Concept V.T.O.L. S.S.T.O. Shuttle designed to carry a huge payload of both cargo and people to orbit and back.
For now I have not finalized the overall shape of the craft, this is just a general size mock up of how I'd like it to look but it's still very rough.
I have plans to make it more streamlined and I'd like to incorporate the wings into the overall shape in order to make it function as both an aircraft and a spacecraft.
Also, it's worth noting that I have not added any sort of gyro to the craft yet, so in order to direct the craft in any direction, the engines must be used. This will change but I want to make sure it's not a requirement for atmospheric flight at any stage of the build. For realism haha..
Has forward thrusters for forward flight and belly thrusters for vertical takeoff.
Nothing is perfect and this thing screams imperfection but it can takeoff vertically but can only land like a plane currently (sketchy)
The belly thrusters are not balanced enough or controllable enough to perform a vertical landing at this point in the build but I thought it worth bringing everyone along for the ride. Got a loonnggg way to go but it should be just fine for playing around with now.
As I stated before, it's a concept and it's not anywhere near a finished craft, basically just a husk with a general shape that appeals to the sci-fi nerd in me. If anyone has any suggestions to improve this monster or have any notes for wing placement or weight distribution or anything really, please feel free to drop a comment and tell me your ideas! Anyone who does will get a huge shoutout in the final iteration when the time comes!! XD
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: unnamed large crew shuttle prototype
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 1.3.204.1
- Price: $980,840k
- Number of Parts: 125
- Dimensions: 16 m x 39 m x 90 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 0m/s
- Total Thrust: 107.3MN
- Engines: 11
- Wet Mass: 2.21E+6kg
- Dry Mass: 1.7E+6kg
STAGES
Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
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