a lower initial airspeed for ram & shock cone intakes

[JtPB]

because they simulate ramjet and scramjet, and those engines cant work when the plane does not move

[arkie87]

because they simulate ramjet and scramjet, and those engines cant work when the plane does not move

Dont you mean higher i.e. they dont start working until initial airspeed is higher than it is now since now they work at 0 m/s?

[Murph]

It's not strictly defined what they simulate. You can easily look at the original ram intake as being like Concorde's variable-geometry intakes. You can look at the shock cone intake as being like the SR-71's. In both cases, they operate from 0 to supersonic.

Edit: I'm fairly strongly against this, it seems like a needless complication which will only serve to confuse people. I don't think it's necessary to perfectly simulate specific engine types when hybrid high-supersonic engines (e.g. SR-71) are over 50 years old now.

Edited November 17, 2014 by Murph

[prophet_01]

It's not strictly defined what they simulate. You can easily look at the original ram intake as being like Concorde's variable-geometry intakes. You can look at the shock cone intake as being like the SR-71's. In both cases, they operate from 0 to supersonic.

Edit: I'm fairly strongly against this, it seems like a needless complication which will only serve to confuse people. I don't think it's necessary to perfectly simulate specific engine types when hybrid high-supersonic engines (e.g. SR-71) are over 50 years old now.

This, exactly. It's not which craft. It may just be me, but I would rather prefer a top speed for the engines (preferably roughly mach 3 or a little bit more, as it would be somewhat realistic). I do think that jet engines are a little overpowered but the suggested change seems to me like approaching the problem from the wrong site. But maybe I'm requesting too much realism here