Landing Rocket (With Mini Satellite)
4,083 JetCarRacer
6.9 years ago
Auto Credit Based on JetCarRacer's Shiny Thing
This is a very quick build (it only took me a couple of hours), but it works!
Instructions:
- 75% throttle.
- When rocket reaches 1500mph, 100% throttle.
- When rocket reaches 200,000ft, press 1.
- Once the first stage is fully detached, Press and hold one [A] or [D].
- Once rocket is clear of the first stage, press 2, to detach the satellite.
- Once the satellite is clear of the rocket, press 3.
- Once stage 2 is clear of the rocket, VTOL up and 100% throttle.
- When at 125,000ft, 0% throttle.
- When at 75,000ft, VTOL back to centre.
- When at 50,000ft, 100% throttle.
- Once at around 150mph, use around 8% throttle to slowly descend, if the rocket goes any slower than 50mph, lower the throttle.
- Engage landing gear, slow to between 20mph and 5mph, and move over the runway using the pitch and roll keys (if needed).
Touchdown!
Specifications
Spotlights
- tsampoy 6.4 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Shiny Thing
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 14.2ft (4.3m)
- Length 14.2ft (4.3m)
- Height 63.5ft (19.4m)
- Empty Weight 30,805lbs (13,973kg)
- Loaded Weight 47,472lbs (21,533kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.544
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 36927
Parts
- Number of Parts 128
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 726