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{{Infobox Vessel|name=Delta-glider
 
|pic1_file=DG-Scrshot1.jpg
 
|pic1_text=Delta-glider in [[atmosphere]]
 
|full_name=Delta-glider
 
|role=Glider
 
|crew=1
 
|passengers=4
 
|first_flight_date=date unknown
 
|service_date=date unknown
 
|manufacturer=unknown
 
|length=17.76 m
 
|height=4.93 m
 
|width_template=Wingspan
 
|width=17.86 m
 
|wing_area=160 m<sup>2</sup>
 
|empty_mass=12,000 kg
 
|fuel_mass=14,400 kg
 
|rcs_fuel_mass=600 kg
 
|max_takeoff_mass=27,000 kg
 
|inertia_pmi=15.5 / 22.1 / 7.7 m<sup>2</sup>
 
|main_engine_template=Engine
 
|main_engine=2 x 120 kN
 
|main_engine_isp=40 kN·s/kg
 
|retro_engine_template=Engine
 
|retro_engine=2 x 27 kN
 
|retro_engine_isp=40 kN·s/kg
 
|hover_engine_template=Engine
 
|hover_engine=3 x 90 kN
 
|hover_engine_isp=40 kN·s/kg
 
|rcs_engine_template=Engine
 
|rcs_engine=16 x 1 kN
 
|rcs_engine_isp=40 kN·s/kg
 
|max_deltav=31.5 km/s
 
|max_accel=20 m/s<sup>2</sup>
 
|airfoil_performance_template=AirfoilPerformance
 
|stall_cl=1.0
 
|stall_aoa=20&deg;
 
|docking_port_template=1DockingPort
 
|docking_port_1=front cone: regular docking collar
 
}}
 
 
 
The Delta-glider is the ideal ship for the novice pilot to get spaceborne. Its futuristic design
 
The Delta-glider is the ideal ship for the novice pilot to get spaceborne. Its futuristic design
 
concept, high thrust and extremely low fuel consumption make it easy to achieve orbit, and it
 
concept, high thrust and extremely low fuel consumption make it easy to achieve orbit, and it
 
can even be used for interplanetary travel. The winged design provides aircraft-like handling
 
can even be used for interplanetary travel. The winged design provides aircraft-like handling
in the lower [[atmosphere]], while the vertically mounted hover-thrusters allow vertical takeoffs
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in the lower atmosphere, while the vertically mounted hover-thrusters allow vertical takeoffs
 
and landings independent of atmospheric conditions and runways.
 
and landings independent of atmospheric conditions and runways.
  
Despite accomodating a maximum of 5 crew, including the pilot, the Delta-glider features a relatively simplistic cockpit layout and is intended to be piloted by just one. This makes it a very versatile craft for multiple missions, and increases its viability as a passenger shuttle.
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It comes with the stock Orbiter install.
 
 
It comes with the stock Orbiter install, in which it is named using the conventions of DG-## and GL-##.
 
 
 
The [[scramjet]] variant, Deltaglider-S, splits its main fuel tank into 10,400kg for the main drives and 4,000kg for the scramjets.
 
Their effective operating range is [[Mach]] 3-8.
 
 
 
 
 
==Related spacecraft add-ons==
 
 
 
As the most well known spacecraft in Orbiter, flown on almost every Orbiter users first flight, the Delta Glider has spawned many similar vessels based on the original mesh & design concept. Examples include:
 
 
 
* ''[[DeltaGlider-XR1]]'' - an enhanced Deltaglider with damage model and complex subsystems [http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3892]
 
* ''[[DeltaGlider IV-2]]'' - An enhanced Deltaglider spacecraft with damage model and complex subsystems [http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3886]
 
* ''[[Deltaglider EX]]'' - A bigger Deltaglider-like spacecraft with advanced propulsion system [http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1074]
 
* ''[[Deltaglider HR]]'' - An enhanced Deltaglider with high resolution meshes [http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=2012]
 
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
 
DeltaGliderOrbiter2001.jpg|Delta-glider in Orbiter 2001
 
DeltaGliderOrbiter2002.jpg|Delta-glider in Orbiter 2002
 
DeltaGlider-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Delta-glider in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
 
DeltaGlider-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Delta-glider in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
DeltaGlider-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Delta-glider in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
DeltaGlider-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Delta-glider in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
DeltaGlider-Orbiter2010P1-Orbiter2010P1.jpg|<center>Delta-glider in Orbiter 2010P1</center>
 
</gallery>
 
  
[[Category: Articles]]
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There´s also a Scramjet version.
[[Category:Vessels of Orbiter]]
 

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