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Long Range Shuttle 'Sancus'

WARNING: this design exploits all kinds of dirty tricks to achieve game breaking performance.

So you sent some unsuspecting Kerbals on a one-way mission to Moho, but now they are homesick?
No worries, I got you covered.

This SSTO uses the same forbidden technologies as 'Teardrop' but has much more range.
The high hypersonic lift to drag ratio of ~ 5 grants it exceptional performance for its size.
It was designed to carry personnel and goods from Kerbins surface to the farthest reaches of the Kerbol system.
Once at its destination it must be refueled to make the return trip, e.g. with a 'Hephaistos' Miner or 'Sandworm' Rover.

2x Rapier, 2x Nerva
Delta-v: about 6050 m/s left after low Kerbin orbit insertion
TWR: 0.23 in LKO (2x Nerva)
Mass: 69.228t
Price: 85,762
Crew capacity: 8
Cargo capacity: 2x 650L + 2x 200L
(without crew or cargo)

- Pitch up at end of runway to about ~10° to start climbing
- Lower your angle of attack as you gain speed until you are pointed straight ahead at the horizon
- Keep climb as flat as possible, keep nose at horzizon while still climbing
- At speed of 1000 m/s: let angle of attack increase naturally due to curvature
- At 10k altitude: [Stage 2] Engage Nervas, pitch down to 5°
- At 25k altidude: engage prograde SAS, switch Rapier to Closed Cycle [5]
- Keep burning prograde with Nerva until apoapsis is above 70k
- [Stage 1] Ditch fairing after you leave atmosphere
- Start circularization burn about 10 sec before apoapsis

[1] Toggle 2x Rapier
[2] Toggle 2x Nerva
[5] Switch Rapier mode + toggle intake
[6] Toggle payload doors
[9] Toggle ladder (open payload bay first)
[0] Toggle solar, antenna (open payload bay first)