Heavy lifter required

[Bej Kerman]

Hello! I would just like to ask for some help in designing a lifter capable of lifting 3817.6 tons to at least LKO whilst being able to account for heavy drag at the top of the craft. I ask this because I've already cycled through 3 craft designs, each only melting my system more as I attempt to build and stabilize them. An image of the latest iteration of the lifter will be in this post. https://imgur.com/gallery/Y3dQ3pG

EDIT: I don't want to use cheats or modded parts, although part clipping is accepted.

Edited March 29, 2019 by Bej Kerman
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[Foxster]

HyperEdit. 

[steuben]

This one might give you some direction.

But you may have to also for go anything resembling a gravity turn. Just lit straight up and turn right around 60 km or so.

[Bej Kerman]

1 hour ago, Foxster said:

HyperEdit. 

Sorry, don't want to cheat. i should've stated this but I want to do this 100% stock and non-modded. I don't mind part clipping though.

Edited March 29, 2019 by Bej Kerman
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[James Kerman]

Great looking station, Mate! 

Too much drag at the top is the problem.  One thing that might help - try adding the boosters radially to the station rim and then offsetting them upwards as far as you can (just in case you didn't know, holding down shift while offsetting extends the range).  Actually cheapest lifter to orbit for this design might make a good challenge and generate some interesting designs.

[Bej Kerman]

25 minutes ago, James Kerman said:

Great looking station, Mate! 

Too much drag at the top is the problem.  One thing that might help - try adding the boosters radially to the station rim and then offsetting them upwards as far as you can (just in case you didn't know, holding down shift while offsetting extends the range).  Actually cheapest lifter to orbit for this design might make a good challenge and generate some interesting designs.

Thanks! It is actually a design from youtuber Shadowzone he used in a tutorial - so appreciation should go to him.

[FloppyRocket]

"Optimal Rocket Calculator" says 3800 tons to LKO can't be done in the stock game.

[bewing]

pshaw! Moar boosters! Moar staging! Broccoli and cauliflower and asparagus and spinach! (Especially spinachk -- toot! toot!)

Edited March 29, 2019 by bewing

[Bej Kerman]

10 minutes ago, FloppyRocket said:

"Optimal Rocket Calculator" says 3800 tons to LKO can't be done in the stock game.

Oh... that's unfortunate. I think someone should tell SZ that his station design can't be brought into orbit.