Auto Credit Based on Fedegamer's J-X4 "Whiplash" Turbo Ramjet Engine
I don't care how you judge this.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor J-X4 "Whiplash" Turbo Ramjet Engine
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 29.6ft (9.0m)
- Length 34.4ft (10.5m)
- Height 12.9ft (3.9m)
- Empty Weight 12,702lbs (5,761kg)
- Loaded Weight 14,554lbs (6,601kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.926
- Wing Loading 61.4lbs/ft2 (299.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 237.1ft2 (22.0m2)
- Drag Points 2587
Parts
- Number of Parts 102
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 402
@Fedegamer
Well, it do is capable of going 2280Km/h (mach 2.8, 800m/s) at the altitude of 15,000m (sea level).
Simpleplanes is broken. It does not intake more air as the speed went up (general trend), and all engines are linear.
The reason this is so powerful in KSP is because this thing is speed boosted -- the thrust increases linearly as speed goes up, up to 750KN or something.
But Mach 3 at high altitude also mean lots of air for your intakes, so it flies REALLY high (yes, the engines flare out at 26km but it can climb, using pure momentum, to 33Km), and REALLY fast (over 1200 m/s at altitude 15Km)
I do not have any comment on Simpleplanes. Perhaps it's too simple.
That said, I will surely return to KSP now to do other cool things. until time calls for some other coincidences ...
@CDRxavier Pretty cool!
@Fedegamer
This is ACTUALLY my REAL pioneer series spaceplane (using mostly stock parts and .. "small landing gear bay")
spotting those parts shouldn't be difficult for you.
And yes, that bulge in the fuselage is intentional. That is the engine nacelle.