DropLet X - LKO crew transport
by drunken3agle
uploaded 2016-02-09
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SPH
stock lifter
#lifter #spaceplane #lko #reuseable #crew

Description

A stock aircraft called DropLet X -. Built with 102 of the finest parts, its root part is Mark1Cockpit.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.0.5.

This two stage plane is designed to deliver three crew to a LKO spacestation and be fully reusable (except fuel).

Instructions (warranty voided if followed or not!!!):

  1. Take off from runway and enter a ~30 degree climb
  2. At around 15,000m reduce the climb angle to around 20 degrees
  3. Keep this angle and wait for engine cutoff
  4. Decouple the shuttle and switch to it if necessary
  5. Ignite main shuttle engine 5.1: Watch your angle of attack, the shuttle will want to pull up!!
  6. Keep the climb angle at around 20 degrees, when switching to orbit mode point prograde
  7. Get your apoapsis to around 80km and coast to ap
  8. Cicularize orbit at apoapsis

Good luck!

Details

  • Type: SPH
  • Class: lifter
  • Part Count: 102
  • Pure Stock
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