My version of the Space Shuttle ( Alpha )

[matthias123]

it have allmost everything like the real shuttle, and i put heatshield at the back too , like the real one. it's very detailed, i will post more picture in the future

[Columbia]

Wow.. this is absolutely amazing! Can't wait to see it finished!

[SHiftER2O]

Keep it up It looks REALLY good as is

[inigma]

Absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to see her fly. Feel free to let me know if you need any pointers. You may freely copy anything I've put together. No credit necessary. Welcome to the shuttle club!

[matthias123]

Thanks you all ! it was realy hard to build, i have 5 version ( one with 6 orange tank ) all version can reach orbit , i will add more detail ( like greater wheel at the back ) etc.. tomorow i will post this version.

[matthias123]

if you want to see the heatshield, and the OMS in action =>

[Dman979]

Tip: the Comms system antenna backwards is all black. Make of this what you will. I've made heatshields with it.

[Naito]

Very nice! Always cool to see another take on the shuttle =)

FYI, the heat shield on the back isn't just heat shield, it's actually a movable body flap that helps maintain the pitch of the orbiter. Fun trivia, the body flap was damaged during STS-1's launch due to insufficient sound suppression, but it wasn't discovered until after Columbia had landed. John Young reportedly said that if they had know of the damage during launch, he'd have ejected because the orbiter should have been uncontrollable during reentry!

[matthias123]

Thanks you, and yes it's a flap too on my version, i need to work on the separation booster ( 3/10 failure ) and work on the RCS for more stability. then i'll post the files and information like maximum orbital altitude etc..

[inigma]

The wings, cockpit, and fuselage bottoms are naturally heat shielded. There is no need to add heat shields to them, fyi.

[SHiftER2O]

The wings, cockpit, and fuselage bottoms are naturally heat shielded. There is no need to add heat shields to them, fyi.

The more you know xD

[matthias123]

i know that but on the real shuttle its a heatshield, and its black, i made my version with maximum detail like the real one, i dont want to make a shuttle light, with minimum part. ps: total part is 511

But thanks for the information, if you want/can help me , i would like to know where i need to put rcs for the maximum stability ? , i use rcs aid plugin, but still hard.

[Ace_Of_Spades]

Try making the Space Shuttle Glider Test-bed and 747 launcher:

[matthias123]

very nice ! i accept ! it will take several day, ps: i work now on the light version of the shuttle ( too many detail, and lag )

[matthias123]

wel this is the detailed version , the light version is allmost done, and i solve a lot of problem that should be on the detailed version too, so i share a non finished version =>

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[matthias123]

ps: Push on 1 when the main fuel tank is allmost empty to keep stability