Runway/ja

	Runway; KSC building
レベル 1	レベル 2
所在地	カービン (Kerbin)
	Kerbal Space Center
座標; Map	0° 2′ 26″ S
	74° 41′ 28″ W
高度	68 m
バージョンから	0.15
	↑ West end's location ;

Runway(滑走路)はKerbal Space Centerの北に位置する、Space Plane Hangar内で組み立てた機体の離陸を行う施設である。バージョン 0.15から設置されており、東西に約1.8kmの全長を持つ。発進はRunwayの西端から東へ向って行う。

用途

Despite in-game text about not being cleared to be on the Runway, there is no traffic to worry about. In addition to aircraft, it is frequently more convenient to start ground vehicles from the Runway than from the Launch pad.

Possible explanation why craft start to roll (dimensions exaggerated)

If a wheeled vehicle is parked but its brakes are not engaged, it may be observed to very slowly roll east or west towards the halfway mark. It has been theorized that this occurs because the Runway is perfectly flat but the surface of Kerbin is spherical; this causes its ends to be slightly elevated, resulting in a slope where the force of gravity deviates from perfectly perpendicular to the tarmac.

離陸

現実と同様、離陸は着陸ほど複雑ではない。まずブレーキを掛けてからジェットエンジンを始動し、推力が最大近くに上昇するまで待機する。ロケットエンジンの場合はすぐに推力が上がるので待つ必要は無い。速度は揚力獲得の助けになるが、離陸の成否は機体の空力特性に懸かっている。

着陸

滑走路末端灯

着陸は操作技能が許す限りどこでも行うことができる。着陸できればRecoveryボタンで機体の回収や緑をKSCに帰還させることも出来る。しかしプレイヤーには「本物志向」でRunwayへの着陸にこだわるものも多い。

KSC's lighter colored ground is visible in Map View, but is otherwise unmarked. Targeting can be aided by placing flags or dummy crafts at each corner of the Runway just off its grassy slopes; icons for them appear in Map View and targeting beacons display in Camera View automatically when close enough (anything left on any part of the Runway must be cleared before launching a new vehicle).

In daylight, landing involves sighting the tarmac and lining up on an east-west approach. At night, the Runway is illuminated and sighting is made of the lights parallel to it.