Herbaldyne Type 4a SSTO, AKA Flying Death Ray Model 2

[herbal space program]

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So this is the longest-range SSTO design I've been able to come up with that preserves the ability to land on most bodies. I basically added wheels, more lift, and more xenon to the Model 1 VTOL design, which I posted Here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/98989-Herbaldyne-Type-4-SSTO-AKA-the-Flying-Death-Ray-Interplanetary-Kerbocycle. This thing can take a Kerbal to orbit with around 2000 deltV in bipropellant and another 3,000-5,900 deltaV in ion power, depending on when it is used. I actually updated it since this post to carry 14,000 units of xenon, which left me with more like 4500-7500 of ion deltaV. By my reckoning, that puts landing on and return from every body besides Eve and maybe Tylo within its reach. I will be putting that to the test over my next few KSP sessions...

Edited November 3, 2014 by herbal space program

[Naten]

Nice, I love the crazy designs people make in the crazy world of KSP. I see where it gets its name...