Kerbodyne KR-2L+ "Rhino" Liquid Fuel Engine

Kerbodyne KR-2L+ "Rhino" Liquid Fuel Engine
Liquid fuel engine by Kerbodyne
Radial size		Extra large
Cost	(total)	25 000.00
Mass	(total)	9.000 t
Drag		0.2
Max. Temp.		2000 K
Impact Tolerance		7 m/s
Research		Very Heavy Rocketry
Unlock cost		68 000
Since version		0.23.5
Part configuration		part.cfg
Maximum thrust	(1 atm)	1 205.88 kN
	(vacuum)	2 000.00 kN
Isp	(1 atm)	205 s
	(vacuum)	340 s
Fuel consumption		119.97 /s
Thrust vectoring		4 °
Electricity generated		12.0 ⚡/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

The Kerbodyne KR-2L Advanced Engine is an extra large liquid fuel engine which has a high specific impulse compared to the thrust. While the specific impulse is the same of the Rockomax "Mainsail" Liquid Engine in atmosphere, the I^sp in vacuum is higher than most of the engines, including the Mainsail and Rockomax "Skipper" Liquid Engine. Only the LV-N Atomic Rocket Motor, Toroidal Aerospike Rocket, LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engine and Rockomax "Poodle" Liquid Engine are more efficient, but only have 10% (at most) of this engine's thrust.

This, and the fact that it allows attaching parts on both sides of the engine, make it a very useful engine for upper stages. Especially because the S3 KS-25x4 Engine Cluster is the only other extra large engine in 0.24 but doesn't allow attaching parts below the engine. It has the second highest thrust of all engines available.^[outdated]

Product description

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This engine is Kerbodyne's first attempt at a super heavy lifting engine. Later models have been designed with multiple nozzles to prevent a single point of failure and reduce manufacturing costs.

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Changes

0.24

• Cost increased from 2850 to 20850 (and made meaningful)

0.23.5

• Initial release