so this a craft I've been working on and actually is my first SSTO in this game.
introducing the incredible SO-4 Kestrel, an affordable and sustainable product that can last you 20 or more years and with a 5 year guarantee, this is the only chance you will have to explore the cosmos for the low low price of 20 million dollars, cheaper than most private jets and half the price of other orbital businesses
now you can hold the cosmos in the palm of your hand
capabilities : taking a drood to orbit or rescuing one
instructions: use the jets to get up to 800 to 1,000 m/s this speed must be reached between 15 to 23 km high , keep in mind that you can't be in the lower atmosphere for long due to low jet fuel so first get up to 13 to 17 km high so you don't have much fuel keep ascending until you stop accelerating then level off the nose or do a tiny -5° pitch dive and after achieving acceleration again you pick the nose back up to like 5 degrees
I recommend doing the plane like part of the ascent with pitch trim and not with autopilot
then pick up the nose up between 30° and 45° and activate the rockets and get to orbit like a normal rocket
re-entry: just try to keep yourself above 60 km at first at 45° pitch and keep an eye on the vertical speed and apolapsis so you dont overdo it i found that a vertical speed of - or + 50 meters per second is the sweet spot.
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 1.3.204.1
- Price: $19,736k
- Number of Parts: 36
- Dimensions: 5 m x 9 m x 20 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 2.9km/s
- Total Thrust: 509kN
- Engines: 4
- Wet Mass: 56,224kg
- Dry Mass: 15,800kg
STAGES
Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 0m/s | 0N | 0s | 56,224kg |
2 | 1 | 2.9km/s | 509kN | 3.5m | 56,224kg |