Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk7
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| Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk7 | ||
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| Nose cone by Goliath National Products | ||
| Radial size | Large | |
| Cost | (total) | 450.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.200 t |
| Drag | 0.1 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2400 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 10 m/s | |
| Research |  Advanced Construction
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| Unlock cost | 6 500
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| Since version | 0.18 | |
| Part configuration | protectiveRocketNoseMk7_v3.cfg | |
| Packed volume | None | |
The Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk7 is a size 2 cap that fits in the front of a rocket.
Usage
This nose cone can be used to minimise the drag of a 2.5m stack when facing directly prograde, potentially making rockets more stable and improving fuel efficiency.
Product description
| “ | A large nose cone for covering up exposed areas of big rockets. — Goliath National Products |
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Variants
As of version 1.6 this nose cone has three textures that can be switched in the editor.
The different variants of the nose cone
Texture prior to 1.6
Trivia
- Historically, before the major aerodynamics change in 1.0, this part was primarily of aesthetic value (although the reduced drag coefficient for nose cones in 0.22 did make it possible for them to provide some improved stability, at the cost of increased total drag). After 1.0, the drag model has made them useful or even essential.
Changes
- New model/texture for orange variant
- New model and texture
- Added 3 variants
- Improves stability of craft while in atmosphere
- Initial Release
