Difference between revisions of "Air intake"

Revision as of 17:07, 7 February 2014

An air intake is a part supplying jet engines with air. They can be in a closed or opened position manually or with action groups. Intake air is only generated when they are open but generate more drag. Depending on the height and speed it is possible to close some air intakes and reduce drag. Also when the craft is using only rocket engines all intakes should be closed to reduce drag to the minimum.

List of air intakes

Image	Part	Radial size	Cost ()	Mass (t)	Max. Temp. (K)	Tolerance (m/s)	Tolerance (g)	Intake Air () (Initial/Max)	Intake Area (m2)
	Small Circular Intake	Tiny	250	0.007	1 200	7	50	0.5 / 0.5	0.10
	Circular Intake	Small	680	0.04	1 900	7	50	2.0 / 2.0	0.60
	Adjustable Ramp Intake	Small	2 680	0.06	2 400	7	50	2.0 / 2.0	0.74
	Shock Cone Intake	Small	3 050	0.12	2 400	7	50	2.0 / 2.0	0.75
	Mk1 Diverterless Supersonic Intake [Note 1]	Small	720 (560)	1.17 (0.17)	2 000	10	50	2.0 / 2.0	0.61
	Engine Nacelle[Note 1]	Small	600 (480)	0.90 (0.15)	2 000	10	50	5.0 / 5.0	0.50
	Engine Pre-cooler[Note 1]	Small	1 650 (1 618)	0.35 (0.15)	2 000	10	50	5.0 / 5.0	0.50
	XM-G50 Radial Air Intake	Radial mounted	250	0.02	2 000	10	50	2.0 / 2.0	0.31
	Adjustable Ramp Intake (Radial)	Radial mounted	900	0.01	2 400	7	50	0.5 / 0.5	0.10

The values of masses in the table don't consist the mass of the intake air (5 kg/), as you can see in the SPH/VAB.