Shuttle-PB
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| Shuttle-PB | |
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| Shuttle-PB | |
| Description | |
| Role | Single-crew exploratory vehicle |
| Full name | Shuttle-PB |
| Crew | 1 |
| Passengers | none |
| First flight | date unknown |
| Entered service | date unknown |
| Manufacturer | unknown |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 6.8 m |
| Height | 5.2 m |
| Wingspan | 2.4 m |
| Wing area | {{{wing_area}}} |
| Masses | |
| Empty | 500 kg |
| Fuel | 750 kg |
| RCS fuel | n/a |
| Max. take-off | 1,250 kg |
| Inertia PMI | - m2 |
| Powerplant | |
| Main | 1 x 30 kN |
| @ Isp of | 50 kN·s/kg |
| Retro | {{{retro_engine}}} |
| @ Isp of | {{{retro_engine_isp}}} |
| Hover | 1 x 15 kN |
| @ Isp of | 50 kN·s/kg |
| Auxiliary | {{{aux_engine}}} |
| @ Isp of | {{{aux_engine_isp}}} |
| RCS | 14 x 200 N |
| @ Isp of | 50 kN·s/kg |
| Performance | |
| Max. delta-v | 45.8 km/s |
| Max. accel | 60 m/s2 |
| Stall CL | {{{stall_cl}}} |
| Stall AOA | {{{stall_aoa}}} |
| Docking ports | |
| First | top |
The Shuttle-PB is a very agile single-seater. It produces little lift in atmospheric flight, and depends on its hover thrusters for takeoff and landing. Aerodynamic control surfaces are not supported in this version. Attitude control is performed via the RCS (reaction control system).
The Shuttle-PB has been somewhat neglected in recent versions of Orbiter; it has only a basic aerodynamic model and no instrument panel or animations, it is not capable of horizontal takeoff or landing and it has no retro engine.
