Early career stock SSTOs - Low-tech SSTOs - KSP 1.1.3

Low-tech, early career SSTOs brought to you by Thrimm Aerospace. Some are actually useful, some more as a proof of concept. Kerbal safety not guaranteed.
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[@MarkThrimm]

Since many of you signal that flying LTS Kestrel into orbit is problematic, here you can find a video where I fly it in KSP 1.2.2. I hope that will help :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHesfKx4bpKro6s You guys are awesome, thank you for your support!

[@alisonolthoff2466]

Hey mark. could you do a tutorial on how to download your sstos?

[@vladimirkruglov926]

Cool story bro

[@MrrVlad]

Thanks Mark for the video. After a few iterations managed to get 10t payload into LKO using similar engine config to the Kestrel and mid-tech parts. KSP 1.11 See here: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2367836024

[@richmountain1128]

Yes, it is very problematic for me. I can barely reach orbit.

[@MarcusHouse]

Wow, I must admit, I didn't realise it was practical to do this at such a low tech. This is great to know. Thanks again for a great vid!

[@MarkThrimm]

It came as a surprise to me, but it's all your fault actually. I started a new career save after watching your videos and quickly realized that I just can't live without spaceplanes. So thank you Marcus!

[@MarcusHouse]

I'm happy to have been of some use :)

[@AiurWarrior1]

One minor note: The Dove also requires the T4 "Aerodynamics" research to match the design shown here.

[@witchofengineering]

3:39 I think that satelite was higher tech than that spacecraft

[@TheFanat23may]

It's optional

[@97cheeselover]

The Joke | | really | damn | far | Your Head

[@redstonebear7_342]

Ja.

[@MarkThrimm]

Here are three low-tech SSTOs, optimized for career playthrough that I hope you'll enjoy! I left the UI intentionally so you can see key maneuvers being done. I just couldn't resist making fun of some over-hyped documentaries about stealth fighters, so don't take the video too seriously. Cheers! Follow me on Twitter for more info on upcoming videos: twitter.com/MarkThrimm

[@Stelum1000]

Didn't finish the video yet, and already enjoyed it. :P

[@Spaceman9090]

Could you please tell me what mods you are using for your career? Thanks. Great videos by the way, you make me wanna reinstall KSP.

[@MarkThrimm]

I use Scatterer, EVE, ScanSat, Kerbal Alarm Clock and RasterPropMonitor. Cheers!

[@SimosGlenGamingandmore]

Mark Thrimm kewl

[@FairFireFight]

When i make an ssto it rarely orbits but if i give it to someone else He will probably be able to go to duna and back

[@coows]

Try not to do vertical ascent but do diagonal ascent. When speed is 100 m/s, turn the degrees. Don't do your circularization too early, or it will be a weird orbit. orbit. do it too late, and it will be a weird orbit. You could use the mission control thing and burn t minus 30-60 we one a to the progress marker. Hope this helps, and don't forget to watch an actual professional tutorial, like Scott Manley or matte lowne.

[@starmada105]

At least you can take off LOL.

[@ninjasan8]

Fantastic editing and camera control. I always look forward to watching your new videos. I am still scared of SSTOs, but I can definitely see their appeal for orbital tourism as mentioned in the video. Gonna have to try that.

[@sleepydog9471]

Great visuals , watched this 5 years later and still think its great

[@ccmorrison33]

Thanks for the files. I"m such rubbish as building these... it's great to learn from what have have successfully built!

[@tkeen1412]

Watching your vids gives me my KSP fix as I dont get much time to play this anymore.

[@tiancilliers]

wow, really nice quality! you deserve a lot more subs! may you keep growing at the speed that you are!

[@cloverdove]

you mean may his sub count grow as his ssto speeds

[@ericfromvons1191]

Really liked the video! It would be cool to see a high tech version as well. Just to see how far you can push the envelope.

[@LordPhobos6502]

Thankyou for posting this!

[@MarkThrimm]

If you have an SSTO (or other craft) that you'd like me to fix or feature on my channel, I'm accepting submissions for the first video featuring subscriber designs!

[@Skythedragon]

I have a good looking ssto, How do I submit it?

[@MarkThrimm]

Send me a private message on youtube with a link to your creation (google drive, mega or anything really).

[@Skythedragon]

Mark Thrimm ok

[@ThePremiumGamer]

but mines coming out before Skythedragon's one right?, i submitted it last month

[@MarkThrimm]

PremiumGamerTV // PGTV Don't worry it's out next week.

