The thing is, many of these info are 2~3 years old, so many versions ago.
So my question is:
Are there advantage of using advanced nose cone over aerodynamic cone, as tests seems inconclusive about the drag reduction (especially based on those done by fourfa)
No one have done an NCS+small nose cone. How is the drag-stat for combination of such cone?
When is the shock-intake small drag outweight (no pun intended) its high mass for SSTO?
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Jestersage
In order to optimize my SSTO, I am reading up on the KSP drag-cone research put forth by fourfa, aerogav, and others:
https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/183551-rapier-engine-drag-in-161-with-tailcone-attachments/
https://kerbalx.com/fourfa/Rapier-tailcone-test
https://kerbalx.com/fourfa/Rapier-tailcone-test-2
https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/155779-best-hyper-sonic-nose-cone/
https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalAcademy/comments/5eh8yh/the_least_draggy_nose_cone_and_ideal_shell_shapes/
The thing is, many of these info are 2~3 years old, so many versions ago.
So my question is:
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Are there advantage of using advanced nose cone over aerodynamic cone, as tests seems inconclusive about the drag reduction (especially based on those done by fourfa)
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No one have done an NCS+small nose cone. How is the drag-stat for combination of such cone?
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When is the shock-intake small drag outweight (no pun intended) its high mass for SSTO?
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