Vitim: Big and Heavy Lander (uses only R&D tier II parts!)

[1greywind]

The Vitim is space ship cabable to land and liftoff from almost any body in Kerbol system (Eve and Tylo are only exceptions) with maximum comfort and style.

Named after Vitim River this craft comes in two flavors: more powerful Vitim M (can SSTO on Kerbin) version with 1 Mainsail engine, and more dV enabled 4xPoodle version - Vitim P.

WARNING! Rockomax adapter in cargo bay is subject of "things inside cargo bay explode from overheating" bug! Attempt to use physics time wrap almost guarantees explosion!

Comparation of versions:

Lander can inside cargo bay provides simple way to climb down to surface and access to some science stuff:

Tech info:

Vitim M - Kerbin SSTO capable single Mainsail version:

Parts count: 83

Full weight: 155,735 kg

Dry weight: 32,735 kg

dV (vac): 4742 m/s

Acceleration (vac): 9.7 - 45.7 m/s*s

TWR (Kerbin, atmo): 0.98

Vitim P - 4xPoodle version:

Parts count: 84

Full weight: 156,535 kg

Dry weight: 33,535 kg

dV (vac): 5288 m/s

Acceleration (vac): 9.7 - 45.7 m/s*s

TWR (Kerbin, vac): 0.65 - 3.04

Action groups:

1 - toggle ladders

2 - toggle solar panels

Gallery:

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Ascending:

Cargo bay opened and Bill is ready to climb ladder down to surface:

Docked to fuel deport:

With Val to scale:

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

Vitim M (single Mainsail)

Vitim P (4x Poodle)

Edited November 1, 2015 by 1greywind

[Bubbadevlin]

Very cool!, but no offence, i dont see how this only uses tier 2 career parts, last I know tier 2 is when you get stuff like decouples, and not massive rocket shuttle engines

[Araym]

Very nice craft!

Very cool!, but no offence, i dont see how this only uses tier 2 career parts, last I know tier 2 is when you get stuff like decouples, and not massive rocket shuttle engines

It probably means "R&D facility upgraded at tier 2", and nodes researched up to the max cap for that Research Center (It leaves out the +500 science points nodes available with tier 3 R&D building)

[1greywind]

Very cool!, but no offence, i dont see how this only uses tier 2 career parts, last I know tier 2 is when you get stuff like decouples, and not massive rocket shuttle engines

By "Tier II" I mean parts available in science three after second R&D building upgrade.

[YoeriCookie]

This thing reminds me of WALL-E (yay!)