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Stock fairings' mass reduced by 100% in 1.04


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And preliminary results are *very* positive. I tested two conditions. The first was a cylindrical craft with a section that was not very aerodynamic, but still within the cylinder of the top section. The fairing was not that much wider than the ship itself. In this case, the ship went to 120km without fairings, and 190km with.

Stock aero doesn't take into account shape; i.e. things that "stick out" aren't any different than things that don't, it only matters whether they're radially attached or not. Things that are inline-attached are shielded by whatever is in front of them. Things that are radially attached aren't shielded. If you want that kind of functionality, you'll need the post-1.0 version of FAR, sometimes referred to as nuFAR.

Either way, fantastic change.

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Stock aero doesn't take into account shape; i.e. things that "stick out" aren't any different than things that don't, it only matters whether they're radially attached or not. Things that are inline-attached are shielded by whatever is in front of them. Things that are radially attached aren't shielded. If you want that kind of functionality, you'll need the post-1.0 version of FAR, sometimes referred to as nuFAR.

Either way, fantastic change.

Is that the case? Does that mean inline parts that overheat behind other parts are really just being heated by the parts ahead of them, and not the atmosphere hitting them themselves?

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Stock aero doesn't take into account shape; i.e. things that "stick out" aren't any different than things that don't, it only matters whether they're radially attached or not. Things that are inline-attached are shielded by whatever is in front of them. Things that are radially attached aren't shielded.

I've heard this before, and I believe it. But does that mean that if my rocket is a single vertical stack, its actual shape doesn't matter?

What if I build a rocket that goes:

Advanced Nose Cone

Mk 1 Command Pod

Kerbodyne S3-3600 (short 3m fuel tank)

Mammoth

During launch this stack will have only the drag of the advanced nose cone?

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I've heard this before, and I believe it. But does that mean that if my rocket is a single vertical stack, its actual shape doesn't matter?

What if I build a rocket that goes:

Advanced Nose Cone

Mk 1 Command Pod

Kerbodyne S3-3600 (short 3m fuel tank)

Mammoth

During launch this stack will have only the drag of the advanced nose cone?

Not in my experience. It only works for the same sized parts or for parts joined by cone shapes.

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