Super small SSTO shuttle (3.61 t)

[Eldar158]

Welcome SSTO lovers , here I will show you my X-mini SSTO.

The X-mini SSTO is 3.61 T of pure shuttleness, able to take 1 kerbal to most orbits (for station docking)

With such ultralight weight, the X-mini is maybe the lightest functional SSTO ever (my jeb version even has less weight because the luck of wings less fuel and no docking port)

The X-mini uses a landing legs instead of heavy landing gears, so it is actually a VTOL.

Note* RCS is heavy so this plane has no RCS, you need to know to dock without RCS if you want to use it with your station.

owner manual:

action groups:

1) toggle jet

2) toggle rocket

3) toggle intakes

SSTO mission lines:

1) toggle jets and full throttle activate SAS and fly 70 degrees until you got 10000.

2) for every spare 1000 meters from 10000 go 10 degrees down (in 17000 stay 0 degrees)

3) earn some speed, you should have a APO of 100000-200000

4) after getting out of the atmosphere time warp to APO, circularize with the rocket and you done

5) for landing descent like a plane, than were you are lower than 1000 meters stall (pitch until you are vertical) and open the chute with space or abort.

6) open landing legs, use the jet, the rocket or both for slowing down before impact.

download link:

http://speedy.sh/5jUw8/X-mini.craft (no software needed , the website will give you the X-mini file)

Picture of the X-mini on the ISS:

Note* the small thing near the solar panels is actually the X-20 cargo SSTO , leaving the station after he brought the last module in.

Have fun

edit: The X-mini is able to get to almost any station, having more than 500 m/s DV in orbit.

edit 2: now used orbital mechanics to find out, He got 514.6 DV

eldar158

Edited January 21, 2014 by Eldar158

[spaceman1999]

Nice i've always liked minimalistic craft. Can we get more pictures?

[inigma]

Do you think the craft could meet SSI certification requirements? If so, we'd love to publish it in our catalog. See the SSI thread in my sig below.

[panzerknoef]

Nice, seems like mine isn't the smallest anymore, although mine isn't really an SSTO but actually a space shuttle. I'll try this as soon as i can!

[The Destroyer]

Nice, seems like mine isn't the smallest anymore, although mine isn't really an SSTO but actually a space shuttle. I'll try this as soon as i can!

Yours was never the smallest SSTO shuttle. Yours was the smallest Space shuttle design.

[Giggleplex777]

Yours was never the smallest SSTO shuttle. Yours was the smallest Space shuttle design.

I've seen smaller.

[panzerknoef]

I've seen smaller.

I'd love to see that then

[Spartwo]

I'd love to see that then

Giggleplex isn't online at the moment and I was looking for the same thing.

[Eldar158]

Wow, 5 comments in a hour a new best score

Nice i've always liked minimalistic craft. Can we get more pictures?

Thanks now about pictures:

http://imgur.com/a/QiMFx#0 (imgur)

Do you think the craft could meet SSI certification requirements? If so, we'd love to publish it in our catalog. See the SSI thread in my sig below.

I sure it can , if you get into 75-75 orbit and then burn your fuel until flame out you will get to APO of 2 million.

*note gonna add it to the post

Nice, seems like mine isn't the smallest anymore, although mine isn't really an SSTO but actually a space shuttle. I'll try this as soon as i can!

if you want the smallest SSTO just put a probe core on FL-T200 or 100 and add rockmax 48-7s, but this one will not be fun.

eldar158

edit: OMG WTF WOOOW until I wrote this down 2 more were added !!!!

Edited January 21, 2014 by Eldar158

[Giggleplex777]

I'd love to see that then

Not mine but it's really small.