Inverse Piggyback

[Phoxtane]

Right, this one\'s simple. *clears throat*

We\'ve all seen the piggyback or shuttle rockets out there; a rocket or spaceplane brings another spaceplane high into the atmosphere, where it can enter orbit under its own power.

My challenge to you is this: Build a spaceplane that brings a rocket/munar lander into orbit!

[OstermanA]

Huh? You mean like the Stargazer/Pegasus combo?

[Caesar15]

Huh? You mean like the Stargazer/Pegasus combo?

Use the piggyback method that can get a plane into orbit, to land on the mun,but try gliding on the mun!

[Goddess Bhavani]

All you need is a lifting body version of an Energia and viola, big fat rockets to orbit!

Or take inspiration of the TX heavy transporter from Orbiter. That one was just an XB-70 style hypersonic craft with a hardpoint on the dorsal section for... just about anything you can think of. I\'ve carried large spaceplanes, rockets... ICBMs, on that thing.

[gabyalufix]

Here you go. Use this. Put whatever you want under it. It will probably fly. Knock yourself out.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=5690.0

I also made a smaller plane that drops a munbase. Talked all about it in another challenge.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=6043.msg80327#msg80327

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

might do it.

EDIT:

This one might do, if only I can somewhat compensate to its poor handling

based from StratoLaunch.

Energia-Polyus? ???

[Goddess Bhavani]

@Gaby, that thing is seriously awesome. Ginormous lol.

@FLX - I like the WhiteKnightTwo reference of your twin-boom 7 engine design.

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

That was derived from the StratoLaunch

Also, might do the White Knight soon 8)