Air hogging in 1.0/1.02

[Arugela]

Can you still air hog and get up to 40k-70k with just jets and push the apoapsis now that we have physics/new aerodynamics? I've implemented a redo of an old plane but I only got to like 17k before my basic engine(it uses rapier turbo and a basic) gets a message saying air compression failed on the basic engine at 17kish and it starts to go downward instead of up. I haven't figured the new aerodynamics out yet. I was flying straight up and all three engines were running.

BTW, what is that new message. usually it just says air intake out or something.

http://www./download/cc4wy2bca4oatfe/AEIOU_Ion_Craft_1_0_V1.craft <- File craft.

Do you have to do apply some special techniques to get it up that high now? Are the older approaches just not applicable anymore?

Edited May 10, 2015 by Arugela

[Starhawk]

None of the stock air-breathing engines function above 30 km anymore as far as I know.

So no air-hogging. No getting 99% to orbit on turbojets and using 30 m/s to circularize from the rockets. No more magical turbojet engines.

Happy landings!

[Arugela]

On a secondary note. Does the intake with 40 fuel that is inline(the cooler) do anything besides add air intake. Does in improve the engines at all or is it just a reskinned version of the old ones?