for our in-house research team lead by Cheranne Kerman
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KerBalloon Drop 4 – 5/25/17
Commander Valentina gets her first chance to drop a fully-equipped KerBalloon payload in a mission 114km north to Area C8FN9 to gather high-altitude pressure data for Albert Kerman Industries
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Civvie #3 Delivery- 5/24/17
Commander Valentina gets her turn to fly the route from Kravass to KSC, the same that Jeb flew but at a higher altitude of 4km to see how performance differs as a result
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KerBalloon Drop 3 – 5/16/17
Captain Jeb heads further north to deliver yet another KerBalloon payload over an area of scientific interest for it to gather temperature data as it ascends
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Civvie #2 Delivery- 5/15/17
Captain Jebediah returns home to KSC in the first brand-new Civvie to roll off the production lines at Kravass, retracing the route he flew out to allow for a comparative performance analysis
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Civvie Prototype Retirement Flight – 5/11/17
Captain Jebediah aims to set & break records as he flies the Civvie Prototype Mk2 cross-country from KSC to Kravass General Airport so it can be retired in the Air History Museum
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KerBalloon Drop 2 – 5/8/17
Captain Jeb once again pilots the Civvie far inland to drop a KerBalloon unit, which was then recovered successfully by Bill & Bob and their crew. On his way back to KSC Jeb took some pressure readings.
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Science Flight 9 – 4/27/17
Commander Valentina pilots the Civvie Prototype on an extended temperature-data gathering mission for Jeb’s Junkyard & Spaceship Parts over the area code-named Bob’s Peril
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Science Flight 8 – 4/24/17
Commander Val pilots the Civvie Prototype through three waypoints for temperature data and an observation report to satisfy three contracts
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KerBalloon Drop 1 – 4/21/17
Captain Jeb takes the Civvie on a trip 93km inland from KSC in order to drop & deploy a KerBalloon unit mounted on the aircraft belly in a first of its kind collaborative mission between programs, as a team including Bill & Bob recover and return the payload. Jeb also completed a contract returning to KSC
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KerBalloon Drop Test – 4/20/17
Commander Valentina flies the Civvie over KSC while deploying a KerBalloon unit from below the aircraft to ensure it can be safely carried and dropped.
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Atmospheric Instrument Test – 4/14/17
Captain Jebediah takes the Civvie out on a science flight to Frorey’s Vision in order to test the new Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer instrument & also how the aircraft performs with a bulky but light payload on its belly
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Runway 09 Approach Test – 4/6/17
Commander Val rotates into the pilot’s seat for a quick flight aboard the Civvie Prototype to test out the new markers placed out in the Grasslands to assist with the tricky Rwy09 approach
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Prototype Test Flight – 4/3/17
Captain Jeb rotates into the pilot’s seat as the prototype completes repairs since he crashed it back at the end of January. He will do a short flight to ensure repairs were satisfactory. He also snuck in some additional radiation scans for some field researchers.
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Science Flight 7 – 3/28/17
Commander Val takes her turn in the pilot’s seat of the new Civvie Production model on a long flight to satisfy multiple observation contracts and also test science data transmission
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Production Test Flight 2 – 3/23/17
Captain Jeb pilots the Civvie Production model on its second test flight with some control adjustments and also does some performance handling review
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Production Test Flight 1 – 3/21/17
Captain Jeb pilots the Civvie Production model on its maiden voyage to see how the aircraft handles & performs during basic flight operations
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Production Ground Trials – 3/17/17
Commander Val will take the new Civvie Production model out of the HAB for the first time to see how the suspension handles on the new lighter air frame and also check that the engine runs okay
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Science Flight 6 – 1/31/17
Captain Jeb will take his longest flight yet in the Civvie as he travels north to Area HH1-K to perform crew observations, also taking some additional radiation readings along the way for field researchers
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Science Flight 5 – 1/27/17
Commander Val takes the Civvie up with a new radiation sensor instrument to test how it functions while in flight
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Science Flight 4 – 1/23/17
Cpt Jeb heads out to take some visual observations for a contract over at Sector RXMK while testing out some new payload instruments from USI over the Western Mountains
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Science Flight 3 – 1/18/17
Civvie will perform low-altitude aerial observations, this time over Kerman’s Recklessness for CTC Exploration as well as take on a contract from the KerBalloon Program
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Science Flight 2 – 1/9/17
Fulfilling two contracts for low-altitude aerial observations while collecting science data over the highlands and water north of KSC
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Science Flight 1 – 1/4/17
A flight to gather & transmit science from various biomes in the region of KSC as well as fulfill the first contract assigned to the Genesis Program
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Flight Trial 7 – 12/22/16
Captain Jeb takes one more flight – for science! He’s headed out to the Mountains to attempt to transmit science data back to the KSC
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Flight Trial 6 – 12/22/16
Captain Jeb is back in the pilot seat to make his own attempt at landing without a chute – via an approach over the water no less!
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Flight Trial 5 – 12/21/16
Now that landing is mostly proven, Val will dedicate some flight time to climb to max altitude & perform stall maneuvers
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Flight Trial 4 – 12/21/16
The time has come, Cdr Val will attempt to land the Civvie on the runway without using its recovery chute
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Flight Trial 3 – 12/21/16
Although Cpt Jeb came close, Cdr Val is the one with the experience & we’re hoping she can put the Civvie back down on the runway with chute assistance
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Ground Trial 3 – 12/20/16
Cdr Val checks out the Civvie’s behavior taxiing in high crosswinds to get an idea of what it can handle
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Flight Trial 2 – 12/19/16
It’s Captain Jeb’s turn to take the Civvie up into the wild blue yonder, we’re hoping to return to the runway intact this time!
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Flight Trial 1 – 11/21/16
Cdr Val takes the first flight in the Civvie, a historic moment!
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Ground Trial 2 – 11/17/16
Basic taxiing has been proven, now it’s time for some run ups to takeoff speed on the turf runway
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Ground Trial 1 – 11/17/16
Cdr Val takes the civvie for a spin on the ground to check out its systems prior to flight
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Vessel Images

