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The TurboJet Engine can provide lots of thrust in high altitudes. At almost all altitudes it generates more thrust than the [[Basic Jet Engine]], but it has a much lower [[specific impulse]] at most lower altitudes and is heavier by 0.2 tons. | The TurboJet Engine can provide lots of thrust in high altitudes. At almost all altitudes it generates more thrust than the [[Basic Jet Engine]], but it has a much lower [[specific impulse]] at most lower altitudes and is heavier by 0.2 tons. | ||
| − | It is a virtual necessity for SSTOs and demonstrated to be faster and more fuel efficient coupled with [[Rockomax 48-7S]] rocket engines than the hybrid aspirated rocket [[R.A.P.I.E.R. Engine]]<ref>Unoffical fan-made video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tluTUAlRe8s&t=3m15s KSP V.23 -Vid#65- SPACE RACE . No Mods.]]" by YouTuber vaos3712</ref> | + | It is a virtual necessity for [[Single-stage-to-orbit|SSTOs]] and demonstrated to be faster and more fuel efficient coupled with [[Rockomax 48-7S]] rocket engines than the hybrid aspirated rocket [[R.A.P.I.E.R. Engine]]<ref>Unoffical fan-made video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tluTUAlRe8s&t=3m15s KSP V.23 -Vid#65- SPACE RACE . No Mods.]]" by YouTuber vaos3712</ref> |
== Product description == | == Product description == | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 5 August 2014
| J-X4 "Whiplash" Turbo Ramjet Engine | ||
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| Jet engine by C7 Aerospace Division | ||
| Radial size | Small | |
| Cost | (total) | 2 250.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 1.800 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
| Research |  Hypersonic Flight
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| Unlock cost | 18 000
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| Since version | 0.15 | |
| Part configuration | jetEngineTurbo.cfg | |
| Maximum thrust | 130.00 kN | |
| Isp | (max) | 4000 s |
| Fuel consumption | 0.66  /s
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| Intake air consumption | 5.30  /s
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| Thrust vectoring | 1 ° | |
| Electricity generated | 5.0 ⚡/s | |
| Testing Environments | ||
| On the surface | Yes | |
| In the ocean | Yes | |
| On the launchpad | Yes | |
| In the atmosphere | Yes | |
| Sub-orbital | Yes | |
| In an orbit | No | |
| On an escape | No | |
| Docked | No | |
| Test by staging | Yes | |
| Manually testable | Yes | |
The TurboJet Engine is an air-breathing engine which requires liquid fuel from fuel tanks and intake air. It is worth noting the intake air flows everywhere in whole craft so the placement of air intakes on the craft does not matter.
Usage
The TurboJet Engine can provide lots of thrust in high altitudes. At almost all altitudes it generates more thrust than the Basic Jet Engine, but it has a much lower specific impulse at most lower altitudes and is heavier by 0.2 tons.
It is a virtual necessity for SSTOs and demonstrated to be faster and more fuel efficient coupled with Rockomax 48-7S rocket engines than the hybrid aspirated rocket R.A.P.I.E.R. Engine[1]
Product description
| “ | A standard air breathing engine. This model utilizes an array of rotating fins to enable limited range thrust vectoring. This engine chokes in thick atmospheres and will only operate efficiently in the thinner air, due to its high performance ram air intakes. | ” |
Created by: C. Jenkins
Trivia
The internal part's name is turboFanEngine which is another kind of jet engine. In real life, a turbojet engine's fan pulls all the air from the intake through a combustion chamber, as opposed to a turbofan in which some of the air sucked in bypasses the chamber and is shot out of the back without being burned at all. The turbojet is more efficient at high speeds and in thinner atmospheres, although turbofans are much quieter and are very efficient when moving slowly. This is why turbofans are almost exclusively fitted on commercial airliners, and turbojets are more common on supersonic planes.
Changes
- Initial Release
References
- ↑ Unoffical fan-made video "[KSP V.23 -Vid#65- SPACE RACE . No Mods.]" by YouTuber vaos3712
