RV-105 RCS Thruster Block
| RV-105 RCS Thruster Block | ||
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| Reaction Control System by STEADLER Engineering Corps | ||
| Radial size | Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 45.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.040 t [1] |
| Drag | 0.1 [1] | |
| Max. Temp. | 1500 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 15 m/s | |
| Research |  Advanced Flight Control
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| Unlock cost | 1 200
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| Since version | 0.11 | |
| Part configuration | rcsBlockRV-105.cfg | |
| Maximum thrust | (1 atm) | 0.42 kN |
| (vacuum) | 1.00 kN | |
| Isp | (1 atm) | 100 s |
| (vacuum) | 240 s | |
| Fuel consumption | 0.11  /s
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| Thrust vectoring | No | |
| Packed volume | 40 l | |
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The RV-105 RCS Thruster Block is a part with four RCS thrusters used for spaceship rotation and translation movement and is fuelled by monopropellant.
Usage
This RCS thruster allows thrusting in any direction sideways to it. Placing four thrusters of this kind is sufficient to rotate and translate the craft in all directions, but then are only good for one them. In this layout the translation force along the roll axis is twice as high as the two other axes usually.
Description
| “ | The recent discovery of a third law of physics made it possible for STEADLER Corps engineers to produce these small monopropellant thrusters, to help with attitude control and linear motion. Even though many Kerbal physicists still dispute the validity of this new law, studies show that the thrusters seem to work as advertised. — STEADLER Engineering Corps |
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The third law of physics referenced in the quote is likely a reference to third law of motion, which says that every force generates an equal counter-force. That's exactly how monopropellant thrusters or rather any kind of reaction engines work: When expelling propellant with a specific force, an equal force pushes the spacecraft in the opposite direction.
Changes
- Nominal performance increased, bug providing vastly superior linear performance removed.
- Retextured, given Isp values and actual mass.
- Initial Release
