Overfloater Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 ...yet another Minmus capable spaceplane:Javascript is disabled. View full albumThe 44 units of oxidizer are for the fuel cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLikeRovers Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Here's my first successful liquid only SSTO, its made stable by bringing that Nerv and CoM forwards as much as possible. I reckon I could put a small payload on it since it had ~151 spare fuel. I'm not sure if the pre-coolers are necessary. It should work for the K-prize anyway!Construction complete.An overview of my jouneyAll systems go.Always good to test the nuclear rocket before lift off...I think I can pull off 1400 m/s on the rapiers alone.How it looks in orbit Then I engage the nukeThen coast when I reach a good APNot that much more to circularise.Atmospheric insertionI use all of my wing surface to slow down below 900m/s before a precision landing After a successful landing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocchinet Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Such wonderful designs in this thread, here's mine, the K.S.S.T.O ATHOS for crew ferrying pourpose, it can bring 10 kerbals at 100x100km orbit with 1500 dv spare, it's full stock, if someone is interested i can share the craft file:)More screens at http://imgur.com/a/NcLve Edited July 5, 2015 by Stocchinet More stuff to add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaran K'erman Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Questo disegno è impressionante! Yes please share it trying to study some SSTO designs for some future plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) I'm in love with 1.04. Deceptively simple, and capable of Munar/Interplanetary flyby missions. Yes, there is a nuke in there. And no, it doesn't break 1:1 in TWR ratio at any point in airbreathing flight, and only briefly when you switch cycle, for a really short chemical kick into suborbital aerodynamic flight.Rune. 41 parts, too. I'm proud. Edited July 6, 2015 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunnt Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you my first useful SSTO plane: the XCXx! (named by my one-year-old who managed to reach the keyboard).Javascript is disabled. View full albumIt can be controlled remotely and has a capacity for carrying 2 kerbals. The small cargo bay contains a good supply of monopropellant for RCS maneuvring, a probe core, batteries and some small solar panals. Propulsion consists of 2 turbojets and a poodle rocket. It has about 1k m/s delta-V left in orbit when flown right, which along with the RCS is sufficient for docking and de-orbiting. Cost: 36,7k, of which about 35k recovered after landing back at KSC.Mass: 34t.All in all it works very well for me as an orbital taxi and recovery vehicle in my career game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingymajigy Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 sp–arrowhead liquidfuel only ssto, simple ascent, LKO with over 1000dv remaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_Enemy Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'm in love with 1.04. Deceptively simple, and capable of Munar/Interplanetary flyby missions. Yes, there is a nuke in there. And no, it doesn't break 1:1 in TWR ratio at any point in airbreathing flight, and only briefly when you switch cycle, for a really short chemical kick into suborbital aerodynamic flight.Rune. 41 parts, too. I'm proud. Rune, could please you share the craft file ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Rune, could please you share the craft file ?I'll do you one better: it has a dedicated thread with an album and everything. Go here!Rune. It'll end up on R-SUV, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanixis Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I recently perfected the Phoenix Spaceplane, a career mode SSTO for getting things into LKO. Because I don't have most of the tech unlocked yet, it just uses parts made available from high altitude flight plus some additional low tech stuff. I used it to launch a manned rocket for a Minmus Flyby contract mission.The Phoenix Space PlanePlane during ascent, just hold the nose at 20 degrees until it exits the atmosphere.Phoenix launching its payload.Payload is away.How the spaceplane gets its name.I miscalculated the landing trajectory and ended up in the desert.Still landed safely though.Payload makes it to Minmus.This plane is cheap, handles easily and can get reasonable sized payloads to orbit. It does wonders for the career mode budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesklin Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Pike - Mun round-trip capable compact SSTO (LF only) - 2750 m/s of dV on orbit 100x100 km. Very simple and fast ascent to orbit (minimum pilot activities). Empty craft is a good glider.Download link: http://kerbalx.com/crafts/3568?download=true Edited July 10, 2015 by Mesklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Watching Frank_G's storable SSTO, I thought that I could add some flair to it, and things worked nice, so for the rest of you, head to his thread if you want the file Rune. And thanks to him again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashpool Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 not capable of much, but its a 0.9 convert so I'm happy it reaches orbit at all :-)Javascript is disabled. View full album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Single stage to Laythe and back:Javascript is disabled. View full album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Single stage to Laythe and back:http://imgur.com/a/nuITtThat is impressive, sir! 5.4km/s on orbit, quite the dV budget!Rune. And equally well flown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Farnsworth Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Single stage to Laythe and back:http://imgur.com/a/nuITtHoly carps! I didn't know this could be done! I say it has to be some form of kraken magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I made that plane for a challenge, didn't realize it was a big deal (though it was an accomplishment for a rocket guy like me). Has no one else done this since 1.0.3/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_G Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I havent tried yet, but i sure will. And honestly this is a pretty impressive craft! I love the simplicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overfloater Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Has no one else done this since 1.0.3/4?Users TAL and Mesklin (sorry can't find) already did theirs... Mine can land on Laythe and stay there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Thanks, I was sure someone beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesklin Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) I did spaceplane with similar dV - 5+ km/s, but no one time fled to Laythe on it Edited July 11, 2015 by Mesklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfull Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Not finished yet, but it shows a lot of promise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sierra Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Its . . . . back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exothermos Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 After a few month hiatus, i finally installed 1.04 today and went straight to doing what I always do; obsess over SSTOs.But, boy, things have changed! I have to relearn all the rules again! Anyway here is the first medium sized one ive built that functions. It hasn't carried any cargo yet, but there seems to be dV to spare.Am I correct in noticing that drag is paramount now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 After a few month hiatus, i finally installed 1.04 today and went straight to doing what I always do; obsess over SSTOs.But, boy, things have changed! I have to relearn all the rules again! Anyway here is the first medium sized one ive built that functions. It hasn't carried any cargo yet, but there seems to be dV to spare.http://i.imgur.com/l7ewlEJ.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/OcHcjF4.png Am I correct in noticing that drag is paramount now?Hey, welcome back! Yup, drag is the main concern now, and open nodes are something to run away from screaming. Stuff like putting nosecones on the back of RAPIERs helps! In contrast, TWR is much less of a concern now: as long as you can break the Mach barrier at about ~10kms, you can reach within 100m/s of the maximum speed for an engine, which in the case of RAPIERs (the best engine for SSTOs, hands down) is somewhere around 1,400m/s @20kms.Rune. The awesome thing is how you can fly to orbit now, using lift at every step of the way. Like in RL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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