Thunderlane Mk-6 With apologies to Reaction Engines

[SofusRud]

A little while ago I designed a heavy cargo SSTO. I named it the Kylon, owing to it being inspired by the Skylon SSTO (http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/79535-The-Kylon-my-best-high-capacity-SSTO-so-far). Unfortunately, the process of getting it to work was long and difficult, and when it was finally complete it no longer looked much like the real Skylon. So, when I decided that it was time to replace my light cargo SSTO, the Thunderlane Mk-3 (http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/65174-Thunderlane-Mk-3-the-cargo-SSTO) I decided that I had to make things right and design the replacement to look more like what the Kylon was supposed to, so as to not offend reality.

Therefore I present the latest iteration of the Thunderlane cargo SSTO family: the Thunderlane Mk-6!

Making orbit

in orbit

So far I have carried around 3.7 tons into orbit with it. It can probably carry more, but I have yet to find the real limit. It has 80 parts (17 less than the Mk-3). Part clipping was not enabled. The ship is a subassembly.

Action groups

1- toggle engines

2- switch RAPIER mode

3- toggle intakes

This craft was built using the Stock Rebalancing mod, which adds fuel to the adapters and nosecones. It should still work in a stock install, but this does mean that it has less fuel. If it is not compatible with Stock, then please tell me so I can put out a vanilla version

It and all the other craft I have posted (and some that I havn't) can be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g5toine4cjtxh3q/AAAO2nZhBP6Ei4aJ6CIl_nYDa