Velcro Atlas assembly tests
This may seem pretty lame to the more veteran Orbinauts, but I am conducting some very simple tests to gauge my understanding of Velcro commands. I am new to Orbiter and very, very new to Velcro Rockets, but enjoying myself immensely.
Kind of like my own Mercury/Gemini program -- alot that I
do not know, and willing to bite off very small chunks at a time. In that vein I am posting a couple very simple pics studying rocket assembly using Velcro/CVEL commands in the SCN file. Taking plenty of screen shots has helped build my understanding and thought sharing some would help others who are at a similar stage.
My study program will have various phases:
Rocket / Payload Configuration Assembly
- study what parts go where, location and mass parameters
- study differences between STAGE command and SERIESBurn, Parallel,etc.
Fairing Separation
- study AmbientPressure, added velocity vector
Ascent Profile and Orbital BuildUp
- study the effects of MinPitch, PitchMultiple, etc
Payload weight and performance
- study performance of various rockets and boosters for various payload weights and sizes
Please feel free to critique. And thank you Sputnik, et. all, for such wonderful tools and guidance. you guys are great!