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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
− | The '''TR-18A''' adds a stage to the rocket and when activated will jettison anything attached to it. Unlike the [[TR-18D Stack Separator|TR-18D]], the TR-18A remains attached to one side of the rocket - the side facing away from the arrow on the decoupler. | + | The '''TR-18A''' adds a stage to the rocket and when activated will jettison anything attached to it. Unlike the [[TR-18D Stack Separator|TR-18D]], the TR-18A remains attached to one side of the rocket - the side facing away from the arrow on the decoupler. It is primarily used for jettisoning spent stages or drop tanks with a 1.25m node. |
== Product description == | == Product description == |
Revision as of 04:04, 16 March 2017
TR-18A Stack Decoupler | ||
Decoupler by O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises | ||
Cost | (total) | 400.00 |
Mass | (total) | 0.050 t |
Drag | 0.2 | |
Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
Impact Tolerance | 9 m/s | |
Research | Engineering 101 | |
Unlock cost | 1 200 | |
Since version | 0.7.3 | |
Part configuration | decouplerStackTR-18A.cfg | |
Ejection momentum | 250 Ns | |
Testing Environments | ||
On the surface | Yes | |
In the ocean | Yes | |
On the launchpad | Yes | |
In the atmosphere | Yes | |
Sub-orbital | No | |
In an orbit | No | |
On an escape | No | |
Docked | No | |
Test by staging | Yes | |
Manually testable | No |
The TR-18A Stack Decoupler is a Decoupler that allows for staging rockets vertically and in sequence. It is also the only stack decoupler in the demo version of the game.
Usage
The TR-18A adds a stage to the rocket and when activated will jettison anything attached to it. Unlike the TR-18D, the TR-18A remains attached to one side of the rocket - the side facing away from the arrow on the decoupler. It is primarily used for jettisoning spent stages or drop tanks with a 1.25m node.
Product description
“ | The TR-18A Stack Decoupler is equipped with a (hopefully) small explosive charge, that will sever the structural linkage between itself and whatever it's connected to. Painted on its sides are handy arrows indicating which side will detach. | ” |
Changes
- New model and texture
- (undocumented) Stack Decouplers no longer cross-feed fuel by default.
- Decouplers now obey the second law of physics (Acceleration = Force/Mass)
- (unimplemented) Increased the ejection force of Decouplers and Radial Decouplers (too underpowered after the physics fix).
- (undocumented) Decouplers can now cross-feed fuel.
- Stage decouplers can now share fuel across stages.
- Fixed a bug where creating a new stage with a decoupler and then removing it would generate errors.
- Initial Release