XR Flight Operations Manual Version 3.0
Copyright 2006-2018 Douglas Beachy. All Rights Reserved.
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Fuel Display Gauge with Full Tanks on the Vanguard
Structural and Thermal Limits
This section details the structural and thermal limits of each XR vessel; remember
that you can disable any or all of these limits by editing your vessels configuration
file (e.g.,
XR5VanguardPrefs.cfg
).
XR Structural and Thermal Limits
Description
DG-XR1
XR2
Ravenstar
XR5
Vanguard
Max positive wing load
17000 N/m^2
17000 N/m^2
17000 N/m^2
Max negative wing load
11000 N/m^2
11000 N/m^2
11000 N/m^2
Max dynamic pressure (absolute)
150 kPa
150 kPa
150 kPa
Landing Gear Energy Absorption Limit
8.04e+4 kg
m/s
2
1.29e+5 kg
m/s
2
2.57e+6 kg
m/s
2
Max touchdown descent rate, max load (full
fuel, full cargo)
3.1 m/s
2.8 m/s
2.6 m/s
Max touchdown descent rate, typical load
(33% fuel, 75% cargo)
5.8 m/s
4.2 m/s
3.5 m/s
Crew Survivability Limit (max vertical impact
velocity)
39 m/s
39 m/s
39 m/s
Max bank at touchdown
15 degrees
15 degrees
15 degrees
Max pitch at touchdown
16 degrees
16 degrees
16 degrees
Max dynamic pressure: Crew Elevator
deployed
N/A
N/A
9 kPa
Max dynamic pressure: Radiator Deployed
16 kPa
16 kPa
16 kPa
Max dynamic pressure: Cabin Hatch
deployed
20 kPa
20 kPa
20 kPa
Max dynamic pressure: Docking
Port/Nosecone open
32 kPa
32 kPa
32 kPa
Max dynamic pressure: Payload Doors open
N/A
36 kPa
36 kPa
Max dynamic pressure: Landing Gear
deployed
39 kPa
39 kPa
39 kPa
Max dynamic pressure: Retro Doors
deployed
41 kPa
41 kPa
41 kPa
Hull Thermal Failure at temperature limit
(single surface)
~8 seconds
(typical)
~8 seconds
(typical)
~8 seconds
(typical)