Mk-55 "Thud" Liquid Fuel Engine

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The Mark 55 Radial mount engine is used to provide thrust to a rocket and is fueled by FL-T250 Fuel Tanks.

Usage

The Mark 55 is the third Liquid Fuel engine with thrust vector control, that allows efficient control of the rocket when it is most needed - during ascent and orbit correction burns. Despite having the same fuel specific impulse as LV-T30 and LV T-45 Liquid Fuel Engines, the much smaller and lighter mk55 has less thrust (and longer burn time at the same fuel amount). The low thrust makes a single mk55 unsuitable as a main engine on most lower stages, but the low mass allows for more efficient upper stages. More importantly, the ,mk55 is radialy mounted meaning you can position landing struts between them. can extend past it. Because of this, the mk55 is one of the primary choices for lander engines in 0.16.x.

Unike LV-T30 and -45, the mk55 are placeable on Radial Decouplers. The mk55 must be directly connected to a non-empty Fuel Tank, or fed by a fuel line to produce any thrust.

The thrust vectoring on this engine tends to be more useful than on the LV-T45, due to both the radial mounting, and use as a stabilizer.

Description

Template:TBA The Mark 55 is the third Liquid Fuel engine with thrust vector control, that allows efficient control of the rocket when it is most needed - during ascent and orbit correction burns. Despite having the same fuel specific impulse as LV-T30 and LV T-45 Liquid Fuel Engines, the much smaller and lighter mk55 has dramatically less thrust (and longer burn time at the same fuel amount). The low thrust makes the mk55 unsuitable as a main engine on most lower stages, but the low mass allows for more efficient upper stages. More importantly, mk55 is short enough that LT-2 Landing Struts can extend past it. Because of this, the mk55 is the primary choice for lander engines in 0.14.x. as they can be placed in-between

Like LV-T30 and -45, the mk55 are not place-able on Radial De-couplers. Unlike the the LV series the mk55 can be mounted radially allowing for multiple placement around a single fuel tank. The mk55 must be directly connected to a non-empty Fuel Tank, or fed by a fuel line to produce any thrust.

The thrust vectoring on this engine tends to be more useful than on the LV-T45, due to both the radial mounting, and use as a stabilizer.

Changes

see also: Version History

v0.16
  • Part introduced