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Flare II Sub-orbital hop vehicle (Beta Test)

895 DarkPK  5.3 years ago
Auto Credit Based on DarkPK's 01: Orbital

This launcher was developed by AV AeroSpace (my new company).
[Control]:
- AG8 to activate/deactivate Nozzle Gimble, *use pitch to go sideway, roll to pitch foward/backward.
- AG7 to take control the grid fins (only use grid fins after Meco & 2nd Stage separation), use roll & pitch to control.
- Yaw to roll the entire vehicle; VTOL down to close the gridfins & open the launch clams on the launch pad.
- Trim up to Throttle up.

===List of AG===
*1: Main engine
*2: 2nd Stage Separation
*3: deploy Launch Clams
*4: Fairing Separation
*5: Deploy Chute
*6: Deploy Main Parachute ×4 (for 1st stage only)
*7: Grid fins
*8: Nozzle Gimble

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor 01: Orbital
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 23.0ft (7.0m)
  • Length 16.5ft (5.0m)
  • Height 183.8ft (56.0m)
  • Empty Weight 2,664,322lbs (1,208,518kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,773,124lbs (1,257,869kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.017
  • Wing Loading 18,736.9lbs/ft2 (91,481.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 148.0ft2 (13.8m2)
  • Drag Points 113220

Parts

  • Number of Parts 192
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 919
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    895 DarkPK

    @Starmang10 if I DID copy or get the idea from someone else, i would make a credit for them :))

    5.3 years ago
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    895 DarkPK

    @Starmang10 I did not trying to copy from anybody. This craft was purely make by me. Rockets do have some similar feature sometime :))

    5.3 years ago
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    10.8k MrTyTheGreat

    @DarkPK
    Thanks.
    That engine gimbal is amazing.

    5.3 years ago
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    895 DarkPK

    @MrTyTheGreat Thks
    Btw your launch vehicles are amazing!

    5.3 years ago
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    895 DarkPK

    AG5 to deploy Chute
    AG6 to deploy Main Parachute

    5.3 years ago
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    895 DarkPK

    Flight profile:
    1. Put trim up at max, pull VTOL down.
    2. AG1 for Main engine start up.
    3. AG3 to release the Launch clams (it's best to release the vehicle 5s after Main engine start up!).
    4. Use Pitch & Roll control to gimble the nozzle. To roll, use Yaw control.
    *MECO start at 450 mph
    5. To Execute MECO, put the trim back at 0 (which is right in the middle),then AG1 off.
    *Right after MECO, pull the trim back up.
    6. AG2 for Stage Separation & 2nd Stage startup.
    *AG4 for fairing separation.
    7. AG2 off to allow the 2nd to keep going (2nd stage flight control still WIP).
    8. Put VTOl back at level to deploy grid fins.
    9. AG7 to take control of the grid fins.
    *from here, try to land the booster softly (Landing legs r still WIP:((
    enjoy!

    5.3 years ago