Kestrel
by sturmhauke
uploaded 2018-08-01
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SPH
stock spaceplane

Description

The Kestrel SSTO is a mid-tech level crew transfer vehicle for LKO operations. It can carry 4 passengers and 2 pilots, using its powerplant of 4 Whiplash and 2 Dart engines.

Flight is simple:

  1. stage the Whiplash engines
  2. set full throttle
  3. takeoff around 120 m/s
  4. set pitch to 15 degrees
  5. stage again when the Whiplashes start to lose speed
  6. coast when apoapsis reaches 75km,
  7. burn to circularize

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.4.4.

Details

  • Type: SPH
  • Class: spaceplane
  • Part Count: 65
  • Pure Stock
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