Tested on High Physics Settings
First things first, I know it looks atrocious, it's built to work, not to look pretty. According to the laws of physics, massless particles travel at the speed of light. Why not give an entire plane no mass then? This doesn't reach the speed of light, but nevertheless it goes insanely fast and I still got some quite interesting results. Another thing worth noting is that the jet's power is unmodded.
A couple theories as to why it didn't go as fast as expected:
Even without mass, drag is still modeled in-game.
The game can't handle it, my PC starts lagging at speeds over 1 million mph.
"Mass" in-game is technically weight.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 10.3ft (3.1m)
- Length 12.0ft (3.7m)
- Height 8.7ft (2.7m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight N/A
Performance
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 73.7ft2 (6.8m2)
- Drag Points 291
Parts
- Number of Parts 14
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 48
@IStoleYourMeme Sweet! You've discovered something about this game engine I didn't know - but that's not all that surprising. lol
AFAIK there's a reeeeally tiny bit of turbulence, I got it working a couple times but everything has to be super precise or the whole thing explodes @DragonAerotech
@IStoleYourMeme Ah! The concept of using a nuclear detonation to propel spacecraft forward, if I'm not mistaken? That'll be hard in SPs. I've never seen turbulence from an explosion - either you're caught in the blast or not. Further, guns don't have recoil either so there's something missing from the physics in the game. Same could be said of weather, I've never run into prevailing winds, wind gusts, wind sheer, tail winds, head winds let alone the jet stream.
But wait, there's more! I'm working on a spacecraft powered by exploding bombs outside of it (however, it's not going well so far) @DragonAerotech
You do have some interesting experimental ideas!! XD