"Sparrow" Low-Gravity Utility Dropship

[SkyFall2489]

Presenting, the Sparrow RSV!

The Sparrow Rescue and Support Vehicle is a dropship built to provide support to a growing colonial operation, with the ability to refuel or rescue stranded crews.

Engines: 2x Terrier, 1x Poodle

Power: 2x RTG, 2x SPL-1x6, 2x Fuel Cell Array

Docking: 1x mini claw, 1x standard port (doreward, aligned with foreward engine thrust), 1x sr. port (ventral, aligned with VTOL thrust, can be swapped out for other sizes)

Range: about 3 KM/S

Payload: 2x small drill, 1x small ISRU, 1x large cargo container (full of various things that might be useful)

DLCs/Mods: None, RCS Build Aid was used during contruction

Crew: 2

Parts: 80

Mass: 38t

AGs: 

1 -> toggle foreward engine

2 -> toggle VTOL engines

3 -> toggle extendables (solars, comms, thermals)

9 -> control point vertical

0 -> control point horizontal

Abort -> deploy chutes

RCS -> toggles wheel steering, locked by default

Sparrow comes with a large shuttle-type lifter. Just fly a standard gravity turn with the first stage, which should get you nearly all the way there. Stage again once out of the atmosphere to fire the Poodle. When nearly in orbit, ditch the booster by staging again. Once clear, shut off the VTOL engines with AG 2 and finish circularization.

The booster might be recoverable, but it won't be easy.

 

Download yours today!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fuFabgR526RpYIXuhwM1KDfncIcOt4p0/view?usp=sharing

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by SkyFall2489

[Rutabaga22]

Very nice.