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Interstellar Frontier II: Solaris Sapphire

2,002 AppreciateJake  8.5 years ago

- Slightly altered variation of Emerald Voyager.
- Only those blessed by the based gods of personal computing are capable of flying this lag monster.
- Functions much better than I.F.1. More stable, no wobbling issues, better control, wings do not fall apart like they occasionally did on I.F.1.
- Solaris Sapphire has infinite fuel and can go as high as you want it to.
- This rocket is designed to be visually appealing, which is useless. It is meant to be flown at night.
- Link to original, les-laggy design will be at the bottom of the description.

To launch:
1) Throttle 100% and retract landing gear.
2) Activate group 1 and wait for it to finish.
3) Activate group 2 and wait for it to finish.
4) Activate group 3 and wait for it to finish.
5) Activate group 4 to release the rocket from the platform. *You might need to make slight adjustments to your pitch depending on how early you launch*
6) After 10 or so seconds, activate group 5. This will release the lesser rockets attached to the back, but worry not, you will be at a point where you will be stable even without them.
7) After you've reached your desired altitude, activate group 6 to detach the main rocket from the shuttle.
8)
- [IF YOU WANT TO KEEP CLIMBING] you certainly can. Just don’t touch any controls and you will continuously keep climbing.
- [IF YOU WANT TO RETURN TO SURFACE AND LAND] immediately after completing step 7, kill your engines and pull back on your pitch to level out (you will be flying upside-down). Once you are level, roll 180 degrees and fly like a normal plane.

Congratulations, you're flying the second installment’s altered variation of the Interstellar Frontier series, the Solaris Sapphire!

Thanks so much for your support! If you find any bugs, please comment and I’ll do my best to tweak the design!

***ORIGINAL VARIATION (EMERALD VOYAGER) HAS LESS LAG: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/lKWVg1/Interstellar-Frontier-II-Emerald-Voyager***

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 44.3ft (13.5m)
  • Length 64.4ft (19.6m)
  • Height 153.4ft (46.7m)
  • Empty Weight 230,649lbs (104,620kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,005,484lbs (909,673kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.067
  • Wing Loading 5,754.9lbs/ft2 (28,098.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 348.5ft2 (32.4m2)
  • Drag Points 285649

Parts

  • Number of Parts 2040
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 7,379