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[[File:ksp heat sheild.jpg|thumbnail|left|the heat shield from several angles]]
 
Unlike other [[heat shield]]s, the '''Heat Shield (10m)''' uses a large inflated surface instead of [[ablator]] to slow down the space craft to which it is attached, while passing through an [[atmosphere]].
 
  
When inflated, the shield has a diameter of 10m, but is 2.5m in diameter in its uninflated state.
 
 
Once deployed, ''it can not be deflated''.
 
 
== Product description ==
 
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|Based on the design of a child's toy, this heat shield uses a set of inflatable rings covered with a thermal blanket to provide a generous 10 meter heat shield for reentry and deceleration, and the aerodynamic qualities of an untethered bouncy castle.
 
|O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises}}
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
* A smaller scale inflatable heat shield was successfully tested by NASA in 2009.[http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/irve.html#.Vxt04DB97IU] 
 
* It appears to be able to float on Kerbin's water without flipping.
 
 
== Changes ==
 
;[[1.2]]
 
* Moved from Aero to Thermal
 
* Added ModuleLiftingSurface
 
;[[1.1]]
 
* Initial release
 

Revision as of 18:06, 17 March 2017