Tetrad

The Tetrad was another successful Unlimited Class space racer from Llwyngwril Space Systems. It was in the same line as the Furias, the Tangerine Dream and the Y-Front Fighter.

The name "Tetrad" was derived from the ship’s nearly symmetrical tetrahedral form. This shape allowed for a high fuel fraction, space for landing gear & VTOL engines and also acted as a lifting body during atmospheric flight. This removed the additional weight of wings, which were redundant and a burden in a space race.

The Tetrad had a single, huge main engine, with three supplemental boosters. Bleed vents around the main engine made the Tetrad highly manoeuvrable, which was unusual for this type of racer.

The Tetrad was featured on the Lego Leaks blog: legoleaks.blog28.fc2.com/blog-entry-15100.html

Posted by David Roberts 01341 on 2014-09-27 11:26:46

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