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Arrow Queen interplanetary VTOL SSTO
(Breaking Ground required)
The Arrow Queen is the heavier sister of the Arrowmaker, and with nuclear engines and a lot of fuel, can get up to 2020m/s delta-V in orbit. This is enough to land on Mun (with a suicide burn, but margins are maximum 100m/s), Minmus or Duna (no parachutes needed, after aerobrake just retrograde burn with nuclear engines) before refuelling and continuing into the rest of the universe.
Details
- Type: SPH
- Class: spaceplane
- Part Count: 118
- Pure Stock
- KSP: 1.9.1
Getting into orbit is a lot more difficult than with the Arrowmaker, as above 30km all the propulsion comes from nuclear thrust. Here’s what I do:
Guide:
- Press
1
to activate hover engines, then press2
to activate RAPIERs. - Pitch up to 15-20 degrees, then press
4
to rotate hover engines. - Pitch for 8-10 degrees attitude and hold.
- When hover engines stop, press
5
(activates nuclear engines; +- 7.5km alt). - at 30km alt (when RAPIERs airbreathing stops) press
3
to switch engine mode. - After RAPIERs run out, gradually lower pitch (not too quickly or you won’t make orbit).
Other Keycommands:
6
- Solar panels/Radiators/drill
7
- ISRU
8
- Aerobrake
9
- Ladders/Antenna
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