RV-1 "Cub" Vernier Engine
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 | Available only with the Making History Expansion installed. |
| RV-1 "Cub" Vernier Engine | ||
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| Liquid fuel engine by Reaction Systems Ltd | ||
| Radial size | Tiny, Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 800.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.180 t |
| Drag | 0.3-0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
| Research |  Precision Propulsion
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| Unlock cost | 3 200
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| Since version | 1.4.1 | |
| Part configuration | LiquidEngineRV-1.cfg | |
| Maximum thrust | (1 atm) | 28.90 kN |
| (vacuum) | 32.00 kN | |
| Isp | (1 atm) | 280 s |
| (vacuum) | 310 s | |
| Fuel consumption | 2.11  /s
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| Thrust vectoring | 22.5 ° | |
| 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 | |
| Packed volume | 170 l | |
Real life equivalent
This engine appears to be based off the APS (Auxiliary Propulsion System) which was used of the S-IVB.
Product description
| “ | Mew! These little vernier engines have a huge deflection, but can only gimbal in one dimension. — Reaction Systems Ltd |
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Changes
- Initial Release
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