Heatshield bug?

[GRAleX]

I made a simple craft to test heatshields on the ground. The problem is that the engine does not heat the heat shield. After a few seconds the capsule explodes.

[darqen27]

Dude, nice rig haha, I never thought of doing anything like that

I wonder what jeb is thinking when he straps into contraptions like these.

[Dfthu]

The engine is probably to far away form the heatshield. Try it closer.

[GRAleX]

The engine is probably to far away form the heatshield. Try it closer.

I have tried different distances. Engine ignores the shield and heats the next part.

[sal_vager]

I believe the heatshield is programmed to deal with the atmospheric heating only, and not from other sources