Heat Shield (10m)
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| Heat Shield (10m) | ||
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| Heat shield by O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises | ||
| Radial size | Large | |
| Cost | (total) | 2 400.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 1.500 t |
| Drag | 0.1 | |
| Max. Temp. | 3500 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 9 m/s | |
| Research |  Heavy Landing
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| Unlock cost | 6 400
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| Since version | 1.1 | |
| Part configuration | HeatShield.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 | No | |
| In an orbit | No | |
| On an escape | No | |
| Docked | No | |
| Test by staging | No | |
| Manually testable | Yes | |
The Heat Shield (10m) was introduced in version 1.1. Unlike other heat shields, the 10m heat shield uses a large inflated surface instead of ablator to slow down the space craft to which it is attached.
When inflated, the shield has a diameter of 10m, but is 2.5m in diameter in it's uninflated state.
It costs 2400 Funds and weighs 1.5 tons. has a maximum temperature of 3,500 Kelvin. It also has an impact tolerance of 9 m/s.
Product description
| “ | Based on the design of a child's toy, this heat shield uses a set of inflable rings covered with a thermal blanket to provide a generous 10 meter heat shield for reentry and deceleration, and the aerodynamic qualities of an untethered bouncy castle. | ” |
Trivia
- A smaller scale inflatable heat shield was successfully tested by NASA in 2009.[1]
Changes
- Initial release