[@AiurWarrior1]

Well I'm sold. Great designs! Can't wait to build one.

[@caliswagsociety]

Fantastic video! Very professional editing! Enjoyed watching :) subbed

[@Collin823]

I like The Type of Style Videos You Make You Seem Like You Can become a successful KZbinr. Best of Luck :D

[@nathanhamers9160]

I made a low tech ssto which can get into orbit around the mun and back. It's a monstrosity XD. I used the "test the panther" contract to get better jet engines for the mission. The same plane could take 4 tourist to the mun with a flyby (replaced some tanks with inline mk1 cockpits )

[@kairon156]

These are very cool. I can barely get a probe on the Mun let alone make a stable aircraft. Though after watching this I suspect my tech isn't high enough for airplanes.

[@georggross1232]

well, I used the prebuilt Aegis SSTO to get into Orbit, which worked like a charm. :)

[@KIMSMAKER]

Nice camera wok! Oh, I do miss my tiny SSTOs before 1.0. +you have one more subscriber! :)

[@MarkThrimm]

Thanks and welcome!

[@FuzzyKittenOfDoom]

Such a great idea for a video. Basically a SSTO tutorial without some boring guy like me voicing over the video step by step. Good job!

[@MarkThrimm]

Thanks! I think your tutorials aren't boring, but mine would be if I did the voice over :)

[@lewismassie]

God dammit dude, I can't even build one SSTO. You are amazing at this game

[@Zamolxes77]

I like the one with aviation cockpit, I wonder if is possible to build it without using T5 engines.

[@Krebzonide]

saying that the dove proves that ssto's are not hard to make is like going to the rubix cube solving competition and saying that to do it in 10 seconds is kinda hard but to finish it in 30 seconds proves that it's not hard.

[@amitakartok]

Tried building the Dove just now. Came up 555 dV short of staying in orbit.

[@michaelt3172]

You should also do efficient heavy rocket tutorials

[@ModernNerd85]

Thank you very much for that video :D You were only two weeks too late so I made my first SSTO without your help :P But you did a great job ;)

[@plutaoopequenoplaneta1428]

NOT HARD TO MAKE? WELL FOR THE SSTOs GOD, SSTOs ARE EASY TO MAKE!

[@eekee6034]

I *just* told someone making SSTOs is hard! XD But seriously, I'm loving all these videos. 👍

[@MarkThrimm]

I'm glad you're enjoying my content!

[@ProgressiveMech]

I've watched this video 3 times now an am not sick of it. :D

[@Pink_Maggit]

You are a Wizard! Congrats, awesome video!

[@kefkaZZZ]

I have no difficulty reaching orbit in my SSTOs, it's getting to Duna or Eve that I find challenging.

[@maxdefire]

Amazing camera work!

[@woodencart3662]

The whole video is so hyped and now i “could” add a external booster to fix my flying and remove some fuel tanks on the craft it self

[@shatteredxangel]

Are you using a camera mod or some sort of flight recorder to capture those shots? They're pretty epic.

[@PatrickKennanator]

Dude, I want to see a build on the LTS Kestrel!

[@HeadCannonPrime]

This is pretty close to how I run my Career mode SSTOs. I never found them very difficult to build but they all come out looking very similar. Every time I try to make something that looks cool or funky is when it goes to hell. Like an SSTO flying wing design I tried. I was hoping to get a plane that could glide half way around Kerbin on no fuel. so I could de-orbit from any point.

[@Andrey97yerdnA]

Can you make guide or smf about how fly SSTO to orbit, i mean what angle and hight?

[@iPuzzlePirate]

Yeah, I can't get his designs to work. :-/

[@lucasbaza2848]

hey there since i seen yours vids i'm now only working on the ssto missions ( and i also fail a lot :p ) u've done a realy great job ! i've tested the kestrel and put it into orbit without any problem but have some issues on reentr,y he started to spin around flips reverse.... is there some kind of mass adjustments needed before reentry or am i just way to bad to correcly fly this ? ( i was on 30~45° up during reentry he started to flips in between 50-40km hight ) and second, just for a best fuel efficiency could u notice when do u switch the dry/wet mode on the rocket engines during ascent ? :) once again very good job continue like that u r doing great ! scott manley should be jealous !

[@andreandre5691]

Damn you are a rocket scientist.. I can't even understand your calculations on delta v required on your other tutorial..

