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- Type: SPH
- Class: aircraft
- Part Count: 58
- Pure Stock
- KSP: 1.12.5
A Classic Returns
The legendary Acro-X is back!
Improvements to the Original Design:
- Longer, nicer looking fairing nosecone and tailcone
- Better Aesthetics (More balanced and sleek)
- Better Tuned Controls
- A New, completely redone H2A+1 3-Axis TVC (Thrust Vector Control) System, the original only had 2 axes of vectoring
- All of the engines now gimbal (Pitch & Yaw for the center engines, Roll for the wingtip engines)
- Centralized Flight Computer stored in the nosecone
- Better use of airframe weight (Only 200kg mass increase with all of the new features)
- Improved Post-Stall Maneuverability
Oh yeah, It’s back and better than ever! Expect this plane to perform the most complex of aerobatic maneuvers, such as:
- Hovering
- Rolls (Aileron or Barrel Rolls)
- Tight Loops and Stalls
- Pugachev’s Cobra
- Flatspins
- Knife-Edges and Knife-Edge Spins
- The funny maneuver from Top Gun Maverick
- and WAY more, the possibilities are literally endless!
This is a pretty quickly put-together release from me, but it’s a long awaited one at that! The Acro-X was initially just a fun project that I released on KerbalX but it ended being a DLA classic that lives on to this day. It’s exploits with DLC Hinge Thrust-Vector-Control systems have inspired a lot of other very impressive craft, most notably Kyloporg‘s experimental jets and SU-35, using the same technology, just scaled up.
I’m really glad that my craft have inspired a lot of interesting ideas and concepts, and I hope this one will too!
And plus, if you really want to be a supermaneuverability nerd, try out this NASA article here.
Do a Barrel Roll!
(StarFox reference)
A stock aircraft called Acro-X V2. Built with 58 of the finest parts, its root part is Mark2Cockpit.
Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.12.5.
Acro-X V2: Control Modes
N - Neutral
A - Yaw Left
S - Pitch Up
E - Roll Right
W - Pitch Down
Q - Roll Left
Additional TVC System Info
The Acro-X’s H2A+1 Thrust Vector Control System is fairly simple by construction and programming, using the KAL-1000 computer family as the basis. 3 KAL units are located in the nose of the aircraft, with one for each axis of control. The Acro-X is equipped with a total of six G-00 electric servo-hinges, the center two engines have 2 hinges each (one for Pitch and one for Yaw) while the wingtip engines have 1 each for Roll. The angle stops in the hinges are set at 20 degrees in any direction, but the customer may alter the TVC deflection at their taste.
D - Yaw Right
<- The H2A+1 Flight Computer, the heart of the Acro-X’s Thrust Vector Control System. It’s fully re-adjustable and re-programmable to achieve peak performance, but the factory calibration is recommended for easiest flight experience.
Picture Gallery
DLA Clasics, New & Old.
Acro-X V2
Acro-X V1
Halby takes off to practice her aerobatic routine (Jeb was busy).
The revamped 3-axis TVC system in action.
Inverted!
Hovering Low & Slow.
The New Acro-X from above.