NextBigLeap
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Great project, looks like the successor to the Starclipper addon. Cant wait!
Would this be about right ?
what is your opinion about articulating the fins (basically the fins hinge outboard at the base of the fin after reentry to turn them into wings)...?
I don't see big SRBs here so problem of falling foam would be greatly reduced in this concept. AFAIK most of foam falling off from ET was caused by SRB induced vibrations.
Are the external tanks coated with foam insulation?
I gave the tanks an orange-ish color while defining the shape, but I didn't intend that they were covered in ET foam. This problem was actually one of the first things I researched before deciding to go with the forward drop tanks - it turns out if you use sandwich panel insulation, you can pretty much avoid it.
Hrm... helium filled fiberglass honeycomb?
Do you have anything in mind for an ascent autopilot? Or will it be mad pilot skills only?
And, will you have it compatible with autoFCS for recovery?