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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Fuel_Comparison.png|thumb|The image shows the different radial sizes of fuel tanks, from size 0 [0.625m], seen on top of the image, to size 4 [5m], seen in the bottom. |
| + | This image contains parts from the 'Making History' expansion.]] | ||
The '''radial size''' is the diameter or mounting position for most parts. If the mounting position is not radial, then the part is either round or one of two special forms. Such rectangular parts as the [[M-1x1 Structural Panel]] lack a radial size or it's a size to the next bigger diameter like the [[Probodobodyne QBE]]. Four radial sizes exist with varying names. The size scale looks like the internal definition as the [[Mk2 to size 1 Adapter]] uses this term and starts with <tt>0</tt> and many values in computer programming are starting from 0 rather than 1. | The '''radial size''' is the diameter or mounting position for most parts. If the mounting position is not radial, then the part is either round or one of two special forms. Such rectangular parts as the [[M-1x1 Structural Panel]] lack a radial size or it's a size to the next bigger diameter like the [[Probodobodyne QBE]]. Four radial sizes exist with varying names. The size scale looks like the internal definition as the [[Mk2 to size 1 Adapter]] uses this term and starts with <tt>0</tt> and many values in computer programming are starting from 0 rather than 1. | ||
| − | Any stackable part can be connected to any other stackable part. Matching radial sizes | + | Any stackable part can be connected to any other stackable part. However, smaller parts have smaller attachment nodes, which result in weaker connections, so, say, putting a 1.25 meter part in between two 3.75 parts will make the stack wobbly. Matching radial sizes also serve to give a rocket a cleaner visual appearance, and several adapter parts exist to allow transitions between radial sizes while maintaining an unbroken surface. |
== Sizes == | == Sizes == | ||
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| Large / 2.5m / Rockomax || 853 || n/a || 750 || 6 m/s || 2000° | | Large / 2.5m / Rockomax || 853 || n/a || 750 || 6 m/s || 2000° | ||
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| − | | Extra Large / 3. | + | | Extra Large / 3.75m / Kerbodyne || 1925 || n/a || n/a || 6 m/s || 2000° |
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| − | | Mk1 || n/a || | + | | Mk1 || n/a || 213 || n/a || 20 m/s || 2000° |
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| Mk2 || 213 || 213 || 213 || 40 m/s || 2200° | | Mk2 || 213 || 213 || 213 || 40 m/s || 2200° | ||
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* '''Tiny / 0.625m.''' Typically used for probes and nose electronics. | * '''Tiny / 0.625m.''' Typically used for probes and nose electronics. | ||
| − | * '''Small / 1.25m.''' The most common size, and the primary size available at the beginning of the game. | + | * '''Small / 1.25m.''' The most common size, and the primary size available at the beginning of the game, and about the same relative size to kerbals as the Redstone's tanks to humans. |
| − | * '''Large / 2.5m / Rockomax.''' | + | * (DLC) '''Medium / 1.875m.''' This size is based on the Russian R-7 rocket family and the American Gemini program. |
| − | * '''Extra Large / 3.75m / Kerbodyne.''' | + | * '''Large / 2.5m / Rockomax.''' This size is about the same relative size to kerbals as the Atlas V or Falcon 9's tanks to humans. |
| + | * '''Extra Large / 3.75m / Kerbodyne.''' Styled after NASA's real-world [[w:Space Launch System|Space Launch System]], which uses Rocketdyne [[w:Space Shuttle main engine|RS-25]] and [[w:RL10|RL10]] engines. | ||
| + | * (DLC) '''Huge / 5m / Kerbodyne S4.''' This is styled after the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo program. It is notable for not having ready-made engines of this size; the player is supposed to assemble custom engine clusters to move Huge rockets. | ||
=== Spaceplane === | === Spaceplane === | ||
