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What was supposed to lift 4 S3-14400 Kerbodyne tanks to space instead managed to have leftover fuel equivalent to around 1.5 Jumbo-64 orange tank at best (after aerodynamic improvements). A failed orbital tanker design that still improves over the previous best of lifting an 8 ton rover. Can also be configured to lift large vehicles in its wide cargo bay. Cargo bay door can be opened & closed in space without losing it. Requires lifting aerobrakes (action group 1), switching to hidden door probe & wiggling door around, then rolling it to to open. Must pull up vertically by end of runway & requires a completely vertical ascent to escape the horrible drag that plagues this craft. Cargo bay not vacuum sealed. Inline docking bay available near rear on right side by cargo bay latch (docking port). Jet engines are practically for looks only & should not be used to fly on their power alone in atmosphere.
A stock aircraft called Orange Tank to Space. Built with 337 of the finest parts, its root part is mk3Cockpit.Shuttle.
Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.9.0.
Details
- Type: SPH
- Class: ship
- Part Count: 337
- Pure Stock
Getting 1.5 jumbo 64 worth of fuel leftover will require good piloting skills. Many times not even enough fuel to stay in orbit will be left. Recent aerodynamic improvements also resulted in more fuel capacity. Had accidentally throttled a couple of times when reached orbit so leftover fuel was lower than it could have been. Below is the outdated model with the non-streamlined outer large sized nose cones.