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Civvie Fuselage

Civvie Construction

Engine Start for Civvie Flight Trials

IO-55 "Civvie" Concept

Civvie Gets its Wings

Deployment of Civvie Prototype

C7 Aerospace Abandoned Base

Civvie Construction

Control and Lights

Ready to Go

Dawn on Ground Trials Part 2

Positive Rate of Climb

Crash Tolerant

Civvie Prototype Flight Path

Civvie Prototype Flight Path

Civvie Prototype Flight Path

Post-Crash Inspection

Spot the Plane

Crosswind Traffic Pattern

Awaiting Taxi Clearance

Downwind Leg

Vertical Loop

Loop the Loop!

Double Approach

Rising Plane, Rising Sun

Steep Turns

Dawn Takeoff

Short Final

Risky Approach

Peaks

Walk Around Check

The Right Stuff

Any Landing You Can Walk Away From...

Taxi Out to Turf

Weather Still Begs for Flying

Heading Home

Civvie Prototype Mk2

Going Long

Val vs. Jeb

Taxi In

Short Final

Just a Gentle Touch...

Lovely Day for Flying

Landing Analysis

Civvie Stalls Telemetry

A Real Landing

A Little Less Bounce

Sleeping Outside

A Flight for the Recordbooks

Test Pilots
Vessel Lifetime: Nov 2016 – ongoing
Total Expenditure: 114,640
Total Income (Net): 273,494 (158,854)
Number of Missions: 71
Mission Success Rate: 93%
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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
while any new flare up between the airship and aircraft industries will no longer directly affect us, we stand with C7 and the ASA, will help fight for better safety regulations to be re-established. We are saddened to see such squabbling result in the loss of life 🙁

Tue Feb 02 14:35 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
against the ASA's advisement, during the C7/Airship Baron settlement in 2019 restrictions on pilot licensing were loosened. They are blaming Assembly for letting those gov't members with financial ties to the airship industry work to make fixed-wing flight less safe

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
sad news out of Sheltered Rock - a Deuce commuter flight crashed on landing, killing all 6 crew and passengers. To date this is the deadliest fixed wing aviation accident. This is already the 3rd aircraft crash this year and Air Safety Administration is calling foul

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
we got in a few flights this year before the Genesis program was shuttered. Fixed-wing aircraft development remains alive with C7 Aerospace Division and missions like those previously flown by Cdr Val & Cpt Jeb are now handled by a growing pool of commercial aviators
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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
quarterly aerial collection of pollen data around the KSC region has been carried out by a contract pilot using the Civvie previously operated by us. This will not show up in the Ops Tracker but we are glad that scientific research continues even w/o our direct involvement

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The Deuce is a multi-engine, multi-crew & passenger-capable aircraft that extends Genesis Program capability for ops below 4.5km (like the Civvie the Deuce’s cabin is not pressurized). The Deuce can lift bulkier loads than the Civvie but not much heavier, as it also weighs much more itself. Despite this, it can carry enough fuel to challenge the Civvie’s range.

