incredibly kaputt Mk2 (anti-asperagus heavy lifter)

[csathdfw]

8900 m/s delta-V lifter assembly, consisting of a SRB assisted Mainsail-Module and that what I call a Turbo-Nukster for the orbital transfers.

how to pilot:

- full-throttle launch, adjust throttle accordingly after srb-separation to archieve more fuel-effiency

- GravTurn attack angle 55-60° to start with, increase angle when approaching separation of turbo-nukster module (or: a rather steep ascend to pinch out of atmo, for the Turbo-Nukster to do it`s job properly)

additional infos:

- max thrust on the mainsails and srb`s have been tweaked down in order to not exceed terminal velocity, adjust depending on payload.

- not much headroom left for large-sized payloads due VAB height restrictions

- screenshot shows Flight-Engi mod, removed the part for it in the craftfile tho.

- I`m sharing the VAB file, because there have been troubles with this shared as SUB, so make your own SUB from it, the root-part is the probecore on the very top.

- build and used on 0.03 delta-physics-time, so it should be pretty stable on the launchpads everywhere I hope.

- I`ve made this liftersystem and similar with intention to not have to rely on asperagus styled lifters anymore

enjoy and 'splode!

VAB craftfile: https://www./?kbcg21mmrboc1gj

Edited January 26, 2014 by csathdfw

[GusTurbo]

Interesting lifter. What's the rationale behind putting the SRBs at the bottom?

[csathdfw]

Interesting lifter. What's the rationale behind putting the SRBs at the bottom?

the inital design with the mainsail module always ended up looking like it`d be missing a part or engine in its center bottom. with the Mk1 version of this, I had a poodle there simply for steering capabilities, but it didnt work out as I intended. then I had an orange drop tank replacing the poodle, which then got replaced by that quad srb, because it turned out to be more effective in that case.

usually, if I use more SRB`s with this lifter, I attach them underneath a 1+1/4 orange which are connected to the horizontal reactionwheels to make up the first stage.