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A3-RF017A HOTOL-VTOL Spaceplane

5,572 GreatWizard  2.7 years ago

Spaceplane version of my A3-RF Series with both HOTOl and VTOL capabilities. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO GREATWIZARD.

This is my first creation with more than 400 parts. This is also my biggest creation to date.

Jet engine flight speed: up to more than 3.3 Mach (>4000 km/h)
Rocket engine flight speed: up to more than 12 Mach (>16,000 km/h)

Group 1 = Activates the hybrid jet engines on the wings, enables normal HOTOL

Group 2 = Activates the rocket engines, be careful as this mode is going to make the spaceplane move so fast, do so with care

Group 3 = Activates the VTOL mode, don't directly use too much throttle, start slowly

Don’t forget to UPVOTE so that more people can try this creation. Thank you.

Here are some in-game pictures (sorry for no GIFs, I don't know how to make one) :
VTOL mode from above

VTOL mode in action

Rocket mode

Normal hypersonic flight

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 71.3ft (21.7m)
  • Length 166.3ft (50.7m)
  • Height 30.5ft (9.3m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 60,186lbs (27,300kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 140.022
  • Wing Loading 47.5lbs/ft2 (232.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,266.1ft2 (117.6m2)
  • Drag Points 24839

Parts

  • Number of Parts 413
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 3,206