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The '''O-10 "Puff" MonoPropellant Fuel Engine''' is the first stock [[reaction engine]] which uses [[monopropellant]] but is throttleable like [[liquid fuel engine]]s.
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The '''O-10 "Puff" MonoPropellant Fuel Engine''' is the only [[monopropellant]] [[reaction engine]] with throttle control.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
The engine is [[throttle]]able and doesn't react to commands for the normal [[RCS]]. It shows a monopropellant fuel meter beside the staging icon.
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The engine has [[throttle]] control and does not react to commands for the normal [[RCS]]. It shows a monopropellant fuel meter beside the staging icon.
  
The [[specific impulse]] is identical to the [[LV-1R Liquid Fuel Engine]] which can be placed radially too. Because monopropellant does not require plumbing to transfer the fuel from the tank to the engines, it is possible to place that engine on any part.
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The [[specific impulse]] is identical to the [[LV-1R Liquid Fuel Engine]], which can also be placed radially. Because monopropellant does not require plumbing to transfer the fuel from the tank to the engines, it is possible to place that engine on any part.
  
Because this part doesn't work like RCS the infinite fuel option needs to be activated in the [[Debug Toolbar]] to have infinite fuel.
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Because this part does not work like the regular RCS thrusters, Infinite Fuel, as opposed to Infinite RCS, needs to be activated in the [[Debug Toolbar]] to have infinite fuel.
  
Despite the listed mass, the part has the "PhysicsSignificance = 1" flag, and is therefore massless and dragless.
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Despite the listed mass, the part has the "PhysicsSignificance = 1" flag, and is therefore [[Physicsless part|massless and dragless]].
  
 
== Product description ==
 
== Product description ==

Revision as of 17:37, 7 December 2015

O-10 "Puff" MonoPropellant Fuel Engine
Part image
Monopropellant engine by
Reaction Systems Ltd

Radial size Radial mounted
Cost (total) 150.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.09 t [N 1]
Drag 0.2 [N 1]
Max. Temp. 2000 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 7 m/s
Research Precision propulsion.png Precision Propulsion
Unlock cost 2 500 Funds
Since version 0.24
Part configuration omsEngine.cfg
Monopropellant engine
Maximum thrust (1 atm) 9.60 kN
(vacuum) 20.00 kN
Isp (1 atm) 120 s
(vacuum) 250 s
Fuel consumption 2.04 Units of fuel/s


Thrust vectoring 6 °

  1. 1.0 1.1 The mass and drag are from the part config, but the game handles it as physicsless.

The O-10 "Puff" MonoPropellant Fuel Engine is the only monopropellant reaction engine with throttle control.

Usage

The engine has throttle control and does not react to commands for the normal RCS. It shows a monopropellant fuel meter beside the staging icon.

The specific impulse is identical to the LV-1R Liquid Fuel Engine, which can also be placed radially. Because monopropellant does not require plumbing to transfer the fuel from the tank to the engines, it is possible to place that engine on any part.

Because this part does not work like the regular RCS thrusters, Infinite Fuel, as opposed to Infinite RCS, needs to be activated in the Debug Toolbar to have infinite fuel.

Despite the listed mass, the part has the "PhysicsSignificance = 1" flag, and is therefore massless and dragless.

Product description

When The O-10 Engine was first unveiled, it was regarded as one of those ideas that someone should have thought of a long time ago. This made most employees at Reaction Systems Ltd feel quite awkward, as they were particularly proud of having delivered this project on schedule for once. This Engine responds to main throttle controls, but it consumes MonoPropellant instead of a Fuel+Oxidizer mix.

Trivia

  • The part configuration is in a directory named OMSEngine which might be a reference to the Space Shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System which used a hypergolic fuel to perform orbital maneuvers. The term “OMS engines” has also been used to refer to it in at least the version 0.25 changelog.

Changes

0.24.1
  • Rescaled size
0.24
  • Initial release

References