REMOVED - The Unity Mk5 - A stock Starship interpretation

[Janus92]

SHIP HAS BEEN REMOVED SINCE KSP UPDATES BROKE THE SHIP - FOR ARCHIVING PURPOSES THE POST REMAINS

Unity Mk5 - a stock Starship interpretation

 

 

Unity Mk5

The Unity Mk5 is the 5th iteration of a multipurpose VSSTO capable of flying (nearly) everywhere. It includes a simple launcher that delivers 2750m/s delta-v in orbit. That's enough to reach Duna for a refuelling stop and some lunch. From there the Universe is wide open!

The first 3 iterations had aerodynamic problems and crashed, however the Mk4 turned out to be a relatively good ship with its quirks. So development restarted and the model was soon optimized for its use case. From increased heat-resistance, a redesign of the interior, reducing weight and drag, to hiding (and shielding) drills and experiments, the Mk5 became a highly optimized and versatile ship. A docking port was left out, but can be added anywhere on the ship as needed.

 

The Mk5 features:

• 4780m/s vacuum delta-v (w/ launcher 2750m/s in LKO, as SSTO 1200m/s)
• Laboratory for all the science
• ISRU fuel production (fuel-cell powered)
• Designed to belly-flop and land vertically without parachutes (Some thrust may be necessary to flip stable retrograde, and check that the nosefin is not deployed)
  • (tested on Kerbin, Duna and Laythe)
• Emergency drag chutes are available (limited performance)
• Landing legs for up to 15 degrees slope

 

Some Re-entry tips:

• Use the aerobraking mode ("2")! The resulting Angle-of-Attack (10-20 degrees) and lift vector enables a precise flying to a landing spot of your choosing, as well as bleeding off energy (read: speed).
• Designed for a re-entry with <1500m/s delta-v remaining fuel. If heavier, prepare for a more difficult belly-flop (maybe use drag chutes for turning retrograde), and slightly less effective steering while aerobraking.
• The thermally critical part is the forward fairing, so don't let it explode!!

 

The ship can be downloaded from KerbalX:

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Let me know what you think!

 

Some more photoshops (made with Kronal Vessel Viewer):

Edited April 28, 2022 by Janus92
SHIP REMOVED

[Emilius73]

Beautiful. I feel i n s p i r e d now.

[ThisIsAName]

Hey, this looks like a really cool craft but unfortunately it can't be downloaded when you click the link. Can you please fix the link?

[Janus92]

On 7/28/2021 at 7:55 AM, ThisIsAName said:

Hey, this looks like a really cool craft but unfortunately it can't be downloaded when you click the link. Can you please fix the link?

Actually I retired the ship, as the flying characteristics were not always great, and I have made far more capable ships afterwards.  It's pretty simple to build it again yourself though! Start with the Fairings and build from there!