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  1. Vanamonde
    This discussion of add-ons has been moved to Add-on Discussions.
  2. Vanamonde
    Sale has ended.
  3. Vanamonde
    Threads should be either closed permanently or not a all, because otherwise it confuses and frustrates people who would like to participate.
  4. Vanamonde
    Oh really? DO WE KNOW WHERE JAMES CAMERON WAS ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 14TH, 1912? Also, thread moved to the Lounge since it's unrelated to space.
  5. Vanamonde
    Closed by OP's request.
  6. Vanamonde
    We've cleaned the thread up a little. Seriously, guys. Keep it polite.
  7. Vanamonde
    Your question has been merged into the master thread for this kind of question, @Momo8289. And welcome to our forum.
  8. Vanamonde
    Please try to keep in mind that everybody has feelings and your fellow forum members are not enemies.
  9. Vanamonde
    This discussion of the game's development has been moved to Development Discussions.
  10. Vanamonde
    This thread involves physics and stuff. And so it has been moved to Science and Spaceflight.
  11. Vanamonde
    Sounds like a support issue. And so, moved to Support.
  12. Vanamonde
    A tank on an SRB isn't a drop tank. It's a variation on asparagus staging. As for the logic of using drop tanks, look at the rocket equation again, guys. You'll see that thrust is not a term in the math. Apart from landings and takeoffs, which I specifically excluded, redundant engines contribute mass to the equation but nothing else, reducing fuel efficiency. I'm not saying there are categorically no situations in which I would use them, but as a general rule they are counter-productive.
  13. Vanamonde
    OP no longer visits the forum. Looks like this project is defunct.
  14. Vanamonde
    Aside from landings and takeoffs, you normally are not in a hurry to change your velocity and low thrust is generally as good as high thrust. So with drop tanks if you dump all that mass but keep the engines, your ship probably has more thrust than it needs. Excess thrust means you're carrying more engines than you need, which is mass which is not contributing to the mission you want to perform and making your craft less fuel-efficient.
  15. Vanamonde
    Other forum members do not see your email address. You see it on your own account and the moderators can see everybody's in case we need to send you something, but that's all. If you want, you can go to your profile and switch it to another email address you use which doesn't include your name.
  16. Vanamonde
    This is helpful, but I'd suggest splitting it into several smaller images for easier viewing.
  17. Vanamonde
    That is a stack of several large RCS fuel tanks, but it's the old version that is not currently in the game. It's the equivalent of this current part. Welcome to the forum.
  18. Vanamonde
    See the discussion in the thread your post now occupies.
  19. Vanamonde
    It's not working right now. One of several little oddments which have cropped up due to forum software updates.
  20. Vanamonde
    Overlapping threads have been merged.
  21. Vanamonde
    This question about how to play the game has been moved to Gameplay Questions.
  22. Vanamonde
    Welcome to our forum. Imgur updates keep breaking album links on our forum, so I've copied a link into your post to make the pics visible. Nice plane.
  23. Vanamonde
    Please don't turn this thread into yet another rehash of the EULA/privacy/GDPR argument. There are already places to discuss that here and here.
  24. Vanamonde
    These works of fans (when some are posted) have been moved to Fan Works.
  25. Vanamonde
    Lift is relatively unimportant for an SSTO, as wings only lift significant weight at lower altitudes where the air is thicker. At higher altitudes, they create drag and add weight while contributing little to getting the craft up there. Concentrate on getting up to speed and only utilize enough lift to get off the ground.
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