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Working shuttle

90 Skywardpilot  9.9 years ago
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Push full power and wait for lift off. Retract gear. Gently roll left or right to maintain vertical. Option 1 releases side rockets, option 2 releases main. Speed needs to be kept high for shuttle to fly and land or it will spin.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 13.1ft (4.0m)
  • Length 15.5ft (4.7m)
  • Height 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Empty Weight 20,269lbs (9,194kg)
  • Loaded Weight 27,167lbs (12,323kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.308
  • Wing Loading 281.6lbs/ft2 (1,375.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 96.5ft2 (9.0m2)
  • Drag Points 20115

Parts

  • Number of Parts 214
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 477
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    This rating has been grandfathered in from the old rating system.
    9.9 years ago
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    Best to not let the speed drop off. Decrease the attitude once the speed starts to get below 500 before releasing. Real space shuttles didn't exit the atmosphere at a 90degree angle, they went a lot shallower. Seems to be okay if the speeds kept high but once it starts to spin is near impossible to recover, makes a good challenge though!
    9.9 years ago
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    Great Idea, but the shuttle is really unstable and just spins out of control after detaching.
    9.9 years ago