Veto Aerospace Kittiwake

[RedDwarfIV]

The Veto Aerospace Kittiwake is an unusual design for VA, featuring wing-mounted nascelle design fuel tanks, held on with strut connectors. It uses a single Aerospike engine for propulsion, and a landing gear of no less than six sets of wheels. However, as is common among VA spaceworthy aircraft, it features a heavy duty RCS for a controlled landing. Due to weaknesses in the attachment, the nascelles usually fall off the centre wings during landing, though it is possibly to be gentle enough to prevent this. Obviously taking off again would be another matter. Attempting the fly the fuselage away is not recommended, as it is inherently unstable.

It is planned that the Kittiwake will carry two Avia ballistic missiles, two times as many as the Albatross or Gannet. Its flight range is currently unknown. Unlike the Albatross, it has very good lateral maneuverability.

Kittiwake in flight.

The Kittiwake\'s fuselage.

The nascelles shown away from craft after landing

[Tim_Barrett]

If you replace those ugly decouplers with a proper nose cone in the front you could make it look much more devastating.

[NovaSilisko]

You stole my design!

[RedDwarfIV]

You stole my design!

Spot The Difference

-No landing gear

-ASAS moved to rear

-ASAS is Mk2, not Mk3

-LVT-31 engine

-Parachute nosecone

I think that\'s it.

And I\'ll bear that in mind, Tim. Though I used the current nosecone because it covers up an SAS and an RCS tank which would look more ugly without it.

[Tim_Barrett]

Spot The Difference

-No landing gear

-ASAS moved to rear

-ASAS is Mk2, not Mk3

-LVT-31 engine

-Parachute nosecone

I think that\'s it.

And I\'ll bear that in mind, Tim. Though I used the current nosecone because it covers up an SAS and an RCS tank which would look more ugly without it.

Well actually there is a 2m ASAS fitted for that sized fuselage, along with RCS fuel, but that may make it too big for your needs.

Also ladies, I think that design is alittle too generic to be called anyones.

[NovaSilisko]

Dunno why you thought I was actually being serious...

[Tim_Barrett]

Dunno why you thought I was actually being serious...

Well if someone bothered to post a picture of a five piece craft, I would think they were serious.

But it looks like you fooled us again Silisko... :

[RedDwarfIV]

Well actually there is a 2m ASAS fitted for that sized fuselage, along with RCS fuel, but that may make it too big for your needs.

Also ladies, I think that design is alittle too generic to be called anyones.

ASAS isn\'t always as useful as SAS. And the 2m RCS tank made the whole thing too heavy.

[Tim_Barrett]

ASAS isn\'t always as useful as SAS. And the 2m RCS tank made the whole thing too heavy.

Yea but SAS is pretty much magic power...

[semininja]

Yea but SAS is pretty much magic power...

It\'s been discussed to death on this forum at various point in time, but have you heard of these?

[Tim_Barrett]

It\'s been discussed to death on this forum at various point in time, but have you heard of these?

Yes yes, but I\'m sure they arent as effective in other directions than roll, no?

[semininja]

That depends where you put them, and what axis they are meant to rotate on. They can be used for any kind of rotation, but because rockets are cylindrical, the same control authority will have more effect on roll.

[RedDwarfIV]

I would think that the way they work is by acting as a gyroscoe. Albeit a bloody owerful one.

[semininja]

I would think that the way they work is by acting as a gyroscoe. Albeit a bloody owerful one.

Pretty much, but you can turn the rocket using the gyros, because they don\'t want to turn.

[RedDwarfIV]

Pretty much, but you can turn the rocket using the gyros, because they don\'t want to turn.

SAS is on a toggle.

[semininja]

Well, they still have control authority if the heading lock isn\'t active. (so-called magic turning that isn\'t (much))