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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
The TD-12 adds a stage to the rocket and when activated will jettison with anything attached below it. Unlike the TS-12 Stack Separator, the TD-18 remains affixed 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 attached with a 1.25m node. | The TD-12 adds a stage to the rocket and when activated will jettison with anything attached below it. Unlike the TS-12 Stack Separator, the TD-18 remains affixed 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 attached with a 1.25m node. | ||
| − | + | [[File:TD-12_stack_decoupler_arrow.png|thumb|x300px|The arrow (in the red box) indicates where the decoupler will detach, effectively, everything below the yellow line will detach and fall away.]] | |
== Product description == | == Product description == | ||
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Revision as of 03:13, 25 January 2020
| TD-12 Decoupler | ||
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| Decoupler by O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises | ||
| Radial size | Small | |
| Cost | (total) | 200.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.040 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 6 m/s | |
| Research |  Engineering 101
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| Unlock cost | 1 600
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| Since version | 1.4 | |
| Part configuration | Decoupler_1.cfg | |
| Ejection momentum | 100 Ns | |
| 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 | No | |
| Packed volume | 260 l | |
The TD-12 Decoupler is a decoupler that allows for staging rockets vertically and in sequence. This part replaced the older TR-18A Stack Decoupler, but works essentially the same and has a shorter visual profile.
Usage
The TD-12 adds a stage to the rocket and when activated will jettison with anything attached below it. Unlike the TS-12 Stack Separator, the TD-18 remains affixed 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 attached with a 1.25m node.
Product description
| “ | The TD-12 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 — O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises |
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Related Parts
- TR-18A Stack Decoupler - Replaced with TD-12 in update 1.4
Changes
- Initial release
