RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine

RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine
Liquid fuel engine by Rockomax Conglomerate
Radial size		Large
Cost	(total)	1 300.00
Mass	(total)	1.750 t
Drag		0.2
Max. Temp.		2000 K
Impact Tolerance		7 m/s
Research		Heavy Rocketry
Unlock cost		4 200
Since version		0.16
Part configuration		liquidEnginePoodle_v2.cfg
Maximum thrust	(1 atm)	64.29 kN
	(vacuum)	250.00 kN
Isp	(1 atm)	90 s
	(vacuum)	350 s
Fuel consumption		14.57 /s
Thrust vectoring		5 °
Electricity generated		8.0 ⚡/s
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		None

The Rockomax "Poodle" Liquid Engine, formerly designated LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engine (Large), is a size 2 (2.5 meter diameter) liquid fuel engine. It has a moderate thrust to weight ratio, offset by its relatively short height, high specific impulse and thrust, and wide gimbal range.

It performs very poorly in atmospheric conditions but it excels at vacuum operation. The intended role of this engine is as a power plant for large-diameter, upper stages of rockets for orbital insertions, transfers, and landings. In the past, it had been outperformed by LV-T30 Liquid Fuel Engines and clusters of LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engines, though this is no longer the case. The Poodle will not get you into orbit on its own, and once you are there it won't break any speed records, but it will get you from place to place in the cosmos while sipping fuel like a fine gentleman.

Product description

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A more reasonable engine for rough economic times, the Poodle engine doubles as a BBQ when at low power.

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Changes

1.0.3

• Specific impulse at sea level increased from 85 to 90.

0.24

• cost increased (600 → 1600), mass reduced (2.5 → 2)

0.18

• Retextured

0.17

• (Part rebalancing) Mass reduced from 4 to 2.5, thrust increased from 135 to 220.

0.16

• Initial release (with LV-909 title and description)