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| − | The Mastodon has the second-highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any liquid fuel engine in the game, trailing only the [[LFB_KR-1x2_"Twin-Boar"_Liquid_Fuel_Engine|"Twin-Boar"]]. | + | The Mastodon has the second-highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any liquid fuel engine in the game, trailing only the [[LFB_KR-1x2_"Twin-Boar"_Liquid_Fuel_Engine|"Twin-Boar"]], which has the highest after subtracting away the integrated fuel tank. Because it can be independently mounted, clusters of this engine are an ideal way to lift extremely heavy payloads. |
== Product description == | == Product description == | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 24 July 2019
 | Available only with the Making History Expansion installed. |
| Kerbodyne KE-1 "Mastodon" Liquid Fuel Engine | ||
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| Liquid fuel engine by Kerbodyne | ||
| Radial size | Small, Medium, Large, Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 8 000.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 5.000 t |
| Drag | 0.3-0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 15 m/s | |
| Research |  Very Heavy Rocketry
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| Unlock cost | 32 000
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| Since version | 1.4.1 | |
| Part configuration | LiquidEngineKE-1.cfg | |
| Maximum thrust | (1 atm) | 1 283.61 kN |
| (vacuum) | 1 350.00 kN | |
| Isp | (1 atm) | 290 s |
| (vacuum) | 305 s | |
| Fuel consumption | 90.27  /s
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| Thrust vectoring | 5 ° | |
| Electricity generated | 8.0 ⚡/s | |
| Testing Environments | ||
| On the surface | Yes | |
| In the ocean | Yes | |
| On the launchpad | Yes | |
| In the atmosphere | Yes | |
| Sub-orbital | Yes | |
| In an orbit | Yes | |
| On an escape | Yes | |
| Docked | No | |
| Test by staging | Yes | |
| Manually testable | Yes | |
Usage
The Mastodon has the second-highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any liquid fuel engine in the game, trailing only the "Twin-Boar", which has the highest after subtracting away the integrated fuel tank. Because it can be independently mounted, clusters of this engine are an ideal way to lift extremely heavy payloads.
Product description
| “ | Considered to be the behemoth of rocket technology, this propulsion system is the pinnacle of power. — Kerbodyne |
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Variants
As of version 1.4.1 this engine has three models that can be switched in the editor.
The different variants of the engine
Trivia
Real-world comparison
The engine was inspired by the American F-1 engine.
Changes
- Decreased unlock cost from 135000 to 32000
- Decreased cost from 22000 to 8000
- Increased crash tolerance from 6 to 15
- Increased EC generation from 3 to 8
- Improved Isp
- Added ModuleTestSubject
- Initial Release
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