CK 12 Grus (Fuse engine SSTO)

[CaptinKornflake]

I have finished work on a Fuse-Engine VTOL! The CK 12 Grus

-1 high altitude engine fused with a nuclear engine!

-22 Circular intakes and 2 engine nacelles! (New Intake stack idea)

-Cruise altitude of 35,000M, that's a stable jet engine at 35 Km!

-SAS and stable with or without!

-Shielded docking port!

-Can easily reach orbit using less than half of the rocket fuel!

-1=Toggle Jet engine | 2=Toggle nuclear engine | 3=Toggle intakes | 4=Toggle docking port shield

This is one I got into orbit (forgot to screenshot the ascent )

LOOK AT ALL OF THE INTAKES!!!

De-Orbit re-entry effects

LANDED SAFELY!

http://www./download/v1utc2visr4ioh1/CK_12_Grus.craft

How to fly

1) Press 1 and take off using jet engine

2) Use SAS (optional) and ascend to about 25KM

3) Level out and speed up while slowly climbing to 35KM

4) Stay at 35Km and speed up to 2000m/s (FAST)

5) Hit 2 and start your orbital transfer burn

6) Hit 1 + 3 (The jet has no more use now)

7) Raise apoapsis to at least 110 KM

8) circularize

9) ???

10) Profit

[GusTurbo]

Very interesting design. I'm curious to hear more about the engine design.

[CaptinKornflake]

Very interesting design. I'm curious to hear more about the engine design.

The engine is a combination of the basic jet engine and the turbojet engine. I used small trusses to place the basic jet inside the turbo jet.