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The '''Mk1 Fuselage - Jet Fuel''' is a 1.25 meter “Size 1” fuselage. Like all fuselages, it contains only [[liquid fuel]] (a.k.a. jet fuel, or kerosene). It is not to be confused with the [[Structural Fuselage]] which cannot hold fuel.  
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The '''Mk1 Fuselage - Jet Fuel''' is a 1.25 meter “Size 1” fuselage containing only [[liquid fuel]] (a.k.a. jet fuel, or kerosene). Like all fuselages, it cannot carry [[oxidizer]]. It is not to be confused with the [[Structural Fuselage]] which cannot hold fuel or oxidizer.
  
It is the only fuselage with a circular cross section and as such mates cleanly with Size 1 fuel tanks such as the FL-T series rocket fuel tanks; but unlike them, it cannot hold [[oxidizer]].
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It is the only fuselage with a circular cross section and, as such, mates cleanly with Size 1 fuel tanks such as the FL-T series rocket fuel tanks.
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==

Revision as of 11:56, 9 July 2014

Mk1 Liquid Fuel Fuselage
Part image
Liquid fuel tank by
C7 Aerospace Division

Radial size Small, Radial mounted
Cost (total) 550.00 Funds
(dry) 230.00 Funds
Mass (total) 2.25 t
(dry) 0.25 t
Drag 0.3-0.2
Max. Temp. 2000 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 10 m/s
Research Aviation.png Aviation
Unlock cost 2 600 Funds
Since version 0.15
Part configuration mk1Fuselage.cfg
Liquid fuel 400 Units of fuel

The Mk1 Fuselage - Jet Fuel is a 1.25 meter “Size 1” fuselage containing only liquid fuel (a.k.a. jet fuel, or kerosene). Like all fuselages, it cannot carry oxidizer. It is not to be confused with the Structural Fuselage which cannot hold fuel or oxidizer.

It is the only fuselage with a circular cross section and, as such, mates cleanly with Size 1 fuel tanks such as the FL-T series rocket fuel tanks.

Description

A standard fuselage that carries fuel for spaceplanes. This one is chock-full of jet fuel. Not as resistant as it's counterparts, but jet fuel is more efficient than the other fuels, without mentioning lighter.

C7 Aerospace Division

Comparisons

This is the least-efficient by weight of all the fuselages: its mass ratio is only 3.14, with all the others (as of version 0.20.2) have a ratio of 5. However, its impact tolerance of 20m/s is 3⅓ times greater than the 6m/s typical of rocket and RCS fuel tanks.

With the introduction of tweakables in version 0.23, the oxidizer can be removed from rocket fuel tanks giving an even better fuel-to-weight ratio, but landings could subject craft to impact sufficient to break them which the Mk1 fuselage would survive.

Changes

0.15
  • Dry mass increased from 0.3 to 0.35, fuel system changes reduced full mass from 1.2 to 1.1.
0.15
  • Initial release