https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&feed=atom&action=historyTutorial: Spaceplane basics - Revision history2024-03-29T14:59:47ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100619&oldid=prevEekee: /* Engines */ Altitude note: found stats from my test; updated.2021-04-14T01:04:47Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Engines: </span> Altitude note: found stats from my test; updated.</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Some high-efficiency [[rocket engine]]s<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, especially LV-N, </del>lose most of their power and efficiency in low atmosphere. However, it's not a matter of "atmosphere or not", just a matter of air pressure which decreases with altitude. LV-N exceeds <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">60</del>% of its full power at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">10km </del>altitude on Kerbin.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Note: </ins>Some high-efficiency [[rocket engine]]s lose most of their power and efficiency in low atmosphere<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. LV-N has less than 25% of its full power at Kerbin sea level</ins>. However, it's not a matter of "atmosphere or not", just a matter of air pressure which decreases <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rapidly </ins>with altitude. LV-N exceeds <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">75</ins>% of its full power at <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">just 7700m </ins>altitude on Kerbin.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100613&oldid=prevEekee: /* Engines */ Dart: re-word2021-04-11T18:16:19Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Engines: </span> Dart: re-word</span></p>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100611&oldid=prevEekee: /* Engines */ There's really two main articles for this.2021-04-11T17:54:29Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Engines: </span> There's really two main articles for this.</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While it's true that jet engines don't work in space, they offer one large advantage over rocket engines while inside the atmosphere: fuel efficiency. One [[FL-T100 Fuel Tank|FL-T100]] tank can't power any rocket into space, yet a [[Shock Cone Intake]], a [[Mk1 Inline Cockpit]], a half-filled FL-T100 and a [[J-X4 "Whiplash" Turbo Ramjet Engine]] aimed in the general direction of "up" will let you laugh your way past the 70km mark at nearly 1200m/s. The Whiplash's ridiculous fuel efficiency allows a spaceplane to climb high into the atmosphere and gain a lot of speed while barely using any fuel at all.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While it's true that jet engines don't work in space, they offer one large advantage over rocket engines while inside the atmosphere: fuel efficiency. One [[FL-T100 Fuel Tank|FL-T100]] tank can't power any rocket into space, yet a [[Shock Cone Intake]], a [[Mk1 Inline Cockpit]], a half-filled FL-T100 and a [[J-X4 "Whiplash" Turbo Ramjet Engine]] aimed in the general direction of "up" will let you laugh your way past the 70km mark at nearly 1200m/s. The Whiplash's ridiculous fuel efficiency allows a spaceplane to climb high into the atmosphere and gain a lot of speed while barely using any fuel at all.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100610&oldid=prevEekee: /* Engines */ Mention "Dart"2021-04-11T17:52:40Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Engines: </span> Mention "Dart"</span></p>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100609&oldid=prevEekee: /* Engines */ Add note on rockets in low atmosphere2021-04-11T17:35:58Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Engines: </span> Add note on rockets in low atmosphere</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[LV-N "Nerv" Atomic Rocket Motor|LV-N "Nerv"]] nuclear thermal rockets are commonly used on SSTOs for the rocket stage if Rapiers are not used. These have an ISP of 800 in a vacuum which is significantly better than all other rocket motors except the very weak [[IX-6315 "Dawn" Electric Propulsion System|IX-6315 ion rocket]]. LV-N engines also have the advantage of using the same liquid for propellant that jet engines use for fuel. This makes design easier, eliminating all concern for balancing jet fuel against rocket fuel. However, they are extremely heavy for their power, weighing as much as a conventional rocket nearly 11 times more powerful. This is all right if their high efficiency saves enough fuel, but that may not be the case in small spaceplanes with limited fuel capacity.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[LV-N "Nerv" Atomic Rocket Motor|LV-N "Nerv"]] nuclear thermal rockets are commonly used on SSTOs for the rocket stage if Rapiers are not used. These have an ISP of 800 in a vacuum which is significantly better than all other rocket motors except the very weak [[IX-6315 "Dawn" Electric Propulsion System|IX-6315 ion rocket]]. LV-N engines also have the advantage of using the same liquid for propellant that jet engines use for fuel. This makes design easier, eliminating all concern for balancing jet fuel against rocket fuel. However, they are extremely heavy for their power, weighing as much as a conventional rocket nearly 11 times more powerful. This is all right if their high efficiency saves enough fuel, but that may not be the case in small spaceplanes with limited fuel capacity.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100608&oldid=prevEekee: /* Engines */ Nerv: Additional comments2021-04-11T17:05:19Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Engines: </span> Nerv: Additional comments</span></p>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=100595&oldid=prevEekee: /* Landing speed */ 1-word grammar fix2021-04-09T21:26:28Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Landing speed: </span> 1-word grammar fix</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Landing speed (minimum speed for level flight) can be reduced by adding components to increase maneuverability, by using larger wings, by increasing wing angle of attack on the fuselage (3-5 degrees is the recommended range for a spaceplane to achieve the best lift-to-drag ratio [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/124380-wing-lift-amp-wing-lift-to-drag-ratio-charts/ [source]]), and by decreasing the weight of the aircraft. When landing, you can achieve the highest lift for a given speed by raising the total angle of attack of your wings to 30 degrees (although this induces a great deal of drag). Be aware that while this angle will provide the lowest possible landing speed for your spaceplane, it will create problems if your center of gravity is too far ahead of your rear landing gears (causing a high-speed nose collision on touchdown) or if your rear landing gears are too far ahead of your engines, causing them to strike the runway first.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Landing speed (minimum speed for level flight) can be reduced by adding components to increase maneuverability, by using larger wings, by increasing wing angle of attack on the fuselage (3-5 degrees is the recommended range for a spaceplane to achieve the best lift-to-drag ratio [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/124380-wing-lift-amp-wing-lift-to-drag-ratio-charts/ [source]]), and by decreasing the weight of the aircraft. When landing, you can achieve the highest lift for a given speed by raising the total angle of attack of your wings to 30 degrees (although this induces a great deal of drag). Be aware that while this angle will provide the lowest possible landing speed for your spaceplane, it will create problems if your center of gravity is too far ahead of your rear landing gears (causing a high-speed nose collision on touchdown) or if your rear landing gears are too far ahead of your engines, causing them to strike the runway first.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Eekeehttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=95509&oldid=prevSad+Lonely: /* Cargo */2019-12-10T03:56:28Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Cargo</span></span></p>
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</table>Sad+Lonelyhttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:_Spaceplane_basics&diff=94728&oldid=prevKerbolnaut: /* Landing gears */2019-06-13T11:50:57Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Landing gears</span></span></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Safety note: Disable the brakes on the front landing gear. Remember how you want your center of lift/drag to be behind the center of gravity? The same principle applies here. If the front landing gear touches down first and has its brakes on, it's going to make the rest of your aircraft pivot around it as it's pressed into the ground. This can easily cause you to crash on landing. Brakes in the back keep you stable.</ins></div></td></tr>
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