| − | Spaceplane parts may carry either rocket fuel or liquid fuel. Compared to rocket parts they tend to have a poorer mass ratio (usually about 8), but better crash tolerance and maximum temperature. | + | Spaceplane parts may carry either rocket fuel or liquid fuel. Compared to rocket parts they tend to have a poorer mass ratio (usually about 8), but better crash tolerance and maximum temperature. |
* '''Mk1.''' Like the 1.25m rocket size, this size is a cylinder. All inline air intakes are of this size, but there are no rocket fuel tanks. | * '''Mk1.''' Like the 1.25m rocket size, this size is a cylinder. All inline air intakes are of this size, but there are no rocket fuel tanks. | ||
* '''Mk2.''' With its side chines, this spaceplane size is reminiscent of the real-world [[wikipedia:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird|Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]]. It is between the 1.25m and 2.5m sizes in cross-sectional area. These parts feature a small amount of lift. | * '''Mk2.''' With its side chines, this spaceplane size is reminiscent of the real-world [[wikipedia:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird|Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]]. It is between the 1.25m and 2.5m sizes in cross-sectional area. These parts feature a small amount of lift. | ||
| − | * '''Mk3.''' Reminiscent of the real-world [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]]. The cross-sectional area is similar to the 3.75m rocket size. | + | * '''Mk3.''' Reminiscent of the real-world [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]]. The cross-sectional area is similar to the 3.75m rocket size, that is, two Mk3 tanks stacked and then offset into each other will stack seamlessly with a 3.75 meter tank. |
=== Adapters === | === Adapters === | ||
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| + | * 1:1 parts between the same size are not shown. | ||
| + | * Note that all parts can be reversed so a nosecone can serve as a tail and vice versa. | ||
| + | * Fairings (Airstream Protective Shells) can be placed inline and thus serve as adapters as well as nosecones. | ||
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! rowspan = "7" | Aft size | ! rowspan = "7" | Aft size | ||
! Tail | ! Tail | ||
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| [[Tail Connector A]]<br/>[[Tail Connector B]] | | [[Tail Connector A]]<br/>[[Tail Connector B]] | ||
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| + | | [[Mk3 Cargo Ramp]] | ||
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! Tiny | ! Tiny | ||
| − | | [[Small Nose Cone]] | + | | [[Small Nose Cone]]<br/>[[CH-J3 Fly-By-Wire Avionics Hub]]<br/>[[Stayputnik Mk. 1]] |
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! Small, Mk1 | ! Small, Mk1 | ||
| − | | [[Advanced Nose Cone - Type A]]<br/>[[Advanced Nose Cone - Type B]]<br/>[[AE-FF1 Airstream Protective Shell (1.25m)]]<br/>[[Aerodynamic Nose Cone]] | + | | [[Advanced Nose Cone - Type A]]<br/>[[Advanced Nose Cone - Type B]]<br/>[[AE-FF1 Airstream Protective Shell (1.25m)]]<br/>[[Aerodynamic Nose Cone]]<br/>{{Mark|crew}} [[Mk1 Cockpit]] |
| − | | [[FL-A10 Adapter]]<br/>[[FL-A5 Adapter]]<br/>{{Mark|fuelu}} [[NCS Adapter]] | + | | [[FL-A10 Adapter]]<br/>[[FL-A5 Adapter]]<br/>{{Mark|fuelu}} [[NCS Adapter]]<br/>{{Mark|crew}} [[Mk1 Command Pod]] |
| − | | [[TVR-200 Stack Bi-Coupler]] (2)<br/>[[TVR-1180C Mk1 Stack Tri-Coupler]] (3)<br/>[[TVR-2160C Mk2 Stack Quad-Coupler]] (4) | + | | style="background-color: #bfbfbf;" | [[TVR-200 Stack Bi-Coupler]] (2)<br/>[[TVR-1180C Mk1 Stack Tri-Coupler]] (3)<br/>[[TVR-2160C Mk2 Stack Quad-Coupler]] (4) |
| {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk2 Bicoupler]] (2) | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk2 Bicoupler]] (2) | ||
| [[Rockomax Brand Adapter 02]]<br/>[[TVR-200L Stack Bi-Adapter]] (2)<br/>[[TVR-300L Stack Tri-Adapter]] (3)<br/>[[TVR-400L Stack Quad-Adapter]] (4) | | [[Rockomax Brand Adapter 02]]<br/>[[TVR-200L Stack Bi-Adapter]] (2)<br/>[[TVR-300L Stack Tri-Adapter]] (3)<br/>[[TVR-400L Stack Quad-Adapter]] (4) | ||
