LV-T91 "Cheetah" Liquid Fuel Engine

LV-T91 "Cheetah" Liquid Fuel Engine
Liquid fuel engine by Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co
Radial size		Medium, Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	850.00
Mass	(total)	1.000 t
Drag		0.3-0.2
Max. Temp.		2000 K
Impact Tolerance		7 m/s
Research		Heavier Rocketry
Unlock cost		3 400
Since version		1.4.1
Part configuration		LiquidEngineLV-T91.cfg
Maximum thrust	(1 atm)	52.82 kN
	(vacuum)	125.00 kN
Isp	(1 atm)	150 s
	(vacuum)	355 s
Fuel consumption		7.18 /s
Thrust vectoring		4 °
Electricity generated		5.0 ⚡/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

Styled as an upper stage for carrier rockets based on the w: Titan II, the LV-T91 "Cheetah" Liquid Fuel Engine is nonetheless a general purpose upper/orbital transfer stage.

Usage

As a size 1.5 / 1.875 m diameter part, the LV-T91 fits neatly between the LV-909 and Poodle. It similarly fits between them in terms of mass, specific impulse, and thrust to weight. This gives a narrow optimal usage window, although it remains a decent engine outside of it.

Product description

“

This engine will get you moving fast. Eventually.… Great for those long distance trips in space despite its namesake. Marketing, you know? — Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co

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Variants

As of version 1.4.1 this engine has two models that can be switched in the editor.

The different variants of the engine

Trivia

Real-world comparison

The LV-T91 was inspired by the American LR91 engine.

Changes

1.4.5

• Added ModuleTestSubject

1.4.1

• Initial Release