Slashy's 1.02 Spaceplane recipe

[Kerolyov]

Thanks for this @GoSlash27 Really useful thread and couldn't find anything similar for 1.1, do these rules of thumb still apply in 1.1?

[Dispatcher]

Very nice thread, Slashy et al.  I just wanted to share what I had gotten to orbit and back in 1.1.2.  I have been able to land with the payload as well, which is over 5 tons (the xenon gas).  The ship also carries up to 8 crew & passengers.  Take off mass is about 47 tons IIRC.

As you might guess, I built this without having first reviewed this thread and even though its my best SSTO spaceplane to date, I'm sure you'll notice some things that are less efficient about the craft.  Still, even with my mediocre piloting skills, it works well enough.  Passengers don't have much of a view unless the ship is rotated in orbit.  There is another ramped scoop under the cargo bay and an RTG near the center engine.  There are two ladders just forward of the docking clamp.