Cyclone Heavy Chemical SSTO

[The Optimist]

With the same 5150 delta-V you've come to expect, here is the Cyclone Heavy. Capable of reaching Duna directly with some clever aerobraking, the C-H can lift payloads of up to 20 tons to a 100 km orbit and return. It is fully reusable, except for the possible exception of the in-fairing docking port. It is reasonably forgiving, but don't do anything stupid with it. Do not open the fairing at altitudes lower than 55000 meters. Doing so will void your warranty.

The C-H can be fitted with a hitchhiker container for crew storage (By default it is unmanned). It has no action groups or solar panels to worry about; the Cyclone Heavy is powered by 4 Radiothermal Isotope Generators and thus does not require external power input. It weighs an astounding 773 tons in the default configuration, with a sea level TWR of 1.58. If you so desire, there is more info is in the KerbalX page. Fly with care, or with mechjeb. It's stable at 3x time warp, and does not fall apart at 4x, but I advise you to stick to low timewarp speeds.

(From left to right: Misttrailer SSTO, Cloudstream SSTO, Cyclone Heavy SSTO)

https://kerbalx.com/WorkaroundIndustries/Workaround-Industries-MK3-SSTO-Cyclone

[Majorjim!]

Great work on these mate. 20t is very respectable! Make a cool 20t transport or lander cargo. It could have ISRU for Duna return missions.

[Rune]

1 hour ago, Majorjim said:

Great work on these mate. 20t is very respectable! Make a cool 20t transport or lander cargo. It could have ISRU for Duna return missions.

There's this MCT-like vehicle I have built around somewhere, using a LackLuster loaded with a ISRU rover, and all on top of a booster... that I'll never get around to flying, most likely.

 

Rune. I will get to use the pieces, tough.