Switchblade SSTO craft file - Inspired by Northrop Design Patent, Mighty Morphin' Adaptive Wings!

[Goddess Bhavani]

Check out the latest in Mighty Morphin' Power Kerbal aircraft design from El Cheapo Aerospace! Guaranteed made by the lowest bidder with no safety features to bog you down!

The Switchblade is inspired by the Northrop patent design of the same name, but make no mistake, the F/A-37 Talon is the size of a jet fighter but this one is a flying freight train with an orbital mission takeoff weight of 100 tons!

It is a rudderless, forward swept variable geometry design that allows for dynamic shifting of center of pressure to maintain full controllability over a range of flight conditions, from overweight takeoff to hypersonic dash and even a backwards swept 'stability mode' for re-entry. It uses a double joint setup of docking washers to eliminate aeroelastic bending and other sorts of bending associated with IR parts.

The wing sweep is infinitely adjustable and can be used to precisely trim the craft, however wrong wing sweep position or improper flight assistance setup can cause loss of control. Which makes this design a bit of a widowmaker at first but properly fetching to look at!

Grab the craft file and view the sample flight profiles at KerbalX:

http://kerbalx.com/crafts/1525

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