FL-T200 Fuel Tank
The FL-T200 Fuel Tank provides fuel to liquid fuel engines, like the LV-909, attached beneath it.
Usage
The FL-T200 Fuel Tank is a Liquid Fuel tank available only in the paid version. Like the FL-T400, it can power the LV-series Liquid Fuel Engines. It provides thrust for a short duration that may be extended by stacking multiple fuel tanks on top of each other. It can be attached to radial decouplers and the sides of other fuel tanks.
With a fuel reserve of 200 liters, one tank can power a single LV-909 engine for up to 196.2 seconds at full thrust.
Unlike the RT-10 Solid Fuel Booster, the amount of thrust can be dictated by the user, with varying severity in and out of the atmosphere of Kerbin. One can use full thrust, with a higher chance of overheat during atmospheric burning, and optimal thrust during low Mün orbit, and minimal thrust for course corrections during high Mün orbit.
Unlike the FL-T400, the FL-T200 is best used for Mün lander/return stages, and low energy orbital maneuvers. While it no longer offers inferior performance, the simplicity and reduced wobble risk from using fewer larger tanks is quite helpful.
Description
| “ | The T200 tank had some difficulty being accepted in the spacecraft engineering world, because most rocket builders had trouble overcoming their urges to squee at the "cute little fuel tank". This initial reaction was only put aside when the amount of fiery explosions in assembly areas became so high, strict guidelines were put in place to prohibit "teasing the fuel containers". The T250 Tank now is widely used in several space programs, especially in conjunction with the LV-909 engine. — Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spaceship Parts Co. |
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Changes
- (part rebalancing) Name changed from FL-T250 to FL-T200, fuel capacity reduced from 250 to 200, full mass reduced from 1.25 to 1.125, empty mass reduced from 0.2 to 0.125
- (Undocumented) Part can now be right clicked on to show fuel units remaining and enable/disable fuel flow
- Initial release
