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| caption = XR2 Ascending to Low-Earth Orbit | | caption = XR2 Ascending to Low-Earth Orbit | ||
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The '''XR2 Ravenstar''' is a high-performance spacecraft created for [[Orbiter]] by the Altea Aerospace team. The XR2's concept, mesh, and sound effects were the work of Steve "Coolhand" Tyler. Coding work to add multiple subsystems, failure modes are done by Douglas Beachy, as with the other vessels in the XR series. The initial 1.0 release came on October 8, 2008, the most recent being 1.10 on February 20, 2018. | The '''XR2 Ravenstar''' is a high-performance spacecraft created for [[Orbiter]] by the Altea Aerospace team. The XR2's concept, mesh, and sound effects were the work of Steve "Coolhand" Tyler. Coding work to add multiple subsystems, failure modes are done by Douglas Beachy, as with the other vessels in the XR series. The initial 1.0 release came on October 8, 2008, the most recent being 1.10 on February 20, 2018. | ||
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| − | The XR2 was designed as a single stage to orbit, reusable spaceplane able to carry up to 14 passengers to low Earth orbit along with about 10 -11 tons of cargo in its bay. The exact design parameters for the XR2 have always been variable, depending on the preferences set by a user in the configuration file, but with realism settings set to their highest levels, the XR2 proves quite challenging to fly successfully. Scramjet engines are typically used during the bulk of the ascent to orbit, providing most of the velocity needed to reach orbit in the high atmosphere before conventional rocket engines are used to provide the final orbital insertion. | + | The XR2 was designed as a single stage to orbit, reusable spaceplane able to carry up to 14 passengers to low Earth orbit along with about 10-11 metric tons of cargo in its bay. The exact design parameters for the XR2 have always been variable, depending on the preferences set by a user in the configuration file, but with realism settings set to their highest levels, the XR2 proves quite challenging to fly successfully. Scramjet engines are typically used during the bulk of the ascent to orbit, providing most of the velocity needed to reach orbit in the high atmosphere before conventional rocket engines are used to provide the final orbital insertion. |
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