Hylidae Litoria - Rocket Frogs Launcher Family - Jump into orbit

[SirJodelstein]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Jodelstein Rocket Productions proudly present a new family of launch vehicles:

Litoria - The Rocket Frog Family
After intense studies of these extraordinary animals, our engineers decided they had to copy their crouch-and-jump mechanism to jump into space. Today, the first prototypes have passed the verification flights and are hereby released into public.

Features:
- Sitting on the launchpad like a frog
- Thrilling semi-automatic uprighting mechanism
- Characteristic flight phase with two long outstretched legs
- Designed to reach 75km orbit with 200m/s left for LKO operations and deorbiting
- Subassembly loader compatible - just detach the lifter from the proofing payload and save it as a subassembly



(3rd line shows target payload mass and payload efficiency)
(Part count includes proofing payload)



Instructions:
- Full throttle and launch
- Get the rocket into a vertical position (stage decouples the arms, Flotator uses Action Group "1") - You might want to practice this step with some inexpensive dummy payloads
- Stage whenever tanks burn out, use throttle control your accelleration
- Initiate gravity turn at ~20km
- ...
- Profit!

Craft files - extract in VAB folder: Download RocketFrogs.zip

Stay tuned for more Rocket Frogs! Litoria Dorsalis (2t), Litoria Nubicola (20t) and Litoria Longirostris (150t) are currently under development Edited June 2, 2013 by SirJodelstein
+Watjulumensis

[PolecatEZ]

I'd love your permission to add these to the Kerbalife Catalogue when I update it to complement the Elephant (180 to 220 tons) and Mammoth (240 to 500 tons) series. I see another naturalist has taken an interest in organic design

[Shuttle]

200t launcher? That's interesting

[GusTurbo]

Any larger pictures? I'd love to take in the details.

[SirJodelstein]

I'd love your permission to add these to the Kerbalife Catalogue when I update it to complement the Elephant (180 to 220 tons) and Mammoth (240 to 500 tons) series. I see another naturalist has taken an interest in organic design

Sure, go ahead.

[SirJodelstein]

Any larger pictures? I'd love to take in the details.

Album of the first four launchers (without the 108-ton one): http://imgur.com/a/Dq5Fb - For more, just load up the rockets in KSP and see them in action

[Francesco]

what do you guys mean by "organic design"?

[redteddy23]

Wow those launches are interesting...

[SirJodelstein]

Give a warm welcome to the newest addition to the Rocket Frog Family:

Litoria Watjulumensis (Giant Rocket Frog)

202t to 75km orbit with 200m/s dV in reserve, with all the fun and exitement of a non-vertical launch.

Giant Frog sitting on the launchpad, enjoying a sunbath