Trek inspired NK-01 Escort Frigate

[Captiva]

First off here is a link to my last ship:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/43141-Trek-Inspired-Saucer-Frigate

These 2 ships go good together as they have similar designs and range.

Ok but onto my newest creation the NK-01...

I suggest looking at my prior thread linked at the top for info on getting into orbit.... This ship is no different, it will have to be placed into orbit around Kerbin but should be fine from there on its own.

I am not an expert in every or any aspect of the game, and if there are issues you notice or suggestions you have, just let me know.

Ship has not been gone over with a fine tooth comb and some parts might be a tad sloppy. I think most looks good, but won't guarantee it is perfect.

It has a part count around 480 and runs smooth on my computer.

I have not tested it beyond doing a basic burn in orbit around Kerbin. I don't think there will be any issues though but please let me know if you have any.

-It has one Ion powered shuttle and 4 probes already docked inside the bay.

-It has 18 nuclear engines and 10 Ion thrusters.

-it weighs in at around 320 tons.

-It has NO escape pods or any landing craft of any kind equipped to it. That said, it does have 4 more open docking ports on top and 2 Sr ports on bottom. So keep in mind unless you add some escape pods or more shuttles to get to a station or ship with escape pods, then anyone on the ship will not be coming home. I designed it with reusability in mind, and besides, captains and their crew do love their ships.

*I use a fuel balance mod to keep fuel evenly distributed, if not you need to manually manage fuel... Main issue is draining RCS from shuttle and fuel from "nacelle" tanks.

** To orient ship for control and burns I placed a probe inside the saucer section, just zoom in all the way inside the very front and you will see it, just click and select "control from here" and it will work great. Just watch switching to cockpit view and back as it will reset the controls and you will have to select it again.

--Action Groups--

1 deploys communication and side ladders.... after first push will then only toggle ladders on docking bay.

2 Toggles Solar panels

3 Toggles Nuclear Engines

4 Toggles Ion Engine thrusters

Also wanted to mention I forget some RCS ports on the back side... so just look it over and add a few where you think they will help for now... I will update it later.

Here is the link to download:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/nk-01.craft

When on download page right click link and click "save as" make sure it is .craft file format (should be by default) and then save it where you want. If not it will just bring up the text file when you click it.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Captiva

[littlebattler]

Tidy and nicely built. Great job!

[meatballcannon]

The Akira was by far my favorite federation ship, nicely done.

[Umlüx]

i like it. good idea and great execution

[Napoleon]

you officially win at life. do you accept sacrifices? i will offer my firstborn to you because of this holy child of KSP and star trek.

[Captiva]

You are in luck.... I do accept first born sacrifices!

[cmoody]

Cool. It has been acquired.