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Craft Type: Plane
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1 Nov, 2018 @ 8:04pm
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Personal Orbiter G-4

Description
Very simple to fly, private aircraft/Low Kerbal Orbiter. Extremely stable at any fuel level, and very forgiving aircraft. Be advised, this is craft is unlikely to have enough fuel to dock in orbit. It is good for use in practice or contracts.

Hotkeys:
1 - Toggle jets
2 - Toggle Rapier
3 - Toggle Rapier Open/Closed cycle, Toggle 3 air intakes
4 - Toggle 3 air intakes

Specifications (of note):
Max orbital altitude - approx. 72km
Crew - 3

Usage:

Take off:
SAS - As Required
Throttle - 100%
Hotkey - 1
Rotate - 50m/s
Gear - Up

Cruise to Orbit Inject:
Attitude - +25deg
Altitude - 19km - Hotkey 2
Attitude - +1 to 5deg
If - Airspeed >1,200m/s, Altitude >22km, Engine flameout, Liquid Fuel >750
Then - Hotkey 1, Hotkey 3
Attitude - +30 to 40deg
Apoapsis - >70km
Coast then Circularize

De-orbit:
Lower periapsis into atmosphere
Hotkey - 4
Throttle - 0%
Maintain +5 to +10deg attitude
Altitude - <25km
Airspeed - <1,500m/s
Bank 70deg, pitch up for 2g turn
Bank opposite way, and repeat
Altitude - <15km

Land at <80m/s, apply brakes as required.