CAN.U.C.K SSTO with Launch Vehicle

[Scoundrel]

Introducting the CANadian Utility Craft for Kerbals, or CAN.U.C.K.

FEATURES:

A 100% completely recyclable reusable craft, now with 33% more redundancies, that can fulfil a huge variety of roles, from long range explorer to planetary lander to satellite insertion vehicle to crew shuttle to planetary lander*.

Capable of SSTO from Laythe or Kerbin, the CAN.U.C.K.'s 18 easily accessible parachutes allow for a fully fuelled unpowered landing onto any and all** planets and moons in the Kerbin System. Not only that, but if after your Kerbals have somehow survived the descent, access ladders allow all parachutes to be repacked so that they may be used again when if the engines fail or if when you return to Kerbin.

Also included are a full suite of scientific and communications gear for the ultimate in utility - even if they don't do anything but go Ping! But we don't stop there! Also included are a bunch of green lights so you know where your docking port is at all times! How nifty is that!

Lastly, 5 long range ion engines and six solar panels provide the option for ultra long range travel*** or highly efficient orbit corrections. Or, if that's not your thing, just fire them up and watch the pretty blue lights! Now your craft glows at both ends!

As if that wasn't enough, also included is the light-based landing system. At 200m from the ground it just looks like a blob of light, but as you hurtle approach the ground, the light coalesces into a crosshair the closer you get, so you know approximately exactly how far you have to go before impact touchdown.

ACTION GROUPS:

1 • toggle air intakes and jet engines

2 • toggle rocket engines

3 • toggle ion engines

5 • toggle boarding ladders

6 • toggle access ladders

7 • toggle solar panels

8 • toggle science

9 • toggle communications

0 • undock/decouple docking port

But wait! That's not all you'll get. After all, what's the point of getting an SSTO if you don't also get the launch vehicle needed to put it into orbit!

Introducing the Rediculon 2000 Launch Vehicle. This seven seater mammoth features real faux-leather seats, a highly inefficient two stage launch system, and 102 engines for increased smoke and noise production! The Rediculon 2000 Launch vehicle - it will get your SSTO into orbit or your money back, guaranteed!****

So get your CAN.U.C.K. today and explode explore the stars!

INSTRUCTIONS

CAN.U.C.K.

1) Activate landing gear to avoid engine damage.

2) Hit the space bar. Press 2 and 3 to deactivate rockets and ion engine.

3) Activate ASAS and set throttle to 100%. RCS is unnecessary.

4) Fly straight up, then perform gravity turn at 13000m. Once intake air reaches .28 or less, hit 2 to activate rockets, wait a bit, then hit 1 to close intakes and deactivate jet engines before they flame out (the timing of this will depend on how you fly it, so experiment).

5) When apoapsis hits 53km your gravity turn should be finished, but if it isn't, go completely horizontal and thrust until your ap is at around 75km. From there, thrust until you get periapsis past 53km. Then hit 2 to turn off your rocket engines, hit 7 to deploy the solar panels, and then hit 3 to activate your ion engines.

6) ???

7) Profit!

Rediculon 2000

1) Hit T to activate your SAS, throttle to 100%, then hit space.

2) Wait until your jet engines are past 100kN then hit space again. You'll go up. Whatever you do, don't stop.

3) At 14km start your gravity turn. Don't go past 60° or you might invert the rocket. Apparently bad stuff happens when you do that.

4) Once you're past 21km altitude hit space to jettison the spare tanks, then continue your gravity turn to 40°.

5) At 30km your turn should be about 20°. By 50km you should be completely horizontal.

6) Circularize your orbit and enjoy having hauled your SSTO into space!

DOWNLOAD

CAN.U.C.K.

http://ryushare.com/oe655ajb8kch/CAN_U_C_K.zip

Rediculon 2000

http://ryushare.com/uu90jdg1mc58/CAN_U_C_K__with_Rediculon_2000.zip

FINE PRINT

* See? That was a redundancy right there!

** Except for the planets and moons where parachutes don't work

*** For those unafraid to accelerate for two days straight at x1 warp

**** Guarantee void if Rediculon 2000 is taken outside of VAB

Edited May 12, 2013 by Scoundrel

[HoY]

Lol love the presentation!

[Scoundrel]

Thanks. I may have gone a little overboard with it though...

[HoY]

Considering you have enough thrust at launch to accelerate at probably near 5g's, that's a possibility, but the kerbals can take it!!!