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Science Flight 19 – 6/10/20
After help from meteorologist Katgan to plot their route, Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah deploy dropsonde probes over a storm system out in the Kerblantic for the Kerbin Weather Service
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Science Flight 18 – 4/9/20
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina, with meteorologist Katgan, deploy dropsonde probes over a developing storm system out in the Kerblantic for the Kerbin Weather Service
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Science Flight 17 – 12/18/19
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah head home from SRG with KWS meteorologist Katgan & investigate a storm that could possibly affect the launch of a Progeny Mk6-I rocket later in the day
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Science Flight 16 – 12/11/19
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina take KWS meteorologist Katgan out to a storm north of Sheltered Rock to gather weather data, then land at SRG to train another regional weather aircraft
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Science Flight 15 – 12/8/19
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah take KWS meteorologist Katgan out to a storm over the eastern Kerblantic so she can gather weather data of the low-pressure system as it is active
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Science Flight 14 – 11/26/19
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina take Specialist Bill for a ride so he can check out a new console in the cabin that lets someone analyze collected science data right there in the aircraft
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Science Flight 13 – 11/13/19
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina head out over the Kerblantic after reports of a storm delay a rocket launch so they can try to collect useful meteorological data while flying through it
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Science Flight 12 – 11/6/19
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah test out some new externally-mounted atmospheric monitoring equipment that could be used to fly through storms & gather valuable in-situ weather data
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Science Flight 11 – 7/11/19
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina fly out to the most remote largest landmass located at Sector IS-L031 to survey the area for a future months-long science expedition arriving by sea
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Science Flight 10 (Attempt 2) – 5/3/19
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny return to work and retry the mission to Area ZN-223 Jeb & Val could not complete due to weather back in March, gathering the 1st science data over the southern ice caps
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Science Flight 10 (Attempt 1) – 3/25/19
Captain Jebediah & Commander Valentina had time off from their rigorous astronaut training schedule to attempt a science mission to Area ZN-223 however they were denied by bad weather enroute
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Science Flight 9 – 1/21/19
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny make the first trip across to the eastern hemisphere on a record-setting journey to overfly Area Z3N4 and collect various science data about the Badlands
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Science Flight 8 – 1/11/19
Flight Officers Aldeny & Tedman head out for an aerial survey over Sector JENH to see if any trace of large marine animals reported by mariners can be spotted from the air without spooking them
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Progeny Mk1-B Airlaunch – 12/21/18
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny cap off months of planning and preparation with a first attempt at launching a rocket off the back of their aircraft. Click here for the Ops Tracker rocket page
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Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Launch Rehearsal (12/19/18)
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny make another attempt at a full launch dress rehearsal for the carried Progeny Mk1-B rocket that was interrupted months ago by the Monolith
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Checkout Flight – 12/17/18
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny take a flight up to launch altitude for the Mk1-B rocket, but without the rocket to ensure all aircraft systems have been properly repaired. Also the 1st KSC night mission
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Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 5 – 8/7/18
Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman make a final test flight while launch controllers treat it as a full dress rehearsal to ensure all aspects of the mission are ready for a booster ignition on the following attempt
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Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 4 – 8/2/18
Flight Officers Tedman and Aldeny fly another carry/release mission aiming to deploy at a greater pitch angle, which will require the rocket to use its flight computer to decide on its own when to release
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Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 3 – 7/30/18
Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman perform more release testing to see if they can get the rocket to pitch up closer to the 85° nominal ascent angle as it flies free of the aircraft
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Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 2 – 7/12/18
Flight Officers Tedman and Aldeny perform another carry and release flight to see how the rocket reacts to being deployed far from level flight and closer to its initial ascent angle
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Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 1 – 7/10/18
Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman begin to test the feasibility of launching a rocket from the top of a Deuce while in flight, starting with the smallest of the Progeny rockets
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Science Flight 7 – 5/31/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina head far west to survey Sector SH-4D0W, which could be a location for a future science outpost that would serve the region’s exploration needs
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Science Flight 6 – 5/24/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina take a loop around the region of KSC to test out a new radial mystery goo containment unit slung underneath the aircraft
