LV-1R "Spider" Liquid Fuel Engine

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LV-1R "Spider" Liquid Fuel Engine
Part image
Liquid fuel engine by
Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co

Radial size Radial mounted
Cost (total) 120.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.020 t
Drag 0.2
Max. Temp. 2000 K
Impact Tolerance 7 m/s
Research Precision propulsion.png Precision Propulsion
Unlock cost 1 750 Funds
Since version 0.21
Part configuration liquidEngineLV-1R.cfg
Liquid fuel engine
Maximum thrust (1 atm) 1.79 kN
(vacuum) 2.00 kN
Isp (1 atm) 260 s
(vacuum) 290 s
Fuel consumption 0.14 Units of fuel/s
Thrust vectoring 10 °
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

The LV-1R Liquid Fuel Engine is the radial version of the LV-1 Liquid Fuel Engine. Just like its stack-mounted counterpart, it has paired with the LV-1 the lowest in-game thrust for a liquid fueled engine. Only the PB-ION Electric Propulsion System has a lower thrust. It also has a low specific impulse and moderate thrust-to-weight ratio. The radial configuration allows for a greater variety of mounting points. Unlike the LV-1, this has a proper fuel gauge.

Description

Adapted to appease engineers who were outraged at the puniness of the LV-1, the radial mounted LV-1R offers an appealing solution: "Just add more". Point away from face.

Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spaceship Parts Co.

Changes

0.23.5
  • Thrust increased from 1.5 to 4 kN.
0.21
  • Initial release