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! Mk2 | ! Mk2 | ||
| − | | | + | | {{Mark|crew}} [[Mk2 Cockpit]] |
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| {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk2 to 1.25m Adapter]]<br/> {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk2 to 1.25m Adapter Long]] | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk2 to 1.25m Adapter]]<br/> {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk2 to 1.25m Adapter Long]] | ||
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| [[AE-FF2 Airstream Protective Shell (2.5m)]]<br/>[[Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk7]] | | [[AE-FF2 Airstream Protective Shell (2.5m)]]<br/>[[Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk7]] | ||
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| − | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[C7 Brand Adapter - 2.5m to 1.25m]]<br/>{{Mark|fuelu}} [[C7 Brand Adapter Slanted - 2.5m to 1.25m]]<br/>[[Rockomax Brand Adapter]] | + | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[C7 Brand Adapter - 2.5m to 1.25m]]<br/>{{Mark|fuelu}} [[C7 Brand Adapter Slanted - 2.5m to 1.25m]]<br/>[[Rockomax Brand Adapter]]<br/>{{Mark|crew}} [[Mk1-2 Command Pod]]<br/>{{Mark|crew}} [[PPD-12 Cupola Module]] |
| {{Mark|fuelu}} [[2.5m to Mk2 Adapter]] | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[2.5m to Mk2 Adapter]] | ||
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| − | | | + | | {{Mark|crew}} [[Mk3 Cockpit]] |
| {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to Mk2 Adapter]] | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to Mk2 Adapter]] | ||
| {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to 2.5m Adapter]]<br/>{{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to 2.5m Adapter Slanted]] | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to 2.5m Adapter]]<br/>{{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to 2.5m Adapter Slanted]] | ||
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| [[Kerbodyne ADTP-2-3]] | | [[Kerbodyne ADTP-2-3]] | ||
| {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to 3.75m Adapter]] | | {{Mark|fuelu}} [[Mk3 to 3.75m Adapter]] | ||
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== Additional sizes == | == Additional sizes == | ||
Several [[addon]]s add additional, usually larger, radial sizes which are roughly following the stock size scale. There are up to 9 meter parts in the B9 Aerospace mod and mods like Tweakscale can scale parts more freely. | Several [[addon]]s add additional, usually larger, radial sizes which are roughly following the stock size scale. There are up to 9 meter parts in the B9 Aerospace mod and mods like Tweakscale can scale parts more freely. | ||
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| + | Two new official radial sizes were introduced in the DLC Making History: the Medium / 1.875 m and the Huge / 5 m, along with the parts that use them. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:06, 6 September 2021
The radial size is the diameter or mounting position for most parts. If the mounting position is not radial, then the part is either round or one of two special forms. Such rectangular parts as the M-1x1 Structural Panel lack a radial size or it's a size to the next bigger diameter like the Probodobodyne QBE. Four radial sizes exist with varying names. The size scale looks like the internal definition as the Mk2 to size 1 Adapter uses this term and starts with 0 and many values in computer programming are starting from 0 rather than 1.
Any stackable part can be connected to any other stackable part. However, smaller parts have smaller attachment nodes, which result in weaker connections, so, say, putting a 1.25 meter part in between two 3.75 parts will make the stack wobbly. Matching radial sizes also serve to give a rocket a cleaner visual appearance, and several adapter parts exist to allow transitions between radial sizes while maintaining an unbroken surface.