[@michaelt3172]

Can you make an SSTO that can get heavy station parts into orbit without using rapiers?

[@victorgigante5374]

Nice, I didn't know it was possible to SSTO with just the Junos.

[@michaelderflinger5002]

nice designs and very well edited video footage - master of KerbCam?

[@MarkThrimm]

I'm not sure if I can call myself a master, but I'm glad you liked the video!

[@scottwilliams846]

I'm trying to make a small Mun passenger ssto with an in-line docking port my constant in all my designs for this so far is a mk1 cockpit, an in-line docking port, a mk1 crew cabin, and some 400 batteries and rcs with small monoprop tanks. And other than the docking port, I'm trying to make it as low tech as I can. Unfortunately I'm not good at designing SSTOs in general, much less low tech ones that can land on the Mun and return without aerobraking. (If you can get to the Mun, you can slingshot off it to get to interplanetary space, going as far as Duna with no mid course corrections)

[@TomoHawKzZ]

"Dove is proof that SSTOs are not hard to make!" *makes exact replica* *doesn't take off until the end of the runway and then it just does a backflip into death* KSP???

[@0Ploxx]

you did better than me, mine doesnt even make it off the hill

[@honkhonk8009]

Its simple, the best way to takeoff every SSTO is by having it accelerate pointing up only 10 degrees. You can takeoff practically any SSTO with the method. It just works really well

[@Zamolxes77]

Check CoL and CoM positions, sounds like CoL is in front of your CoM. It should be behind.

[@wannab009]

Can you do an updated version of this for latest KSP, with tech levels described in this video parts are invalid for downloaded ships.

[@DormantHeart453]

The dove requirements in the video are incorrect. You have 2 ncs fuel cones that are actually a step up from aviation, incase you weren't aware

[@Trondtravle]

These planes are very stable. TY!

[@TheJuliandc]

Hey Mark, Thank you for your other answer the last day. Regarding this video i have a question as well ;) What doas it depends on, at wich altitude you initiate the rocket burn? the Air intake and/or the Jet engines?

[@MarkThrimm]

It depends on how the plane was designed in short, but as you have guessed correctly it depends on jet engine performance. Every engine has a different thrust curve so you basically need to figure out how to get maximum velocity and altitude out of it, and add enough rocket fuel and engines to continue from there. Since each plane here is different, rocket engines are fired up at different altitudes. If you take the Dove for example, it has basic Juno engines and can barely climb out of the thickest part of the atmosphere, so you need to have the entire orbital velocity in rocket mode but you get lower drag losses. As a counter example, a rocket SSTO needs to have around 3.5 km/s to make it into orbit, so you loose 1200m/s to drag and altitude change, roughly speaking. I'm sorry if it's not clear but it's hard to explain without going into details and I tend to overstress the details too :)

[@TheJuliandc]

haha okay i think i understand :D thank you for the long answer i will test a littlebit in sandbox befor i even dare to start career with using sstos :D

[@tobyparkinson3806]

I dont get close to enough power in the jet stage on the Dove so I get a really shallow orbit, meaning that by the time i get to 75,000m, im completely out of fuel and cannot make an orbit

[@Antiwindowscatalog]

Since Ferram Aerospace was mentioned a few times and also because I use it, I took a stab at modifying Mark's low tech space planes for use there. www.antiwindowscatalog.com/media/ksp/lts-dove-far-v3_92.zip www.antiwindowscatalog.com/media/ksp/lts-sparrow-far-v1_6.zip www.antiwindowscatalog.com/media/ksp/lts-kestrel-far-v4_3.zip General usage help: Take-off (eh?): Accelerate at full speed to the end of the runway, then raise the gear as you 'fall off' the runway and pitch up. This seems to help with the funny 1.1.3 landing gear. Climb: Start your climb right away to avoid high dynamic pressure. Use DPCR to avoid overstressing the air frame, and only turn that off if you find you can't turn. Even then, be really, really gentle with those controls. Avoid angle of attack greater than 10 degrees. Leaving the atmosphere: Try for double the suggested altitude before lighting the main engines, except for the Kestrel-F. Do that one normally. Orbit: Try to keep apoapsis under 72 km at first. The Dove is really tricky because the Terriers have low thrust. You will need to start closing your orbit pretty early. Re-entry: Use a very high angle of attack, even point radial-out until you get a feel for it. Shift fuel around; sadly, this means a research lab upgrade. You will start tumbling at one point, so shift fuel forward and use SAS to help find prograde. Landing: Oh boy... imagine landing on an aircraft carrier at Mach 1. These things will have a lot of speed on approach. Level flight at 90-100 m, then deploy drogues a good 3-4 seconds before passing over the runway. Even then it's up to some luck. Drogues should deploy fully at under 50 m from ground. Good luck. Use probe cores unless you like killing your pilots. --

[@red_five3325]

@Mark Thrimm Question: for the LTS Sparrow, couldn't you just use a Mk 1 Cockpit instead of an inline cockpit behind a nose cone? If you got a reason why you used that design, I'm all ears.

