Space Shuttle Endeavour MkII

[Gue__1]

Improvements

Again this shuttle has had a revisit and been improved. Here is a list of improvements:

- easier to get to orbit, more fuel to spare

- better size and looks compared to real shuttle

- 6 ton tested bit more could be possible

- just a small increase in parts 425 unloaded

- new orbital engines just like the real shuttle

- ..........

Action groups:

1. booster toggle

2. booster toggle

3. main shuttle engines toggle

4. orbital engines toggle

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Flight instruction

Just fly this craft as normal, go up turn at 10km and reach orbit

Note: - when turn at 10km look at your apo, don't keep it to low

- after 10km look at your pitch, if it goes down to much turn off booster with 1 OR 2

- if the same happens again stage the booster with space bar, also stage if at 30-ish km or 500m/s

- after booster-sep the craft can be unstable, just lower your throttle and enable rcs

- the orbital engines are in a 25 degree angle

Disclaimer: This craft can be a pain but is much easier to fly then the old version.

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7azc8zjzye82fw/Space%20Shuttle%20Endeavour%20MkII.craft

Edited March 11, 2014 by sal_vager
Fixed Imgur

[spaceman1999]

WOW That is one nice shuttle.

[Rune]

Yup, looks really sweet! Be sure to post it in the shuttle replica thread, and to check out the ones there! And let me welcome you into the club of "people that did a proper STS replica".

Rune. Though come to think of it, if it is the MkII, you might already be there ^^'

[GusTurbo]

This is a monumental achievement. The previous version inspired me to try a big shuttle, and it can't even compare to yours.

[Overfloater]

Wow! best looking Shuttle I've seen so far! You even made that ugly cockpit look O.K.!

[Woopert]

Awesome job. This one looks like it might be well suited for station building! It is really nice to see all these space shuttles recently. We have Giggleplex777's, Rune's, GusTurbo's, your's, Legendmir's, and xzxvrx's. I remember back in April/May when the only ones were from Amloris and Naito. (yeah, pretty crazy how I remember who did what?)

[iDan122]

Cool but needs cargo bay doors. Then it will be my fav

[Gue__1]

Cool but needs cargo bay doors. Then it will be my fav

Cargo bay doors are very hard to make, also it will add more parts and decrease the payload capacity.

Anyway, I will take a look at what I can do....

Gue

Edited January 28, 2014 by Gue__1