Captain's Journal

WR-02 Hypersonic Waverider | Hydrogen-Fueled Scramjet & Oblique Detonation Engine, Explained

My 3rd Pavo20 Pro II Flight in California

WR-01

This is a 50-ton hydrogen scramjet I came up with.

This is Decaprop, my largest propeller plane, weig…

This is Decaprop, my largest propeller plane, weighing 250 tonnes, with 20 engines, or ten "cowlings," each with 2 clipped-in engines and 2 clipped engines (this was made before the turboshaft update). Since it uses piston engines, it does sound heavenly, which is why I decided to post it.

This is the Last Stage of my mission, where I used…

This is the Last Stage of my mission, where I used the Third stage to get into orbit and then land. Even though, on many attempts, I tried to go full speed on an escape trajectory re-entry, it was too much for the jet to handle, and it would just crumble apart.

This is the First Stage of the MSSSTOCRTL (Multi-S…

This is the First Stage of the MSSSTOCRTL (Multi-Stage Single-Stage To Orbit Carrying Rocket To Laythe) mission. This stage consists of the launch, orbit circularization, escape burn, and transfer to Laythe (again).

Little hop mission🤪

Little hop mission🤪

This is the final Phase of my long journey. Nothin…

This is the final Phase of my long journey. Nothing much interesting happened, other than how annoying it was to get a good encounter with Laythe, but the reentry went as expected, and a safe touchdown was made.

This is the encountering phase of my mission, and…

This is the encountering phase of my mission, and one thing you may notice is a moon that doesn't look habitable. That moon is Tylo, and I used it to do something I have never done before: a Free Capture. By using a gravity assist off Tylo, I can put myself in orbit(ish) around Jool despite origi...