Difference between revisions of "Runway"
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Prior to the redesign in {{version|0.19}} of the [[launch pad]] the runway was also used to launch large rockets which would otherwise collide with the launch tower on the pad. This is no longer necessary as the tower has been removed and the launchpad can now accommodate rockets of any size. | Prior to the redesign in {{version|0.19}} of the [[launch pad]] the runway was also used to launch large rockets which would otherwise collide with the launch tower on the pad. This is no longer necessary as the tower has been removed and the launchpad can now accommodate rockets of any size. | ||
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| + | [[File:Runway end lights.png|thumb|left|One end light]] | ||
| + | Although there are lights on each side and end they are barely visible, if at all. One way to make targeting the runway easier is to place little dummy crafts at each corner. | ||
[[File:Runway tilt.svg|thumb|Possible explanation why craft start to roll (dimensions exaggerated)]] | [[File:Runway tilt.svg|thumb|Possible explanation why craft start to roll (dimensions exaggerated)]] | ||
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File:SPH Runway and Ravenspear Mk1.png|The runway after a [[Ravenspear Mk1]] took off | File:SPH Runway and Ravenspear Mk1.png|The runway after a [[Ravenspear Mk1]] took off | ||
File:KSCOverhead.png|The runway on the left viewed from south west | File:KSCOverhead.png|The runway on the left viewed from south west | ||
| + | File:Runway lights.png|The layout of the lights | ||
| + | File:Runway side lights.png|One side light | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 5 September 2013
| Runway | ||
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| Coordinates Map [Note 1] |
0° 2′ 26″ S | |
| 74° 41′ 28″ W | ||
| Altitude | ~65.75 m | |
| Since version | 0.15 | |
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The runway is the facility at the Kerbal Space Center that vehicles like planes created in the Space Plane Hangar take off and land on. Introduced in 0.15, the Runway is approximately 1.8 kilometers long going from east to west. Vehicles start out on the west end of the runway, facing east.
Prior to the redesign in version 0.19 of the launch pad the runway was also used to launch large rockets which would otherwise collide with the launch tower on the pad. This is no longer necessary as the tower has been removed and the launchpad can now accommodate rockets of any size.
Although there are lights on each side and end they are barely visible, if at all. One way to make targeting the runway easier is to place little dummy crafts at each corner.
If a wheeled vehicle is parked on the runway but its brakes are not engaged, it may be observed to very slowly roll towards the center. It has been theorized that this occurs because the runway is perfectly flat but the surface of Kerbin is spherical, which causes the runway's ends to be slightly elevated and form an effective slope where the force of gravity deviates from perfectly perpendicular to the tarmac.
Gallery
The runway after a Ravenspear Mk1 took off
The runway on the left viewed from south west
The layout of the lights
One side light
Changes
- New mesh and textures. The sides now are sloped, and allow vehicles to drive on and off of it.
- Initial Release
