Heat Shield (3.75m)
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Heat Shield (3.75m) | ||
Heat shield by O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises | ||
Radial size | Extra large | |
Cost | (total) | 1 100.00 |
(dry) | 200.00 | |
Mass | (total) | 2.800 t |
(dry) | 1.000 t | |
Drag | 0.2 | |
Max. Temp. | 3300 K | |
Impact Tolerance | 9 m/s | |
Research | Advanced Landing | |
Unlock cost | 1 800 | |
Since version | 1.0 | |
Part configuration | HeatShield3.cfg | |
Ejection momentum | 100 Ns | |
Ablator | 1800 units | |
Loss at 2000K | 4.23 units/s | |
Testing Environments | ||
On the surface | Yes | |
In the ocean | Yes | |
On the launchpad | Yes | |
In the atmosphere | Yes | |
Sub-orbital | No | |
In an orbit | No | |
On an escape | No | |
Docked | No | |
Test by staging | No | |
Manually testable | Yes | |
Lift generated | 3.375 |
The Heat Shield (3.75m) is a part introduced in version 1.0. It costs 1,100 Funds and contains 1,800 ablator. It weighs 2.8 tons and has a maximum temperature of 3,300 Kelvin. It also has an impact tolerance of 9 m/s. This is the fourth heat shield you receive in the tech tree.
Product description
“ | A large structural heat shield with an integrated fairing — O.M.B. Demolition Enterprises |
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Trivia
- Prior to version 1.3, the Heat Shield (3.75m) used to cost nothing when emptied of ablator due to a coincidence with part cost and the resource cost of ablator. In 1.3, the part cost was increased by 200 Funds, therefore making the part cost 200 Funds dry.
Changes
- Increased cost from 900 to 1100
- Moved from Aero to Thermal
- Added ModuleLiftingSurface
- Max temperature increased from 3000 to 3300
- Initial release