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 comparatively low thrust to weight ratio, somewhat offset by its relatively short height, high I_sp and thrust, and wide gimbal range.

The primary intended role of this engine is for larger upper stages of rockets for orbital insertions, transfers, and landings. For interplanetary travel, however, using five LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engines instead of one Poodle may be the better choice, because they have more thrust (about 13%) for the same mass. Their only disadvantage is the much lower gimbal range.

Description

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

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Changes

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)