[@hezechiahjones8365]

Red_Five The nose cone has a NCS Adapter, which holds 80 units of liquid fuel. I'm fairly sure it would make little difference if you modified the design slightly.

[@red_five3325]

@@hezechiahjones8365 Thanks. After all, we all need all the fuel we can get.

[@timoshki8528]

good there was that silverbird song i love that song

[@dzejrid]

Great video, helped me a lot in my career mode. I'm currently trying to build Kestrel by myself using only your video as a guide. How did you managed to balance that plane? It seems that following your design the center of mass (regardless if the cargo hold is empty or not) is always behind the centre of lift? Is there any part that is not visible on the video?

[@dzejrid]

Ok, it seems that after much of the fine tuning in the wing/engine area and moving some parts slightly forward or backwards I was able to achieve neutral stability with an empty cargo hold. But damn, that was a LOT of work! :)

[@MarkThrimm]

There is a craft file in the description if you want to have a look.

[@dzejrid]

Appreciated, but I wouldn't have learned anything if I just got the ready solution :) One other thing I found out is that with my meager piloting skill the plane has not enough fuel left for atmospheric landing. I ended up gliding over the ocean and having to do a splash landing. Any tips on how to manage orbital insertion (angle/height) efficiently with this design?

[@die1mayer]

My attempt at a low-tech SSTO doesn't look anything like that, it is much bigger, uses 8 medium-sized turbojet engines which it decouples at high altitude to cut weight and has 3 rocket engines (the non-swivel one) with a ton of fuel. Still not enough to get into orbit through, but fast to get to any point at Kerbin with sub-orbital jump.

[@j0gski]

Plot twist: *The J5X Whiplash Turboramjet is the panther engine just with more intakes and goes faster*

[@xcelsiorplays5295]

Hi @Mark Thrimm it has been 2 years so i think it doesnt know anymore , i did the LTS Kestrel (the last one) and i dont know how to make it work :/

[@trillbee9938]

2:55 actually this needs Fuel Systems and Electrics due to the fuel ducts and panels

[@Skythedragon]

Thanks for the great video!

[@victor_silva6142]

WOW MAN! Subscribed!

[@redline6802]

did i miss where it said how many parts the plane uses?

[@gregoryjean-baptiste8873]

Parts.... How many parts for the LTS Dove? too many for my runway.

[@InForTheLonghaul]

I made an ssto, I just don't understand how to get it into space lol. My friend did it with my design and it worked fine! :P

[@commanderwolf1182]

I was wondering how you made the rocket engines on the dove feed of of their own fuel tank? It will help flying it thanks!

[@MarkThrimm]

Dove is so low-tech that the resource transfer hasn't been researched yet. Jet engines however feed of total fuel pool, so I just had to watch the fuel levels

[@operator8014]

WHYYYYY can't I get the Kestrel into orbit?? I don't THINK I suck at this game, but I can't get this thing anywhere near orbit. Were there game changes between this video and 1.2.2 that cut the plane's performance?

[@MarkThrimm]

You are not alone with this problem. To help you out I made this video, where I fly LTS Kestrel with the same payload in to orbit in 1.2.2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHesfKx4bpKro6s I hope that will help!

[@salvator4295]

Very cool! I was trying to make an SSTO myslef, they're great for rexscue missions, but i just can't get there. There are always two scenarios - either i don't have enough fuel and don't make it to orbit, so i add more fuel, but then the engines don't make it. And if i add more/stronger engines, the first case follows. What am i doing wrong?

[@MarkThrimm]

Probably nothing :) It happens all the time if you're not paying attention to your TWR and not calculating your deltaV after each iteration. But don't worry, my beginnings were exactly the same. That is why I decided at some point to solve this problem with science, which is summarized in my tutorial series. I outlined the method I use to design my SSTOs there and you can see how that works out from my other videos. Check it out: kzbin.info/aero/PLhvGL3FPEICcjypPZof9V-6ukR-6Oc7la

[@salvator4295]

Right on it, thanks very much!

