i currently have a precooler, nacelle and shock cone intake
#whats the best vent/pre-cooler/nacelle set up for a super sonic recon plane similar to the sr-71?
thin narwhal
whole mirage
I believe in practice you need nothing but the shockcone. the other stuff is mostly just for fun. I wish it had a use but afaik nothing actually gets hot enough. With that understanding you will want to mix mk1 parts for the engine pods and use the mk2 parts for the main body. Just copy the wings.
gloomy lion
just the shock cone is fine. Just one of those can feed more than 6 engines btw
autumn quiver
pre-cooler keeps your engine cool, if u want looks then double precooler is fine
and use panther to have similar speed
whole mirage
I just wouldnt bother with the precooler. you can take it out and put fuel in instead. it makes no difference to the game.
it does, however, extend your flight time. Even a structural tube is better since it weighs less and produces less drag
autumn quiver
I just wouldnt bother with the precooler. you can take it out and put fuel in in...
it does..
if you are flying in lower atmosphere, engine is gonna be the first to overheat
and guess what precooler does
fix that exact issue
whole mirage
when have you ever had your engines overheat.... ever
I mean the jet engines
Ive flown at 1000 m/s in the upper atmosphere and my engines are the literal last thing to overheat. my rcs blocks overheat sooner and they arent affected by the precooler
they even say on the wiki that it is practically useless, this has been known for years
here is the data:
shock cone makes all the other intakes pitiful, not even worth using
regarding cooling, like I said, it wont do a damn thing.
there is probably no circumstance you are better off using the precooler
I say this as someone who dislikes this data and wishes other intakes were worth using or actually cooled vehicles properly or do the things they advertise
but oh well
autumn quiver
when have you ever had your engines overheat.... ever
had it happen 5 times over long flights but ye
whole mirage
admittedly ive never done endurance flights so in that case it very well might, I mostly stick with SSTOs
the thermal flux is over a much shorter time which likely is easier to dissipate
up to a point, if I had to guess
autumn quiver
I say this as someone who dislikes this data and wishes other intakes were worth...
also shock cone doesn't make others worse, it is better for fast crafts as it can force infinite air into it, but lower speeds are better with others
whole mirage
fair enough but the benefits look marginal
youre talking the difference between 20u-50u of air and 10u-30u of air
at that point id choose whatever looks the coolest :P
performance isnt super important
autumn quiver
youre talking the difference between 20u-50u of air and 10u-30u of air
yeah true tho, that's what i do at least, some crafts look better with shock cone and other with circular intake or the ramp intake
whole mirage
I agree, the shock cone looks like crap on a lot of planes. better to choose what looks cool
off topic tho, we should let OP ask if they need to!
shrewd bluff
fix that exact issue
Precooler doesn't actually actively cool the engine, they just have a bit higher conduction coefficient than most other parts
whole mirage
it literally does not cool, thats what he is saying
the wiki page goes so far as to say it even acts as a heat sink which isnt actually useful in stock KSP either
echo wadi
when have you ever had your engines overheat.... ever
my jets overheat all the time
autumn quiver
the wiki page goes so far as to say it even acts as a heat sink which isnt actua...
kinda is
it's just not as good as normal radiators
but don't use power