CCTS Block 2 (A FAR-compatible crew shuttle)

[Sauron]

After considerable research, a UKS congressional committee has concluded that a worryingly high number of new kerbonauts (and Kongressmen) struggle with numbers higher than one. Because boosters are cheap and training is expensive, the committee has recommended that crew transport should be done by vehicles with a number of stages their crew can reliably count. The CCTS (Crew & Cargo Transportation System) is the result of this new initiative.

The CCTS is a fully FAR compatible SSTO, stable, easy to fly, and oh-so-stylish. It can put 4 kerbals into a stable 100X100 km orbit with over 1200 m/s of delta v and a substantial amount of RCS fuel to spare. Reentry in FAR can be a bit dicey--it is important to balance your COM before re-entering. Because of the extra space inside the fairing and the excess DV, more cargo or crew is probably possible (if only we had a 2.5m stockalike cargo bay!). Personally, I'd stick with the ability to do a 1-way trip to Duna or Eve .

Mods (IIRC):

FAR (Duh)

RLA Stockalike (offset RCS, 5-way RCS)

Firespitter (airbrakes)

Procedural Fairings

Procedural wings

Stretchy SRB

Aviation Lights

Self Illumination Lights

Edited January 18, 2014 by Sauron

[Bigred2989]

Does it have a docking port? I don't see one.

[Sauron]

It does! I felt very clever when I decided to hide an inline docking port under the hitchhiker with a cubic octagonal strut. You can see it in the third picture.

(Again, no 2.5m stockalike cargo bays--if there were I'd do things shuttle-style)

[Captain Sierra]

It does! I felt very clever when I decided to hide an inline docking port under the hitchhiker with a cubic octagonal strut. You can see it in the third picture.

(Again, no 2.5m stockalike cargo bays--if there were I'd do things shuttle-style)

Back when I worked with some of the guys at MSI (though on a different pack, not infernal robotics), I know they updated the spacejunk cargo bays. They come in 1.25, 2.5, and 3.75, all stockalike.

[Sauron]

I've never seen that mod about on the boards? Do you have a link by chance?

[Captain Sierra]

Not handy. I've seen it on spaceport. I'll send some emails and ask the guys about it.

EDIT: the bays got incorporated into the WPA pack along with some MSI stuff we did and my radial reaction wheels (always handy ).

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/47701-0-21-Wolf-Pack-Aeronautics-V1-2-Parts-Pack-%28Updated-Aug-30-2013%29

Edited January 20, 2014 by Captain Sierra

[likke_A_boss]

Could you toss in a download for a version without the aviation lights and self-illuminating lights (That's a mod? Where?!?)?That would be great for us who are all out of RAMs.