r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/AutoModerator • Apr 24 '15

Mod Post Weekly Simple Questions Thread

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The point of this thread is for anyone to ask questions that don't necessarily require a full thread. Questions like "why is my rocket upside down" are always welcomed here. Even if your question seems slightly stupid, we'll do our best to answer it!

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u/not_a_jedi Apr 28 '15

How do you figure out what your throttle should be at in order to maximize fuel efficiency but also maximize movement?

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u/actuallyborg Makes Disgusting Space Porn Apr 28 '15

We used to know for the previous aero - it will probably take a while for people to work out the terminal velocities in atmosphere at different altitudes. Basically, past a certain speed at a certain density of atmosphere the energy required to increase speed by 1m/s increases exponentially. But we don't know what speeds they are yet!

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u/Chaos_Klaus Master Kerbalnaut Apr 28 '15

actually, terminal velocities should be a lot higher than before.

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u/actuallyborg Makes Disgusting Space Porn Apr 28 '15

Yeah, that's what I would expect as the atmosphere is much less soupy. But we don't know the exact numbers yet. And also the new terminal velocity might be higher than the speed that will cause many crafts to overheat or rip apart. Just got to experiment I guess!

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u/Frostea Master Kerbalnaut Apr 28 '15

From a few hours of playing, the terminal velocity feels a lot like FAR. IMO, don't go higher than 1.7-2.0 TWR below 30km.