#Thunderbird 2 2015 mod#

But IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve left the download version clean of parts so you can set up your own system.

I have my own set of gear for securing a cargo inside the hold. Yep - Jeb buzzed the control tower with the prototype. Personally - IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve managed to get TB2 to almost stand on her tail before cutting the lifting jets and she just takes off near vertically! She'll never be as nimble as a fighter, but she has enough control authority between powerful reaction wheels and control surfaces that she may surprise you! As soon as you see the weight come off the front gears, hit the switch for the main engines and use the throttle and control judiciously. Caution when spooling up the jets with an empty payload bay, it will make TB2 start to lift and flip backwards. But the jets really do help it lift heavy payloads off the ground, and make Thunderbird 2 into a fine STOL vehicle. I should also note that the Yellowjacket VTOL Jets do not have enough power for this version of TB2 to be a VTOL craft.

#Thunderbird 2 2015 mod#

But IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m sure with some mod work it would be possible to make it into one. But Nertea, the maker of the Mark IV Spaceplane system has hinted he might try it in the future! Woot!Īlso - just to be clear - like the original, this is NOT a spaceplane. And it even recreates the piston jack legs of the original for unloading cargo from its ventral bay (sorry - no interchangeable pod system - YET. This cargo hauler can carry extremely large payloads around Kerbin.

But TB2 just doesn't seem to care how fast she's going! Go ahead and push it to the limit!

Typical cruising speed and altitude would be around Mach 2.5-3 at between 15-17,000 meters. Cruise range depends on the cargo carried. Top operational ceiling is about 26-28,000 meters. This recreation of Thunderbird 2 is capable of Mach 4 speeds at an altitude of 20,000 meters.