K-13 Spirit SSTO

K-13 Spirit SSTO

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It was my intention to build a spaceplane that was capable of reaching low orbit, only utilizing one staging assembly SSTO. If flown skillfully, one can make it to a stable 200 km orbit around Kerbin. Please take note of the following:

-There is considerably low ground clearance, so mind the tail when taking off and landing.

-Try to conserve your rate of acceleration during the initial climb, and hold off on switching engine types until you've reached about 1,300 m/s.

-1 toggles engines, 2 switches engine mode, 3 toggles all air intakes, 4 opens the docking hatch, 5 decouples/undocks

-Keep pointed toward one's prograde during reentry, engage airbrakes when the craft begins to decelerate.

-If you are on the verge of overheating, turn the ship so that a broad side is facing your current vector.

-Try to reenter over a land body.