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Science Flight 5 – 5/21/18
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah perform an aerial survey of a mountainous region dubbed Area B-1F while also testing out a new camera for the Ascension program
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Science Flight 4 – 5/9/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina make another attempt to reach Area KV-001 and also fully explore the region of potentially hazardous radiation over the northern ice caps
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Science Flight 3 – 4/27/18
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah head back home with the newly-built Deuce on its first cross-country flight, swinging past Zone 64K-9M to conduct an aerial survey along the way
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Deuce Engine Test 2 – 4/24/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina head back out in the new Deuce to put the engines through the real test – high G maneuvers – to ensure they remain running properly
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Deuce Engine Test 1 – 4/23/18
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah take a newly-designed and constructed Deuce out for a shakedown flight with the primary goal of testing the new Pegasus engines designed for aircraft use
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Science Flight 2 – 2/14/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina fly the longest and furthest mission yet, but unfortunately are not able to complete their observation of Area KV-001 due to hazardous radiation
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Science Flight 1 – 2/8/18
Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah embark on the Deuce’s first official contract mission to survey Sector PH2W7C and Sector PH2W7C while testing newly-installed science instruments
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Deuce PR Tour OKG->KSC – 1/31/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina bring the Deuce home from Ockr on its longest flight yet while along the way taking a look at an area that may one day support the first new surface colony
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Deuce PR Tour SRG->OKG – 1/29/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina head to their final stop on the tour of the northern caverns, making the first visit to Ockr General Airport and aiming to set a new speed record along the way
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Deuce PR Tour KGA->SRG – 1/27/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina make the trip from Kravass to Sheltered Rock to continue the Deuce’s tour and attempt to set a new altitude record along the way
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Deuce PR Tour KSC->KGA – 1/22/18
We load up our entire crew aboard the Deuce to show the public how confident we are in its ability to safely carry passengers as the aircraft performs its first cross-country flight to Kravass General Airport
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Flight Trial 9 – 1/19/18
After recovering from dual-engine failure, the Deuce flies again with Captain Jebediah at the controls to perform the last of the planned initial flight trials – full load and engine out performance checks
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Flight Trial 8 – 1/18/18
Captain Jebediah takes solo command for some envelope-pushing maneuvers testing to see how the aircraft responds to high G loads and sideways banks. Spoiler alert: not well
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Flight Trial 7 – 1/16/18
After a successful return to flight it’s time to pressurize the cabin and see how high the aircraft can fly above 4.5km, which is the point at which the air grows too thin to survive long without oxygen support
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Flight Trial 6 – 1/15/18
For the first time in nearly 4 months the Deuce takes to the skies once again to see if improvements in the build process have fixed serious stability issues that plagued the original prototype
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Ground Trial 5 – 1/15/18
Captain Jebediah and Commander Valentina climb aboard to give the Deuce another run through its paces on the ground to certify it ready for flight trials
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Ground Trial 4 – 1/12/18
After its last accident, the Deuce has been completely rebuilt and is finally ready for trials once again, starting with ground checkouts to ensure all is well before moving into flight testing
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Flight Trial 5 – 9/21/17
Captain Jebediah is able to successfully take off in the Deuce after adjustments are made to the elevator controls. While pitch stability is vastly improved, design issues still appear to remain
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Flight Trial 4 – 9/21/17
Everyone was excited to see the Deuce take to the skies once again, but unfortunately an oversight during the rebuild did not allow Captain Jebediah to leave the ground on his takeoff attempt
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Ground Trial 3 – 9/18/17
After its redesign, the Deuce is ready to get back to flying assuming it can pass the same basic ground trials its been through before, but with both Captain Jebediah & Commander Valentina at the controls
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Flight Trial 3 – 8/17/17
Captain Jebediah once again takes the Deuce for a spin to see how adjustments that have been made to the controls affect the pitch handling, and also to further investigate its left-roll tendency
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Flight Trial 2 – 8/16/17
Captain Jebediah, most familiar with its handling after taking it up last time, flies the rebuilt & redesigned Deuce for its second trial run, fighting instability again but landing properly this time
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Ground Trial 2 – 8/14/17
Commander Valentina takes a rebuilt Deuce through its paces on the ground similar to how Jeb tested things back in June so engineers can assure that all is ready once again for flight tests to resume
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Flight Trial 1 – 6/15/17
Captain Jebediah flies the Deuce for the very first time, although it has been said & proven that getting up into the air is the easy part. Getting back down…
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Ground Trial 1 – 6/12/17
Captain Jebediah gets mitts-on with the new Deuce twin-engine aircraft to put it through various tests on the ground prior to possibly being cleared for an attempt at flight
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Deuce Parts - Assemble!

