Delta Flyer

[Redshift OTF]

So after learning some new clipping techniques from Inigma's shuttles I thought I would try another project. Here is my take on Star Trek : Voyager's Delta Flyer!

Ok, it's hardly accurate, but then I didn't have a lot of parts to work with!

This small SSTO sacrifices range for aesthetics and manoeuvrability although it still has enough fuel to get into orbit and dock with whatever station you have and return to Kerbin. It is capable of 180 degree turns with pitch or yaw so you can turn the ship right around and fly her back in the opposite direction thanks to the large amount of SAS it carries, (50.3 I believe). This works best at half throttle but can also do this at full throttle. Although this ship is aerodynamically balanced I wouldn't recommend flying without SAS as it is extremely twitchy.

The visible wings are fixed but there are control surfaces clipped into the body to aid in turning, balance and to give it a fair amount of lift if you need to glide into a landing. Try not to hit your landing spot too hard as there are so many parts clipped into the body that it may explode!

The fuel tank is clipped into the cockpit so you will have to keep clicking on the underside of the ship to access that. There is also a small control ring under the nose tip for remote piloting. RCS thrusters and an RTG are clipped inside the cockpit too.

Stats:

Starting Jet Engine TWR = 3.63

Starting Rocket DeltaV = 860 m/s

Fully fuelled Rocket DeltaV = 1229 m/s

Hotkey 1 = Jet engine toggle

Hotkey 2 = Rocket engine toggle

Hotkey 3 = Antenna toggle

Hotkey 4 = Toggle ladder

Download here!

Hopefully this will be of use to someone or at least fun to mess about with.

[inigma]

Hey that's cute. Can it do a cert run?

[Redshift OTF]

You mean an SSI flight plan? I haven't tried but if you mean get into a 120km orbit and dock with a ship I'm pretty sure that won't be a problem. Getting back to Kerbin and landing without refuel may be a problem though. There is potential to place extra fuel in the nose cone using 2 toroidal fuel tanks and 3 probe fuel tanks which would make it capable of that but when I tried it I couldn't get the ship to use the fuel and because the tanks are hidden in the nose I don't think you could transfer the spare fuel to the main tank in the cockpit. It'll easily get to a station in a 100km orbit for refuelling.