Project MTS Shuttle System

[Loru]

I'm currently working on medium size shuttle system able to achieve 1000km x 1000 km orbit in base configuration.

Whole stack will incorporate following elements:

Orbiter:
Length: 20 m
Wingspan: 18 m
Height 6 m + gear (about 8.5 m)
Crew: 2
Passengers: 2 (+6 in SBUS module)
Cargo capacity: ~4 mT (without SBUS module)
Airlocks: 2 - one on the nosecone , one in cago bay (Second airlock is used either to connect passenger module a.k.a SBUS or to perform EVA, Nosecone airlock may be used as docking port or to perform EVA)

There are few modules for this Orbiter in devolopement such as:

SBUS: can carry up to 6 passengers with additional LSS
Spyglass: 2.6 m wide optical telescope with adaptive optics
HOFS (high orbit fuel system): additional 3.8 mT of fuel to reach higher orbits.

Some shuttle shots:

launcher and other spcs in 2-3 days.

 

[Izack]

Hey, that looks nice. The only problem is that we already have a shuttle called Vanguard (XR-5.)

 

[Loru]

Sorry- I forgot about XR-series but still project is in "WIP" stage so changing name isn't issue at all.
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Vanguard name removed.

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[PhantomCruiser]

Very shiny!

 

[Loru]

If I remember corectly you asked me about vertigo - this is orbiter implementation of it

 

[Loru]

A little update: Landing gear

 

[garyw]

Passengers: 2 (+6 in SBUS module)

What's the SBUS module? Could it squeeze 8? I'm thinking that this addon could be a very nice little lifeboat.

 

[Loru]

Cargo bay is 6m long and max 3.8m wide so squeezing 8 passengers should not be a problem.

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Slightly remodelled wings and rear landing gear.

 

[jinglesassy]

It looks cool but i think the wings should be a bit rounded at the edges but other then that looks great loru.

 

[Graham2001]

Hey, that looks nice.

Looks rather familiar to me...

 

[Loru]

Looks rather familiar to me...

I haven't seen that.

The thing on the cover it's just modified shuttle. Only difference between it and the shuttle is double vertical stabiliser and color of the nose.

My design is related to Vertigo Starfighters made by me for Star Wars RPG back in 2004. Both can be seen here.

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First glides tests at Habana

 

[Woo482]

Looking really good

 

[Loru]

Little update: Wings texture done.

Edit:

Fuselage texture in progress"

 

[PhantomCruiser]

This is looking like a sweet craft. I've been looking for a space-plane for my "Phantom Manufacturing", and this looks like it'll fit the bill nicely. I played around with the Vertigo that you made available earlier, this looks more refined. Keep up the excellent work!

 

[Loru]

Another update: Mesh for orbiter is finally done.
Next in developement: Launcher - 2 hybrid boosters, cryogenic core stage

And screens from testing at Habana

And a little render from max:

 

[River Crab]

Looks good! :thumbup:
A few things: there's no visible RCS, I can see that driving me crazy. Also, the windows seem unrealistically big. And finally, will it be skinnable?

 

[Loru]

Looks good! :thumbup:
A few things: there's no visible RCS, I can see that driving me crazy. Also, the windows seem unrealistically big. And finally, will it be skinnable?

1. - RCS thrusters will be on textures along with more details of fuselage and wings (similar to the stock atlantis)
2. - Windows are big but that was my idea for this project - they must provide good visibility
3. - Not decided yet.

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Aerodynamic model must be reworked. Ship want's to do reentry backwards.

 

[Mojave]

Look like they will die doing that.:lol:

This looks great, good luck with the rest of development. I'm gonna like using it.

 

[T.Neo]

Windows are big but that was my idea for this project - they must provide good visibility

Makes sense, but the windows do seem to be particularly vulnerable to atmospheric heating etc.

 

[Izack]

Makes sense, but the windows do seem to be particularly vulnerable to atmospheric heating etc.

It's the way they curl to the side, I think. The front would be mostly protected by the nose, but the edges are exposed more directly to aerodynamic heating.

But you can't deny, that plane looks like it's wearing sunglasses.