I decided to go for something different this time. The goal of this project was to make a SSTO space plane that can transport droods all around Droo. This is exactly what it does. It has 5 rocket engines and 4 jet engines. It takes off like a plane, and flies like a rocket. It has heat shield panels, a transparent cargo section, drag flaps (Seen in picture. Used to help with attitude control upon reentry), and landing legs. It is best suited to land on water, but you can try to land it on hard ground (Just do so without people on it, unless you want to kill them).

There were 12 different versions I went through to make this. It was originally going to be called Tantalum 1, but Beryll seemed simpler. It includes landing parachutes to slow your speed. The jet engines are supposed to be used for ascent. You can also use them once reentering the atmosphere to coast. Here are some instructions on how to fly it:

Launch on runway
Set throttle to 75, activate all engines
Wait until you reach a speed of ~200 m/s, then pitch up to 20-25 degrees
Set throttle to 100. Then, quickly-but not too quickly-pitch to 75 degrees
Control it how you would fly a rocket to orbit

I spent quite a lot of time on this. I hope you enjoy it.

GENERAL INFO

  • Successors 1 craft(s)
  • Created On: iOS
  • Game Version: 0.9.704.0
  • Price: $13,361k
  • Number of Parts: 80
  • Dimensions: 8 m x 16 m x 20 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 33.7km/s
  • Total Thrust: 1.6MN
  • Engines: 9
  • Wet Mass: 63,590kg
  • Dry Mass: -39,502kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 9 33.7km/s 1.6MN 2.6m 63,590kg

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