This craft uses my L-4 as a sort of high altitude launch platform. The platform (which I designed a few days ago) ascends to about 10,000 meters before releasing the rocket itself and activateing its parachutes. There are a few advantages of this kind of launch. 1. The platform itself is completely reusable. In my tests it only used up about 16% of its total fuel and keep in mind this is all completly vanilla. 2. The rocket doesnt have to carry near as much fuel as it would have to in a conventional launch. 3. It looks cool.
That being said i must say i am surprised by the amount of attention my L-4 experimental hovering platform got. 34 downloads! Thats incredible!
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: iOS
- Game Version: 0.9.509.0
- Price: $357,427k
- Number of Parts: 36
- Dimensions: 37 m x 26 m x 26 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 5.9km/s
- Total Thrust: 1.7MN
- Engines: 8
- Wet Mass: 2.57E+5kg
- Dry Mass: 1.31E+5kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 0m/s | 0N | 0s | 2.57E+5kg |
| 4 | 1 | 1.9km/s | 1.2MN | 1.6m | 85,453kg |
| 6 | 1 | 4.1km/s | 448kN | 2.6m | 35,203kg |
| 7 | 1 | 22m/s | 111kN | 7s | 35,203kg |
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5,241 Kuiper03.9 years ago
Would you mind if I use this idea in a new craft? I’m thinking of making a cargo plane, witch will drop a small launch pad and an automatically launching missile. I will be sure to give you credit :)
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2,056 Loby9993.9 years ago
@KuiperAerospace Thanks it means a lot to me coming from you! I have been downloading your crafts for a while and am excited to see what the future holds.
Great idea!