IST RPX-0350

Stratospheric research and development aircraft.

From scratch it was thought and designed to take off from a runway (specifically runway 27 of the DSC) this because it requires a high speed to take off.

Despite its small wing area, it has control pads to improve lift and control over it.

In level flight it can reach up to Mach 1.1 using afterburners, the latter must be used all the time until the rocket engine is started.

With reduced weight (with respect to jet fuel) it can reach a maximum of 52.2 kilometers, the limit of Droo's atmosphere, at full load it has a decent range of 41.3 kilometers. At this point in the atmosphere you need to use RCS for pitch, roll and yaw to align the aircraft before descent. The scope of this will depend on the type of ballistic trajectory that is given, it requires manual piloting or combined. It still needs manual control once the rocket motor is started, it is recommended to use the RCS since the stabilators have a limited range of degrees. Some pitch maneuvers tend to be aggressive, it requires a bit of flight experience and not to despair so quickly about what it does during the stratospheric ascent. In any case, the plane is designed not to fall apart before the gyroscopic torque.

The "jump" what this device performs is high enough and short enough to land at Droo's desert base.

It is recommended not to try to completely empty the kerosene tanks of the jet engines since from time to time it is often necessary to gain speed again to be able to arrive and land safely.

Although its take-off form is somewhat "strange" it was the best way to turn it into an autonomous vehicle.

It can be modified to launch it from a plane and even add solid rockets, although the heavier it is, the harder it will be to get it off the ground, it may not even take off.

It does not require much flight experience, however the aircraft should be studied in detail before piloting it.

It is recommended to pilot it in third person since the frontal vision is very poor.

It is currently being used to develop single-stage to orbit vehicles.