[Update] Mk3 Hypersonic Systems scramjet rebalancing

[nestor_d]

So, I'm not a big fan of doing updates so close to each other, but this was necessary- It's a very small update so I'm not even posting this on add-on releases. After some discussion with mariohm1311 (who will now be working with me) on this thread http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/132120-1-0-4-Mk3-Hypersonic-Scramjet-update%21 and some questions kindly answered by Porkjet, I decided it was necessary to tweak some of the parameters on the scramjet. First of all it had to be much more massive, to fit with the predicted performance of actual scramjets. But also, and perhaps more importantly, it was necessary to shrink the velCurve, since mach numbers in Kerbin are a much larger fraction of orbital velocity than they are on earth. It's now very hard to go past mach 7 with large Mk3 planes (which is what it was designed for, after all), even if the engine itself is designed to operate at higher speeds. Here's the forum post with the download links, and as always feel free to post any comments and questions: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/130548-1-0-4-Mk3-Hypersonic-Systems

This engine is still very much in the realm of speculative science fiction, since, as of now, scramjets can only power small lightweight crafts, but they have been proposed for SSTOs, so maybe one day, who knows. To reflect that I also put it in Experimental Aerodynamics instead of Hypersonic Flight.

Instructions video, in case they're needed:

Here is the new velCurve:

[Svm420]

Any chance you would release optional realistic curves for those who don't play at toy scale? I very much like you radial one piece design. Nice work.

[nestor_d]

Any chance you would release optional realistic curves for those who don't play at toy scale? I very much like you radial one piece design. Nice work.

Thanks! You mean like an RSS version scramjet? Yeah, I guess that shouldn't be a problem, it actually sounds like an interesting project to undertake, now that I'm getting more involved in this stuff

[Svm420]

Awesome. Looking forward to seeing your mod progress