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| − | The '''RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine''', formerly designated '''LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engine (Large)''', is a size 2 (2.5 meter diameter) [[liquid fuel engine]]. It has a moderate thrust to weight ratio, offset by its relatively short height, high [[specific impulse]] and thrust, and wide gimbal range. It performs very poorly in atmospheric conditions but it excels at vacuum operation. The intended role of this engine is as a power plant for large-diameter, upper stages of rockets for orbital insertions, transfers, and landings. Its light mass, high ISP (in fact have the highest ISP for non-DLC LF/O engine) and relatively good amount of thrust makes it very fuel efficient in vacuum. | + | The '''RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine''', formerly designated '''LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engine (Large)''', is a size 2 (2.5 meter diameter) [[liquid fuel engine]]. It has a moderate thrust to weight ratio, offset by its relatively short height, high [[specific impulse]] and thrust, and wide gimbal range. The gimbal functions by having the whole engine structure mounted on 4 hydraulic arms. The two nozzles cannot move independently, so the gimbal will not assist with roll control if it is in line with the rocket body. It performs very poorly in atmospheric conditions but it excels at vacuum operation. The intended role of this engine is as a power plant for large-diameter, upper stages of rockets for orbital insertions, transfers, and landings. Its light mass, high ISP (in fact have the highest ISP for non-DLC LF/O engine) and relatively good amount of thrust makes it very fuel efficient in vacuum. |
== Product description == | == Product description == | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 12 May 2019
| RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine | ||
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| Liquid fuel engine by Rockomax Conglomerate | ||
| Radial size | Large | |
| Cost | (total) | 1 300.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 1.750 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
| Research |  Heavy Rocketry
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| Unlock cost | 4 200
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| Since version | 0.16 | |
| Part configuration | liquidEnginePoodle_v2.cfg | |
| Maximum thrust | (1 atm) | 64.29 kN |
| (vacuum) | 250.00 kN | |
| Isp | (1 atm) | 90 s |
| (vacuum) | 350 s | |
| Fuel consumption | 14.57  /s
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| Thrust vectoring | 5 ° | |
| Electricity generated | 8.0 ⚡/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 | Yes | |
| On an escape | Yes | |
| Docked | No | |
| Test by staging | Yes | |
| Manually testable | Yes | |
| Packed volume | None | |
The RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine, formerly designated LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engine (Large), is a size 2 (2.5 meter diameter) liquid fuel engine. It has a moderate thrust to weight ratio, offset by its relatively short height, high specific impulse and thrust, and wide gimbal range. The gimbal functions by having the whole engine structure mounted on 4 hydraulic arms. The two nozzles cannot move independently, so the gimbal will not assist with roll control if it is in line with the rocket body. It performs very poorly in atmospheric conditions but it excels at vacuum operation. The intended role of this engine is as a power plant for large-diameter, upper stages of rockets for orbital insertions, transfers, and landings. Its light mass, high ISP (in fact have the highest ISP for non-DLC LF/O engine) and relatively good amount of thrust makes it very fuel efficient in vacuum.
Product description
| “ | A more reasonable engine for rough economic times, the Poodle engine doubles as a BBQ when at low power. | ” |
Trivia
- The RE-L10 was inspired by the double RL10 engine configuration on Centaur upper stage.
- Prior to KSP version 1.6, the RE-L10's appearance was based off of the Payload Assist Module used on Space Shuttle payloads as it shares the same overall appearance; however, the parts are functionally different- the real-world module is a small spherical solid motor similar in function to the Sepratron I.
- In the past, it had been outperformed by LV-T30 Liquid Fuel Engines and clusters of LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engines, though this is no longer the case.
Changes
- New model and texture
- Specific impulse at sea level increased from 85 to 90.
- cost increased (600 → 1600), mass reduced (2.5 → 2)
- Retextured
- (Part rebalancing) Mass reduced from 4 to 2.5, thrust increased from 135 to 220.
- Initial release (with LV-909 title and description)
