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| − | The '''RT-10 Solid Fuel Booster''' is a rocket engine used to provide thrust to a rocket. | + | The '''RT-10 Solid Fuel Booster''' (also known as an SRB) is a rocket engine used to provide thrust to a rocket. |
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The boosters can be mounted with the [[TT-38K Radial Decoupler]]s, but cannot be stacked like their [[Liquid Fuel]] counterparts. It should be noted that more boosters doesn't reduce the need for [[Liquid Fuel]], as one must also take into account thrust to weight ratios. | The boosters can be mounted with the [[TT-38K Radial Decoupler]]s, but cannot be stacked like their [[Liquid Fuel]] counterparts. It should be noted that more boosters doesn't reduce the need for [[Liquid Fuel]], as one must also take into account thrust to weight ratios. | ||
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| + | RT-10 Solid Fuel Boosters are prone to overheating, especially when large numbers are clustered together. The main ways to overcome this are by using custom staging to stagger the firing, and attaching additional parts that are not SRBs (typically struts and/or winglets) to act as heat sinks. | ||
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Revision as of 07:37, 11 May 2012
The RT-10 Solid Fuel Booster (also known as an SRB) is a rocket engine used to provide thrust to a rocket.
Usage
RT-10's are one-time-use rocket boosters often used to help get the massive bulk of a large multi-stage rocket off the ground. They burn at a constant thrust until they run out of fuel and then cease to work. It is usually a good idea to jettison spent fuel boosters as they are quite heavy even when empty. They provide slightly more thrust than their Liquid Fuel counterparts but lack a controllable throttle or the ability to extend the duration of the burn.
The boosters can be mounted with the TT-38K Radial Decouplers, but cannot be stacked like their Liquid Fuel counterparts. It should be noted that more boosters doesn't reduce the need for Liquid Fuel, as one must also take into account thrust to weight ratios.
RT-10 Solid Fuel Boosters are prone to overheating, especially when large numbers are clustered together. The main ways to overcome this are by using custom staging to stagger the firing, and attaching additional parts that are not SRBs (typically struts and/or winglets) to act as heat sinks.
Description
| “ | While considered by some to be little more than "a trash bin full o' boom", The RT-10 is used in many space programs, whenever the need to save cash is greater than the need to keep astronauts alive. Use with caution, though. Once lit, solid fuel motors cannot be put out until the fuel runs out. — Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spaceship Parts Co. |
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Changes
see also: Version History
- v0.8
- New texture for the Solid Rocket Booster
- v0.7.3
- Initial Release
