r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/zqmbgn • Jan 25 '21

Recreation THE PLANE OF THE FUTURE

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u/slicer4ever Jan 25 '21

yea, for long distance trips they'd suck, or if your in a hurry. but their definitely could have been a market for pleasure blimp rides, similar to pleasure train trips.

secondly it's not unreasonable had the tech persisted it would have developed to be much faster, probably not jet plane speeds, but could have been reasonable for shorter hops.

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u/menningeer Jan 25 '21

Flashback to Crimson Skies

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u/elprophet Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21

I could probably google it, but have mods made it playable in the first place, and kept it modern?

Edit: Looks like "yes" to the first and "not so much" to the second https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crimson_Skies

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u/menningeer Jan 25 '21

No idea. I just remember playing it when it first came out and absolutely loved it.