This is a Kerbal Space Program mod craft built in Version 0.90.nnMods utilized are B9 Aerospace, B9 Procedural Wings, FAR, Infernal Robotics...
This is a Kerbal Space Program mod craft built in Version 0.90.nnMods utilized are B9 Aerospace, B9 Procedural Wings, FAR, Infernal Robotics, TweakScale, HullCameraVDS, and ProceduralFairings. nnDownload the .craft file from KerbalX:nhttp://kerbalx.com/crafts/1333nnCaution:nPilots Beware! Unproven Tech! Do not fly without life insurance! nnInspired by the Rotary Rocket Company of Mojave, the "X-Wing" Rotary Rocket utilizes variable pitch, jet powered rotors to take off vertically and can transition to horizontal flight like the Focke-Wulf Triebflügel tail-sitter interceptor. Depending on your test flight regimen, the XRR-1S can function as an experimental VTOL aircraft or a rocket ship that uses rotors for supplementary lift.nnThe ship's full flight envelope is yet to be explored. As test pilot your mission is to obtain familiarity with rotary rocket operations and devise a test regimen to expand the frontier of rotary-winged rocket flight. nnFirst, send the craft up high into the upper atmosphere and use rotor pitch controls ( : and ' are collective / rotor pitch controls) to allow the rotors to auto-rotate. In this manner, the drag from your rotor system allows you to decelerate to a safe landing.nnSecond, experiment with rotor pitch control to master the use of rotor lift to assist vertical flight, or transition to horizontal flight and attain supersonic speed with the rocket engines at stratospheric altitudes.nnLastly, see if the thing holds up to sub-orbital flight and attempt to develop an SSTO version!nnThe majority of these tasks should be relatively painless, as the creator of the craft had tested the vehicle up to supersonic speeds. As landing can be tricky, no less than eight airbrakes are installed, plus two parachutes to help you fall like a brick, at least until the windmilling rotors take over!nnBe mindful even the Rotary Rocket Company decided not to utilize the rotors for ascent, even though it gives about 20 seconds of ISP to efficiency. The aerodynamic properties of rotary wings at hypersonic speeds are unknown... Less
