Rocket engine flameout under X%

[Andrea Galimberti]

All the rocket engine have a flameout thrust threshold (usually around 10-5%).

Under that throttle percentage the flame actually disappear from the animation of the engine, but the thrust is still present. I was expecting that, since the fuel is not burning, a flameout means no thrust.

Does anyone know if the flameout of a rocket engine have any impact on the way the engine works? Or it's just a graphical effect? Could be a suggestion for improvement?

Thank you for any feedback

[bewing]

Actually rockets engines can't flameout. Only airbreathing (jet) engines will flameout. It is actually a small mistake that the flameout text appears on rocket engine part info windows.

 

[wumpus]

That's a relief.  I use that a lot for ending a maneuver node (and probably should learn to use RCS).  I'd hate for it to be a bug and have to switch to RCS.

[Spricigo]

6 hours ago, wumpus said:

That's a relief.  I use that a lot for ending a maneuver node (and probably should learn to use RCS).  

Arguably, RCS is just convenience. Not really necessary for translation because regular engines, not really necessary for rotation because reaction wheels magic.

...but it is really convenient