Shuttle-PB Mk2

Shuttle-PB Mk2 (PTV-2) is a futuristic, agile single-seater featured in Orbiter space flight simulator (a closed source, freeware simulator by Martin Schweiger). It is a succesfull attempt by Daniel "McBrain" Kahlhöfer to create an improved version of the standard-issue Shuttle-PB for the Orbiter space flight simulator (a closed source, freeware simulator by Martin Schweiger) and is available as a stand-alone Orbiter (sim) add-on .

Similarily to its original, thanks to the technologies beyond the reach of the modern aerospace industry the Shuttle's propolusion system has a very low fuel consumption (or high specific impulse, if you like) that allows it to reach LEO or low Mars orbit.

The Shuttle was designed primarily for low gravity/low atmoshperic density environments. Although aerodynamically-shaped it generates little lift during the atmospheric flight so its handling qualities are more similar to those of Shuttle-A rather than Delta-glider. However it is spacecraft of choice for those novice Orbiteers on their first jaunts from Martian bases.

Shuttle-PB Mk2 is distributed as a stand-alone Orbiter (sim) add-on that is available at Orbiter (sim) repositories .

Features and Capablities

Shuttle-PB Mk2 is not capable of horizontal take-off and landing. Aerodynamic control surfaces are not supported in the latest version.

The exact nature of the propolusion system used by the Shuttle remains a mystery. What can be implied from the very high specific impulse is that this technology is well beyond state-of-the art for the beginning of 21st century, somewhere in the MPD - VASMIR range (compare Table ).

Attitude control is performed via the RCS.

Latest release

The current version (as of early 2005) features:

• overall design and textures by Daniel "McBrain" Kahlhöfer
• configuration and animation by Daniel "McBrain" Kahlhöfer

This add-on uses Spacecraft.dll module by "Vinka" . Shuttle-PB Mk2 is distributed as a stand-alone Orbiter (sim) add-on that is available at Orbiter (sim) repositories .

See also

• Shuttle-PB
• Shuttle-PB Mk3
• Orbiter (sim)