LV-TX87 "Bobcat" Liquid Fuel Engine

LV-TX87 "Bobcat" Liquid Fuel Engine
Liquid fuel engine by Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co
Radial size		Medium, Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	2 000.00
Mass	(total)	2.000 t
Drag		0.3-0.2
Max. Temp.		2000 K
Impact Tolerance		12 m/s
Research		Heavy Rocketry
Unlock cost		8 000
Since version		1.4.1
Part configuration		LiquidEngineLV-TX87.cfg
Maximum thrust	(1 atm)	374.19 kN
	(vacuum)	400.00 kN
Isp	(1 atm)	290 s
	(vacuum)	310 s
Fuel consumption		26.32 /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

Usage

When compared to the Swivel Engine, this engine is better. It has higher thrust, higher specific impulse at sea level, and more thrust vectoring. However it is slightly heavier and more expensive, but it is still a good engine nonetheless. Given the characteristics of this engine, it is best used as a lower stage launch engine, like what it is modeled after, the LR-87 engine

Product description

“

Meow! One of these engines gives more than enough thrust to jump as high as the sky, so we gave you two. — Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co

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Variants

As of version 1.4.1 this engine has two models that can be switched in the editor.

The different variants of the engine

Trivia

Real-world comparison

The LV-TX87 was inspired by the American LR-87 engine.

Changes

1.6

• Moved tech from Heavier Rocketry to Heavy Rocketry
• Increased unlock cost from 6000 to 8000
• Increased crash tolerance from 6 to 12
• Increased EC generation from 3 to 8

1.4.5

• Added ModuleTestSubject

1.4.1

• Initial Release