[@salvator4295]

I made it! To the orbit and back! Thanks so very much! Although i had to wait for Whiplash, couldn't make it with the Panther...

[@michalsimanek6988]

insta-subbed m8! keep up the good work! i want to see you get 100k subs... then i could say, that i was there nearly all the way (sort off :P)

[@cruiserx5492]

Amazing video

[@SaberKittyZero]

Am I missing something? Did the game change values or something? I can't circularize with this build, it just goes to suborbital.

[@redstonebear7_342]

Hello Mark!

[@gianjeffers6200]

hey, can you include the cost of the planes/rockets you make (career purposes)

[@doby173]

Cool video!

[@tpfaff]

How does one get the beautiful camera pans, I have not seen that with BD's camera tools

[@MarkThrimm]

There are multiple frames of reference and a pathing option, so if you play around with it you can get almost any shot you want.

[@xWood4000]

Where did the disclaimer in the description disappear?

[@Dribob]

Subbed and liked in the first min lol

[@fragproof]

Hi, I'm trying to use the Kestrel, but I can't get liftoff without busting the rear landing gears, they get over stressed. Any tips?

[@MarkThrimm]

It happens quite often, that's why there are two pairs of landing gears. Just keep one for landing. It's the charm of 1.1 wheels. Alternatively, you can just replace them with bigger version, it will work just fine.

[@shotgun9922]

Every time I try to make an SSTO, at the stage where I activate rocket engines, fucking oxidizer runs out because the jet engines draw fuel from my rocket fuel tanks. How do I fix that?

[@MarkThrimm]

Well you can use fuel ducts to connect liquid fuel tanks to rocket fuel tanks. But that depends on the engine. Jet engines draw fuel from each tank in your vessel at the same time, (and rapiers even in closed cycle), while rocket engines only draw fuel from tanks they are connected to directly and from top to bottom. So one solution is adding a liquid fuel tank for jet fuel and connecting it to the rocket engine tanks through fuel ducts.

[@MidnightmoonRR]

Good looking but one problem show how they are made :p

[@sammal2002]

Nice quality

[@stovejeebs8811]

4,500th to sub. I feel so proud.

[@Hermit_Wish]

Okay I'm late, but calculations?

[@Tkdmaster1991]

Soo..I tried making my own variant of the Sparrow you made here, but it just doesn't work with FAR it would seem.... Have any tips for making a low-tech SSTO with FAR?

[@MarkThrimm]

I'm sorry, but I have no experience with FAR.

[@Tkdmaster1991]

Too bad.. :(

[@Antiwindowscatalog]

I'm working on that. Managed to get to space with the Sparrow and FAR with some extra tail planes. Easier to fly than the Dove and better fuel margin once in orbit. Still having trouble with re-entry. The Sparrow has the opposite problem from the Dove in that it wants to pitch up rather than pitch down between 60 and 20 km, and the 'neck' snaps off at about 24 km. I think once I figure out where to balance the fuel load, I'll get the descent right.

[@Antiwindowscatalog]

Here's one attempt at the Sparrow modified for FAR: www.antiwindowscatalog.com/media/ksp/lts-sparrow-far-v1.zip This craft doesn't like to fly straight at higher altitudes in FAR's upper atmosphere, so some kind of probe for autopilot was needed. The vectoring capability of the Swivel engines helps a lot. In the lower air it's only really stable above Mach 0.4, but it is stable with the extra tail planes. Finally added drogue chutes that deploy at 500 m; the thing is such a dart on approach it needs air brakes or chutes, and you need to be just above the runway when you deploy them. I might need to move the chutes lower and move the rear wheels back some. However, it's very stable on re-entry now. If you can get the centre of mass between the two Mk2 rocket fuel fuselages, it'll fall somewhat gracefully until about 14 km, then it loses control until you get some thrust back.

[@FM_Flop290]

great vid, have you got one and how to fly ssto's for noobs?? im confused about when to use jet engines, rocket engines etc

[@MarkThrimm]

Sure, try here: kzbin.info/aero/PLhvGL3FPEICcjypPZof9V-6ukR-6Oc7la

[@monsieurouxx]

Something I don't understand : I keep comparing small engines to larger engines and I always notice that adding up several small engines weighs more and has less thrust than the single bigger engine. So I always use the big engine. But then I see designes like this that use plenty of small engines. What is this wizardry?

