Eve SSTO

[Single stage to ocean]

What are all of the best ways to make it more aerodynamic? I got a neat concept so far. 

[krblman]

Eve SSTOs are nearly impossible and need over 10km/s of maximum Delta V in a vacuum (with mining gear!) to perform a successful roundtrip to Eve. With that aside, you could use heat shield wings as they have no drag (look to stratzenblitz or whatever hes called) and try to put a nose cone, parachute, or intake on every non-engine part.

[fourfa]

With Breaking Ground parts you can fly on electric power to fairly high altitude before lighting the rockets. This breaks the tyranny of the Eve rocket equation, letting you use reasonably efficient vacuum engines. Many examples on youtube

[krblman]

Just now, fourfa said:

With Breaking Ground parts you can fly on electric power to fairly high altitude before lighting the rockets. This breaks the tyranny of the Eve rocket equation, letting you use reasonably efficient vacuum engines. Many examples on youtube

Yes. This is true. You could save around 2km/s getting home from Eve by doing this, but it might be difficult to put into an SSTO, especially without the propulsion turning into kerbal singed propellers (KSP).

[fourfa]

You can build a propeller system into a service or cargo bay, which you close for the rocket phase

[Single stage to ocean]

I've just made one with 500m/s dv on orbit. Sadly no, ISRU.

This was a test flight, I cheated it to 20k meters, full of a dummy weight of 2 tons of ore b/c of propellers(not yet installed) and went to orbit after pitching out of dive at 15k. Just the OKTO core as payload, maybe it could handle a lander can. And produce zero thrust(its at 8m/s b/c i just landed. I stayed up at high altitude skipping the atmosphere with the excess Nerv fuel for a bit, fun) Reverse engineered from @realseek. The fairing content is really odd for an SSTO, which must save weight. ore and reaction wheels are here. Odd, but i needed them to fix bad fuel flow and cot com issues. Used some aero exploits, but sane and realistic. No photos of ascent sadly, was stressed. All the photos are of me descending from orbit, empty b/c I just went to orbit earlier.

All of this in Kerbalism mod(adds life-support and potential engine failure). I could carry a lander can but this flight is unmanned. Still full stock.

Fully possible, and comfortable to fly with 4 vector engine and a mass of just 250 tons, giving it a decent TWR for a spaceplane. Go at Mach 1, then start pitching up., follow prograde after 30 secs at 10 degrees. Then self explanatory.

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Single stage to ocean

[imcute]

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