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Any easy tips on how to not get heat friction?And I like flying with autopilot addons like Mechjeb.

Tell the ascent autopilot to keep you at or below terminal velocity. You'll ascend a bit slower if you have a fast launch vehicle, but you won't risk burning up and you'll expend less fuel fighting drag.

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Better than that, don't overbuild your rocket. The fastest you need to accelerate is on the launchpad, from there you will only need to reduce your thrust. Your thrust to weight ratio should not be greater that 2 at the most if you can avoid it.

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OR when I use MJ, (At least with my build of MJ), Terminal velocity does werid things, so I just limit my accell to 20-25 m/ss. You'll get some shockwaves, but no overheating. It also let's you carry less fuel if you have first stage boosters. As they Accelleration passes 25 m/ss, Mj will throttle back the liquid fuel engines, sometimes cutting them off completely. This extends your liquid engines range during ascent.

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