[@Antiwindowscatalog]

I think this has more to do with moving the huge amount of mass quickly. The Dove's heaviest components are the fuel and oxidizer, and having eight Juno engines pushes that mass easier than just two or four would.-- You still really can't exceed Mach 1 by much with the Juno engines alone; they seem to be mostly used to get the craft above 5 km so the Reliant and Terriers are more efficient. Though with FAR installed I managed to reach 10 km before needing to ignite the rockets.-- I found I needed to circlularize very quickly though, even starting to close my orbit at the 61 km mark. The Terriers need that much time to work.

[@MarcoTheGreat2008]

Have the game mechanics changed since this video? I can't seem to get anywhere near orbit with a similar SSTO.

[@MarcoTheGreat2008]

There's no way I can get the Kestral to 700+ m/s at 16km as in the video on the jet engine stage. I guess the game has changed recently.

[@MarkThrimm]

Hello, apparently many other people experience the same problem. I flew it into orbit in the newest version of the game in order to help you out with the ascent profile, video link is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHesfKx4bpKro6s

[@GaryRe1d]

No matter what I do I can't seem to get the kestrel into anything even close to an orbital projectory, even after rebuilding it myself, have there been many changes to the game since this video was released that 's causing this?

[@MarkThrimm]

I can't seem to reproduce your issue. If you want a bit more info about flying this kind of SSTOs, I'd suggest watching this episode of my playthrough series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3SchZ6opLuelZY&list=PLhvGL3FPEICeO0PqN90SxFps113QSOKra&index=3 . Good luck and I hope that helps.

[@MarkThrimm]

Hello, since yo and several others experience the same problem, I decided to make a video where I fly LTS Kestrel into orbit in KSP 1.2.2. Here is the video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHesfKx4bpKro6s

[@dgcYtube]

Engineering like of these satisfaction videos of soap cutting and thing...

[@Avenrei]

Is it possible to build a rocket-power only ssto that can land on most of the landable planets? I find it it hard to make at a small size.

[@MarkThrimm]

If you want one way ticket, then yes. But they are never small.

[@Avenrei]

Thankz! Maybe the next challenge, smallest rocket-powered-only SSTO!

[@filthyfilter2798]

Well just WOW!!! I have low immagination! :(

[@keesversluis]

sick

[@Argonautis22]

Hey Mark I am busting my ass for 2 hours now to get LTS Sparrow in orbit. Tried to find youtube tutorials but no luck. Is there any chance you can make a tutorial?

[@GranadaFelish]

LTS Kestrel? You don't happen to be an Ace Combat fan do you?

[@sober667]

Its T4 landing realy nessesuty? there is no way to build one without retrackable landing gear? neeed to test that :D

[@HeadCannonPrime]

you have to have some kind of retractable landing or it will just burn up on entry and have too much drag at high speed. I made one with landing gear that dropped off after takeoff and landed with parachutes because I suck at landing.

[@sober667]

what about merging them nto the plane so only weels are sticking out?

[@usernotfound3904]

What's the song at 3:05

[@samgames2096]

yo m8 at what altitude di u activate the afterburner on the 3rd ssto

[@MarkThrimm]

At 10-12 km, depends on the fuel level and velocity. But if you do it somewhere around those altitudes it should be fine.

[@samgames2096]

yea sure m80 ill do it now that in my country is 10 am and my body is dead (just kidding)

[@night_aviation]

3:53 What is that?!

[@victormaeiro6212]

Wow, amazing video! Once I tried to do something like this, but I failed, haha. You want to be the new Elon Musk? hahaha

[@MarkThrimm]

Thanks, I'm glad you like the video! Shush, don't let my secret out yet!

[@victormaeiro6212]

+Mark Thrimm Okay, your secret is safe, haha

[@stefannilsson2406]

sure, making a SSTO is easy but i cant make one that can go much further than just orbit My best design only has about 1000 m/s delta V at low kerbin orbit :(

[@MarkThrimm]

If I can suggest watching my tutorials or Subscriber Designs series, there are SSTOs there that can go to the Mun, Duna and even Laythe - and in most cases all of the details about their design is given. Good luck!

[@agenciaespacialkanada]

To show appreciation for Mark being a good sport, and for designing these space planes that I use in my little career mode story, I featured him as a guest here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnTQmH9rjtWErK8 Thanks for this.