Saturn V replica (including Apollo Spacecraft)

[Alpha372]

Today I'm presenting you (again, after the server crash killed my original thread) my Version of the Saturn V

The craft is made mainly made of unmodded Stock parts.

Only mods used are:

-Mechjeb

-Custom cargohold fairings (made using the faring factory tool)

-modified version of the Mainsail engine (config edit , only disabled gimbal , thrust stats etc. unchanged)

Like the original design the Saturn V consists of the following stages:

Stage S-IC: Using five Mainsail engines to resemble the original F-1 engine (will be dropped early during launch phase)

Stage S-II: As there is no other usable big engine this stage is also using five Mainsail engines to resemble the original J-2 engine (will be dropped during launch phase/gravity turn)

Stage S-IVB: Using one Mainsail engine to resemble the original J-2 engine. Used to achieve orbit. fired again for trans-munar injection

The Apollo spacecraft is sitting ontop of tthe Stage S-IVB. Like in the original design the lander (LEM) sits below the main spacecraft (CSM) hidden under cargohold fairings.

In mid transfer between kerbin and the mun, the CSM is detached from the stage , turns around and pulls the LEM out of its shell.

After seperation the S-IVB can be controlled using Mechjeb ...to put it on collision course with the mun ....or do any other maneouver desired.

I DID NOT CHANGE ANY THRUST / ISP RATINGS OF THE ENGINES.

THE ONLY CHANGE I MADE WAS DEACTIVATING GIMBAL ON SOME ENGINES TO PREVENT THE SPACECRAFT FROM OVERSTEERING

This spacecraft can be flown manual ....but it is highly recommended to use Mechjeb for control.

The download pacakge contain all modded parts except Mechjeb!

PICTURES:

on the launchpad

seperation of stage S-IC

seperation of stage S-II

S-IVB trans munar injection burn

in midflight to the mun

pulling the LEM out of its shell

braking burn to enter munar orbit (Apollo craft, earliy version, the new design of the CSM has only 4 RCS modules)

"stripped" version without the outer shell....as you see the tanks are all stock!

VIDEO:

DOWNLOAD:

http://www./download.php?ktztc0zecntq52i

Edited April 29, 2013 by Alpha372