Welcome Home

Civvie Ready for Deployment

Deuce Main Build Phase Complete

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Nearing Completion

Fired Up!

Deuce Twin Engine

Wobbly Flight

Emergency Splashdown

She Flies!

Sunrise Eclipse

Kicking the Tires

Twin Power

Ready for Re-Assembly

Exterior Check

Deuce Redesign

Roller Coaster Ride

Short Final

Taxiing In

New Tail

Each Their Own

Deuce Final Redesign?

Dual Duece

Deuce Interior

Just an Eclipse

Splashdown

And Don't Come Back!

Back to Flight

Deuce Revision

2017 Year in Review: Atmospheric Flight

Final Checkouts

Touch & Go

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All Aboard!

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Approach Corridor

Few Ways Out

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Total Expenditure: 162,121
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Number of Missions: 47
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while any new flare up between the airship and aircraft industries will no longer directly affect us, we stand with C7 and the ASA, will help fight for better safety regulations to be re-established. We are saddened to see such squabbling result in the loss of life 🙁

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against the ASA's advisement, during the C7/Airship Baron settlement in 2019 restrictions on pilot licensing were loosened. They are blaming Assembly for letting those gov't members with financial ties to the airship industry work to make fixed-wing flight less safe

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
sad news out of Sheltered Rock - a Deuce commuter flight crashed on landing, killing all 6 crew and passengers. To date this is the deadliest fixed wing aviation accident. This is already the 3rd aircraft crash this year and Air Safety Administration is calling foul

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
we got in a few flights this year before the Genesis program was shuttered. Fixed-wing aircraft development remains alive with C7 Aerospace Division and missions like those previously flown by Cdr Val & Cpt Jeb are now handled by a growing pool of commercial aviators
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today was the dedication & ground breaking ceremony for the 1st new surface colony in nearly 300 years! Narskeim (Nahr-sky-ehm) is derived from "open sky above" in kerbskrit. We are proud to have taken part in realizing this historic event, performing aerial surveys of the land
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The first true fixed-wing transport, this aircraft features low ground clearance for ramps to make it easier to load cargo into its spacious hold. Its name (pronounced DUM-lar) is derived from an ancient Kerbskrit tale about the 4 rivers of life – and this aircraft certainly can’t fly without its 4 massive engines. In order to fit into smaller hangars, it can fold the ends of its wings while landed.

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Flight Trial 4 – 5/9/19
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny restart flight testing with a cross-country trip to KGA & back – however the mission is tragically cut short when they attempt a touch and go landing
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Flight Trial 3 – 2/22/19
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny really get to take the aircraft through its paces in flight now, testing stalls, G-loading, engine-out performance and high-altitude flying
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Flight Trial 2 – 2/20/19
Flight Officers Aldeny & Tedman give the Dhumla its second shakedown flight, testing how changes to the balance of the aircraft affect takeoff, basic handling, and landing
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Flight Trial 1 – 2/5/19
Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny take to the skies as test pilots in their first brand new aircraft, putting the Dhumla through some basic maneuvers and attempting to return it safely to the ground
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Ground Trial 3 – 1/29/19
Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman conduct final tests by bringing the aircraft up to take off speeds while ensuring the brakes, flaps and reverse thrusters function properly
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Ground Trial 2 – 1/25/19
Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman work through learning how to taxi the large aircraft and turn it about on the runway while also doing performance tests and operating with a full 4t load of fuel
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Ground Trial 1 – 1/25/19
Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman fire up the engines for the first time and make sure everything is functioning normally
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All Together Now

Turnabout

Good Weather at Last

Final Approach

Dhumla Departure

Rotation

Big Boi

Cold and Dark

Moments Before Disaster

Final Dhumla

MLP & Dhumla Progress

Sensor Pods for Storm Chasing

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2019 Year in Review - Atmospheric Flight

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Dhumla at Kongo

Return of Kerbin I

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Total Expenditure: 54,668
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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
while any new flare up between the airship and aircraft industries will no longer directly affect us, we stand with C7 and the ASA, will help fight for better safety regulations to be re-established. We are saddened to see such squabbling result in the loss of life 🙁

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
against the ASA's advisement, during the C7/Airship Baron settlement in 2019 restrictions on pilot licensing were loosened. They are blaming Assembly for letting those gov't members with financial ties to the airship industry work to make fixed-wing flight less safe

Tue Feb 02 14:34 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
sad news out of Sheltered Rock - a Deuce commuter flight crashed on landing, killing all 6 crew and passengers. To date this is the deadliest fixed wing aviation accident. This is already the 3rd aircraft crash this year and Air Safety Administration is calling foul

Tue Feb 02 14:33 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency @KSA_MissionCtrl
we got in a few flights this year before the Genesis program was shuttered. Fixed-wing aircraft development remains alive with C7 Aerospace Division and missions like those previously flown by Cdr Val & Cpt Jeb are now handled by a growing pool of commercial aviators
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Mk1-B capsule has undergone recovery trials while already on the ground/water, now it's time to drop it out the back of a Dhumla and test actual chute deployment and landing/splashdown. This is done late in testing since it runs the highest risk of damaging the capsule
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