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Skylon

930 Snowman8151  8.2 years ago

READ ON FOR CONTROLS
--1--ABOUT
--2--CONTROLS
--3--NOTES

1 ABOUT
Skylon is a design for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane by the British company Reaction Engines Limited (REL), using SABRE, a combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket propulsion system, potentially reusable for 200 flights. In paper studies, the cost per kilogram of payload carried to low Earth orbit in this way is hoped to be reduced from the current £1,108/kg (as of December 2015), including research and development, to around £650/kg, with costs expected to fall much more over time after initial expenditures have amortised. In 2004, the developer estimated the total lifetime cost of the programme to be about $12 billion.

2 CONTROLS
by default the VTOL slider controls the payload bay doors (middle = closed) (down = open)
AG1 = Enable/Disable closed cycle rocket motor (makes the thing shoot off!)
AG2 = Release the payload (obviously do not use with the doors closed)

3 NOTES
These notes can be used as reference for an example mission
1. Roll throttles up to 100%
2. Takeoff speed is at roughly 330mph
3. Climb at 30 degrees until speed begins to drop
4. engage rocket motors
5. climb to 100,000 ft
6. set throttle to 0%
7. open bay doors fully
8. release payload

Hope you enjoy my creation, let me know if there is anything you want me to recreate in the comments,
Happy Flying :)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 46.7ft (14.2m)
  • Length 113.9ft (34.7m)
  • Height 26.5ft (8.1m)
  • Empty Weight 70,833lbs (32,129kg)
  • Loaded Weight 141,415lbs (64,145kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.909
  • Wing Loading 60.4lbs/ft2 (294.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,342.7ft2 (217.6m2)
  • Drag Points 17828

Parts

  • Number of Parts 295
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,789