INDEV: Retro designs (featuring ROMBUS Heavy launch vehicle.)

[Thobewill10]

I mean, let's be realistic. I never finish anything. But here's some pictures nonetheless.

[NIN3]

Most interesting. Would love to see it.

[mrrpamplemousse]

if you make something like

or

[Thobewill10]

Aiming for more realistic designs, as in designs made by serious engineers for 1980's mars bases type things.

[orson]

Very accommodating sizes , found some blurb on ROMBUS http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/rombus.htm not sure i fully understand the plug nozzle bit ?

[dishycourier]

As always, looks great!

[Thobewill10]

Very accommodating sizes..

I plan to make the diameter of the tanks and engines 7.5 m, with the fairing going to a maximum of 10m.

...not sure i fully understand the plug nozzle bit ?

It's a type of altitude-compensating engine, very similar to an aerospike, in which Isp does not vary greatly with ambient air pressure. The engine intended for use here would have an Isp somewhere around 425-450, which would remain constant with altitude. Additionally, its shape meant that it could function as a heatshield, making the core vehicle reusable. The side boosters, not so much.

As always, looks great!

Thanks!

Also, I'm pretty open to suggestions for stuff after I finish (read: deem acceptable) ROMBUS.

Edited October 9, 2012 by Thobewill10

[Thobewill10]

After looking up the diameter of the real ROMBUS, i decided to scale it up. This should serve as a reliable heavy launch vehicle with few parts for those with lower-end computers.

More pics coming soon.

Edited October 9, 2012 by Thobewill10

[Thobewill10]

Okay, new pics, with a size comparison to the large stock Rockomax X-32 Tank

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[Mariner]

Yeeeeeeees.

[pwnedbyscope]

thats really big, 30' fairings

[Thobewill10]

Yep! 10m fairings for major cargo. Designed to hurl interplanetary rockets into heliocentric orbits with minimal lag.