Fort NOX

[JadeOfMaar]

A shadow company that's been developing spaceplanes that run the razor's edge, and the edge of the presence of IntakeAir and possibly give even Jebediah the heebie keebies has finally shown its face. Its philosophy is to stretch the usability of IntakeAir like no one else ever can and spare every feasible design from carrying the unsavory bulk weight of Oxidizer, therefore NOX means No Oxidizer.

To qualify to wear the Fort NOX flag, if you so desire (I'm not trying to make this a challenge thread but it's just turning out that way. The firm does have its rules.) ::

• The firm is quite intimate with the parts from, and has a very healthy partnership with the pre-existing brands, Orbit Portal Technologies, Insanity Aerospace, and N5 Aerodynamics and Space. _{The associated mods are known to possess true scramjet engines: OPT Spaceplane Parts, Mk2 Stockalike Expansion, Mk3 Stockalike Expansion, Mk3 Hypersonic Systems.}
• The craft must have adequate thermal protection at the front-most part(s) and its pilot must be prepared to avoid asymmetric flameouts which can mean insta-death for the crew.
• A craft must be able to effectively blow holes in Kerbin's sky and reach high orbit to complete its mission.
• Not every craft actually needs to be hypersonic or to contain mods. Any stock craft that can get into space, preferably fast, and with the use of fuels other than Oxidizer are eligible.

Now if only I had an example for a SolidFuel Hypersonic... That'd be great for Vanilla design.

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Square decal for use in the NEBULA mod. Not intended for use as a flag. The stars represent Mun, Minmus and Duna. Nothing has been sent to Duna yet, though.

 

Craft Gallery.

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Nosebleed Shuttle Has the most massive peak TWR (over 10) of any craft ever built and makes it to a 240km perfect orbit (but its tanks are empty at that point).

 

The NOX Crown. A flagship in its own right and the first actual vessel to carry the "NOX" name and concept. To Minmus and back without refueling and has so far managed the highest top speeds yet, nearly Mach 9, while still ascending on Kerbin.

 

Ball Lightning Freight. A Mk3 spaceplane rated for 90 tons but carries the nominal cargo of 64 tons of procedural liquid tank. All of its non-atomic engines produce purple exhaust FX. Its primary service is to top up the 5m tank at the orbital crew hub.

 

 

Edited October 20, 2016 by JadeOfMaar

[0111narwhalz]

Dangerously close to a Rocket Builders thread. Take care lest the Mods get antsy.

Apart from that, this seems like a beautiful Spacecraft Exchange item. The craft look good, though the idea of a "solid fuel hypersonic" just seems excessively Kerbal.

[JadeOfMaar]

Ahhh. I getcha. I put this thread here because of the idea of the organization. Should I remove and repost in the Spacecraft Exchange then?

[0111narwhalz]

9 minutes ago, JadeOfMaar said:

Ahhh. I getcha. I put this thread here because of the idea of the organization. Should I remove and repost in the Spacecraft Exchange then?

Depends. If you decide to relocate, ask the mods.