[SSI] Horrocks (Type-1a Shuttlecraft)

[mrmcp1]

Presenting my newest shuttle, the Horrocks class. Its a very small 1 person craft capable of a Minmus roundtrip with fuel to spare. It can take off and land vertically as well as flying horizontally. It has 4 engines: a basic jet, a tourbojet, a nuclear engine and 2 small vtol engines. Its called the Horrocks class after an astronomer called Jeremiah Horrocks who was the first person to demonstrate that the moon orbited the earth elliptically.

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Key bindings:

1. Basic jet (vtol engine)

2. Turbojet

3. Toggle air intakes

4. Nuclear engine

5. Non atmospheric vtol engine.

Flight profile:

1. Press 1 and 2 and throttle up untill you reach 60m/s or so.

2. Pitch up to 40- 50 degrees and press 1.

3 At 26,000m pitch down to between 0- 30 degrees to gain speed.

4. At about 47,000m you should flame out when you do press 2 and 3 and reduce throttle. Press 4 to activate the Lv-n engine.

5. Get a circular orbit.

6. Flight profile including Minmus trip is in the Imgur album.

Download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyr7qsaczond4yc/Mrmcp1%20Horrocks%20Type%201a%20shuttle.craft

Any comments or criticism will be appreciated. Hope you like it.

Edited January 28, 2014 by mrmcp1

[inigma]

Another fine addition to the SSI fleet by a master Shuttlecraft engineer. Well done! I'll be updating the General Catalog soon.

edit. added to the General Catalog!

Edited January 28, 2014 by inigma