Atmospheric Transport Plane 8 Mk.1

"Originally conceived as a six engine variable geometry VTOL SSTO, the 'Midzi' didn't exactly become the ambitious dream NEAI proposed."

The NSSP's third request for a SSTO plane led to the creation of the OTP-8 program. NEA Industries (or NEAI) proposed a VTOL craft which later developed into the aircraft known within the company as 'Midzi'. Within three months of the request NEAI had a working prototype in the form of a small, unmaned drone. As usual, the UAV showed potential, and although the NSSP wasn't so excited about the VTOL feature it won the development contract. The NSSP approved the development of a full scale demonstrator, and for the next two years NEAI experimented with various designs and shapes.

In the wake of the catastrophic Avalon Space Station disaster and subsequent collapse of the NSSP all development on the Midzi was paused. In the months that followed more and more satellites were destroyed by debris and all space related project throughout the world were ground to a halt. The Midzi program was shut down when the promised funding disappeared. Like many of NEAI's other failed SSTO programs it was later salvaged and redesigned as a supersonic corporate jet/passenger plane. The entire aircraft was shrunk, the VTOL systems were completely removed, and a third engine was added in the tail. Seven years after the commencement of the Midzi program the ATP-8 emerged as a sleek, sharp jet with a respectable range and high speeds. It dominated the Pacific and coastal routes, but was unable to operate inland efficiently due to sound and speed regulations. Although not official, the ATP-8 is recognized as 'Midzi' throughout the world due to the original project name.

This Midzi is flown by Janea Airlines, which operates the largest fleet of civilian supersonic aircraft in the world.

Controls:

Ag1= Navigation Lights
Ag2= Landing Lights
Ag3= Do Not Activate, it is used by the airstair system and activating it may damage the doors and stairs.
Ag4= Toggle Engines
Ag5= Open Door (Please be patient, wait for the stairs to fully extend/retract before pushing the button again.)
Ag6= Open Refueling Dock
Ag7= Open Emergency Deceleration Chute
Ag8= Landing Gear
Ag9= (not assigned, planned to operate baggage compartment door)
Ag10= (not assigned)
Trim 1= Trim, I guess
Trim 2= Do not use, used by door system

Features:
Supercruise around mach 1.5, top speed around mach 2.5, actual stairs instead of a ramp (these took about seven hours to make), a retractable refueling dock, a paneled fuselage, and a semi-finished cabin.

Yes, yet another failed SSTO. Probably a good thirty something hours spread over three months went into this thing and yet it is still not finished. I still have to put the baggage compartment in the belly, the bathroom in the back, and the crew rest area up front opposite of the door. I noticed my laptop was starting to slow down when flying around and apparently the part count got a bit out of hand...
I might finish it in the future, but I don't plan on doing it anytime soon.

And also please note, this thing was made throughout November/December of 2020 and I haven't worked on it much this year., I may have overlooked or forgotten to fix some problems. Please inform me if you find any

(NPAT)