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'''Intake air''' is a [[resource]] required by [[jet engine]]s. It is provided by [[air intake]]s while in an oxygenated [[atmosphere]]. The amount of air taken in varies proportionally with speed and inversely with altitude. On Kerbin, air becomes too thin for jet operation at roughly 30–40 km, depending on speed and a [[craft]]'s ratio of intakes to engines.
'''Intake air''' is a [[resource]] that fuels [[jet engine]]s. It is provided by [[air intake]]s running in an atmosphere containing oxygen, which is only present on [[Kerbin]] and [[Laythe]]. Stock parts are unable to effectively store air; it will leak out of opened intakes, and closed ones hold too little (0.2 to 1.0 units) to be useful.
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Stock parts are unable to effectively store intake air; it will leak out of opened intakes, and closed intakes hold too little (0.2 to 1.0 units) to be useful.
  
 
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Revision as of 04:01, 25 August 2014

Intake air
Density 5 kg/unit
Transferable Yes
Tweakable No
Drainable No
Flow mode Everywhere
Cost None
Since version 0.18

Intake air is a resource required by jet engines. It is provided by air intakes while in an oxygenated atmosphere. The amount of air taken in varies proportionally with speed and inversely with altitude. On Kerbin, air becomes too thin for jet operation at roughly 30–40 km, depending on speed and a craft's ratio of intakes to engines.

Stock parts are unable to effectively store intake air; it will leak out of opened intakes, and closed intakes hold too little (0.2 to 1.0 units) to be useful.