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Now at Orbithangar: [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3388"]Velcro Rockets v1.1[/ame]
At long last, we'll try a release of Velcro Rockets.
Velcro Rockets came about from an effort to design a "generic" CVEL stage, one that takes its parameters from a .cfg file. You could, for example, build a Centaur-D or Saturn-IVb as a CVEL-capable stage, just by tweaking the .cfg entries, rather than compiling from scratch.
Partway through, I realized that, by using my Flyback F-1 code as a basis instead, the stage could also act like the Flyback F-1: you could carry a stage on top with an attach point rather than CVEL. Or, you could parallel-stage it instead, piggybacking the engine and tank onto some other stage that wasn't designed for it.
Fully generic strap-ons were possible. Also, I added a crossfeeding capability, so drop tanks could be made, too.
There's a fully capable very generic autopilot, too. You can make a complete multi-stage rocket, and it works, though it's harder to use than multistage.dll.
There are many thanks in the documentation file, but I'd particularly like to thank Urwumpe, who's gone above and beyond to make this project a success. Also, thanks to everyone who contributed models to this project, especially Urwumpe (again), Alex (STS-107), BrianJ, DaveS, erv, 80mileshigh, Travmind, and more.
Velcro Rockets: stick stuff to stuff!
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