Sizes
| Radial size | Fuel per m | Typical crash tolerance | Typical maximum temperature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket fuel | Liquid fuel | Monopropellant | |||
| Tiny / 0.625m | 115 | n/a | 213 | 6 m/s | 2000° |
| Small / 1.25m | 213 | n/a | 438 | 6 m/s | 2000° |
| Large / 2.5m / Rockomax | 853 | n/a | 750 | 6 m/s | 2000° |
| Extra Large / 3.75m / Kerbodyne | 1925 | n/a | n/a | 6 m/s | 2000° |
| Mk1 | n/a | 213 | n/a | 20 m/s | 2000° |
| Mk2 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 40 m/s | 2200° |
| Mk3 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 50 m/s | 2300° |
Rocket
The typical mass ratio for rocket fuel is 9.
- Tiny / 0.625m. Typically used for probes and nose electronics.
- Small / 1.25m. The most common size, and the primary size available at the beginning of the game, and about the same relative size to kerbals as the Redstone's tanks to humans.
- (DLC) Medium / 1.875m. This size is based on the Russian R-7 rocket family and the American Gemini program.
- Large / 2.5m / Rockomax. This size is about the same relative size to kerbals as the Atlas V or Falcon 9's tanks to humans.
- Extra Large / 3.75m / Kerbodyne. Styled after NASA's real-world Space Launch System, which uses Rocketdyne RS-25 and RL10 engines.
- (DLC) Huge / 5m / Kerbodyne S4. This is styled after the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo program. It is notable for not having ready-made engines of this size; the player is supposed to assemble custom engine clusters to move Huge rockets.
Spaceplane
Spaceplane parts may carry either rocket fuel or liquid fuel. Compared to rocket parts they tend to have a poorer mass ratio (usually about 8), but better crash tolerance and maximum temperature.
- Mk1. Like the 1.25m rocket size, this size is a cylinder. All inline air intakes are of this size, but there are no rocket fuel tanks.
- Mk2. With its side chines, this spaceplane size is reminiscent of the real-world Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. It is between the 1.25m and 2.5m sizes in cross-sectional area. These parts feature a small amount of lift.
- Mk3. Reminiscent of the real-world Space Shuttle. The cross-sectional area is similar to the 3.75m rocket size, that is, two Mk3 tanks stacked and then offset into each other will stack seamlessly with a 3.75 meter tank.
Adapters
- 1:1 parts between the same size are not shown.
- Note that all parts can be reversed so a nosecone can serve as a tail and vice versa.
- Fairings (Airstream Protective Shells) can be placed inline and thus serve as adapters as well as nosecones.
Assets
When creating assets, the correct diameter for a desired model can be found in the table below. The "meter scale" refers to the actual model's diameter, which is then typically scaled up via the default rescaleFactor of 1.25, to give the "actual" in-game diameter. Size scale is used to denote the standard when selecting a node size.
| Name | Size scale | Meter scale | Actual size | Example |
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| Tiny | 0 | 0.5 m | 0.625 m | Rockomax 48-7S |
| Small | 1 | 1 m | 1.25 m | LV-T30 Liquid Fuel Engine |
| Large | 2 | 2 m | 2.5 m | Rockomax "Mainsail" Liquid Engine |
| Extra large | 3 | 3 m | 3.75 m | Kerbodyne KR-2L Advanced Engine |
As a special radial size Radial mounted appears. Parts like Rockomax 24-77 so lack general metric counterparts as to eliminate confusion.
Non-cylindrical sizes named “Mk2”, and “Mk3” exist and are used by fuselage parts intended for spaceplanes.
Additional sizes
Several addons add additional, usually larger, radial sizes which are roughly following the stock size scale. There are up to 9 meter parts in the B9 Aerospace mod and mods like Tweakscale can scale parts more freely.
Two new official radial sizes were introduced in the DLC Making History: the Medium / 1.875 m and the Huge / 5 m, along with the parts that use them.
