First SSTO (MK3 Stock)

[TheSpaceMonkey]

Just wanted to share. I'm pretty proud of this, and seems to be a common milestone.

I don't have too many mods, so I can't tell you how much DV I have left, but it's a stable LKO with all stock parts. 7x Rapiers, 2x shock cones, and 12 radial adjustable ramp intakes.

Took some futzing but flies itself to Apoapsis.

https://goo.gl/photos/uA16Rb6SgxjrdFxQ8

ATD

 

 

Edited June 5, 2016 by TheSpaceMonkey

[Ozymandias_the_Goat]

Well done. An SSTO is a very important milestone in Spaceplane development. I'm afraid I haven't gotten much farther than orbit myself, though. Rockets, as we all know, are superior, with all due respect to @SpaceplaneAddict.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

3 hours ago, LetsGoToMars! said:

Well done. An SSTO is a very important milestone in Spaceplane development. I'm afraid I haven't gotten much farther than orbit myself, though. Rockets, as we all know, are superior, with all due respect to @SpaceplaneAddict.

Can a rocket achieve a 58 percent payload ratio? Nope.

*Determination.

4 hours ago, TheSpaceMonkey said:

Just wanted to share. I'm pretty proud of this, and seems to be a common milestone.

I don't have too many mods, so I can't tell you how much DV I have left, but it's a stable LKO with all stock parts. 7x Rapiers, 2x shock cones, and 12 radial adjustable ramp intakes.

Took some futzing but flies itself to Apoapsis.

https://goo.gl/photos/uA16Rb6SgxjrdFxQ8

ATD

 

 

And well done!

[TheSpaceMonkey]

Thanks @SpaceplaneAddict and @LetsGoToMars!, it lands pretty well, too!

[Ozymandias_the_Goat]

On 6/5/2016 at 8:36 PM, SpaceplaneAddict said:

Can a rocket achieve a 58 percent payload ratio? Nope.

you cannot stop me from trying, sir!

[Sereneti]

Can i download it
I only managed to make a MK2 payload orbiter
- i need mk3 for larger satelites, but ...

 

[WillThe84th]

On 6/5/2016 at 8:36 PM, SpaceplaneAddict said:

Can a rocket achieve a 58 percent payload ratio? Nope.

58 percent! How?

I once made a one seated SSTO that flew to Minmus and back, but I lost that save file. I should be able to to recreate it though. I'm more of a rocket person myself, but that's probably because I'm not good at SSTOs.

Edit: Oh wait, I just realized that you only need an average ISP of 700s to get a 58 percent payload ratio. Whiplashes and Nervs?

Edited June 7, 2016 by WillThe84th

[TheSpaceMonkey]

12 hours ago, Sereneti said:

Can i download it
I only managed to make a MK2 payload orbiter
- i need mk3 for larger satelites, but ...

 

craft file here

145 m/s take off speed (just before the runway ends)

Get to 20 degrees AoA.

Keep your speed increasing slowly after 300 with your AoA, eventually you will just poof into space.