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An '''air intake''' (or simply an “intake”) is a [[part]] which supplies [[intake air]], a resource required by [[jet engine]]s. To do so they must be in their “Open” state and inside an oxygenated [[atmosphere]], such as that of [[Kerbin]] or [[Laythe]].
 
  
== Usage ==
 
Intake air collected varies proportionally with speed and inversely with altitude.  Intakes cause the same amount of drag whether open or closed.<ref name="ForumsDrag104">[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/118234-on-the-particulars-of-drag-in-104/ On the particulars of drag in 1.0.4] - KSP Forums</ref>
 
 
Seaplanes and boats have also been made with unorthodox use specifically of the [[XM-G50_Radial_Air_Intake#Aquanautics|XM-G50 Radial Air Intake]].  With [[1.0.5]], improved hydrodynamics make this unnecessary for building boats or seaplanes.  Intakes can also be used as a sort of nose cone to reduce drag on rockets.<ref name=ForumsDrag104 />
 
 
== List of air intakes ==
 
{{Stats Table Air Intakes}}
 
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/125015-105-intakes-lets-figure-them-out/ 1.05 Intakes - Lets figure them out] - Graph showing intake performance from mach 0 to mach 5.
 
 
== Notes ==
 
 
[[Category:Air intakes| ]]
 

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