[ and Mod Craft] I made an X-33 VentureStar!

[Asmosdeus]

Speaks for itself, really.

The venturestar is an SSTO lifting body space shuttle that never made it past the small scale model stage despite advanced aerospike engines being developed for it.

I made one in kerbal. Stock, it is not SSTO, however I have included a stock boosted version and a version that includes a unique modified aerospike engine.

This modified engine does not overwrite the standard aerospike. It features a higher ISP, making it use less fuel. It also has gimballing, at the cost of some power.

This doesn't mean it's not a cheat part.

Here's a video:

If you have any questions, they're probably answered in the video.

Here's some screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/KhYYY

Here's the download: http://www./download.php?6w0fa0fhhv8sdkh

Edited May 7, 2013 by Asmosdeus

[Francesco]

hmmm, interesting. what is this "unique modified aerospike engine"?

[Asmosdeus]

It's just an aerospike that I cheat modded so that you can fly the venturestar like it was meant to, SSTO.

[Francesco]

ISP, thrust, weight... ?

[Asmosdeus]

Boosted the ISP, lowered the thrust, added gimballing.

[Asmosdeus]

Can anyone confirm that this works properly?

[Mun Man]

You know, that looks like the Arkbird from Ace Combat 5....Right? Does anybody else see this?

[Asmosdeus]

It kind of does in that screenshot, weird. Not what I was going for.

The shape is similar, but the X-33 is much shorter.