XCOM Skyranger transport ship

[Andiron]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/svvxtjflk0fju0x/XCOM%20Skyranger.craft?dl=0

https://imgur.com/EBDGk22

My craft design is inspired by the game XCOM : Enemy Unknown.Its name is the Skyranger. If you don't know this game, it's a transport plane to carry a commando (4-6 soldiers or 6-12 in long war mod) to alien positions.

It is a 6 V-engines (impossible to do with less than that) and 5 Horizontal-engines VTOL

It is quite heavy so it takes some times to V-take off

Launch procedure :

SAS on

RCS on (optional)

Brakes on

Full throttle

Numpad 1

Slow liftoff at 100kN per engine

Gears up

Vertical to Horizontal procedure :

Reach 250m altitude

Brakes off

Numpad 2

RCS off

Reach 100m/s speed

Numpad 1

Half Throttle (150m/s cruise speed)

Vertical landing procedure :

Low throttle

Pitch 0°, Roll 0°

Brakes on

Numpad 2

Numpad 1

RCS on

Gears down

Half throttle

Kill horizontal speed by pitching up to 10°

Pitch 0°

Reduce vertical speed to 10m/s

Hope you'll like it !

Peter

CC-Zero license (public domain use)

Edited June 2, 2015 by Andiron
more images

[Unfawkable]

No images though? I'm an XCOM fan, I'd love to see this, but I can't make a dropbox account and see it in game, too lazy.

[Andiron]

you can't see the picture ? my bad, i don't know how to paste images

you can download the link without owning dropbox

[nfpinto]

no pics no clicks

[Andiron]

no pics no clicks

how can i have the picture directly displayed ?

I tried dropbox, mediafire and imgur and nothing

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good now ?

[Hobbes Novakoff]

Your problem here is you are using HTML, not BBcode. What you need to do is type [NOPARSE][/NOPARSE] in instead of the other stuff. For anyone who wants to see, here's his image:

EDIT: Crap, Ninja'd. Good to see you figured it out.

[Andiron]

Your problem here is you are using HTML, not BBcode. What you need to do is type [NOPARSE]http://imgur.com/EBDGk22[/NOPARSE] in instead of the other stuff. For anyone who wants to see, here's his image:

EDIT: Crap, Ninja'd. Good to see you figured it out.

Thanks however

[Hobbes Novakoff]

Also, welcome to the forums! That's not a bad craft! Here's some rep. BTW, you can give rep to people by clicking the little sheriff-star-thing at the bottom left of their post (hint hint...)

[Andiron]

Also, welcome to the forums! That's not a bad craft! Here's some rep.

Thanks !

I am missing some parts to make it better though :

2.5m flat air intakes

2.5m liquid fuel engine

Back cargo door

Small lights

Do you have any improvements ideas ?

[Andiron]

One more photo at takeoff

[Andiron]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ktf39ja1fo9y271/XCOM%20Skyranger%20Mk_%202.craft?dl=0

Hey guys !

This is the Mk. 2 version of my XCOM Skyranger craft.

It is now heavier so I put two more engines (8 now) to liftoff vertically.

The whole V-engines bay is now more compact and look less goofy now.

I changed the upper air intakes because it is more realistic.

More monopropellant for RCS port and oxidizer for vernor engines

More balance, without RCS, it really works well.

2 front lights (Red, Blue) and 2 V-engines lights

All the back engines are now the same J-33 basic jet engine

Have fun !

Peter

[Dark Junior]

Play the XCOM theme used during interception!