more advanced .625m jet

[aruoch]

I enjoy making jets in this game. for exploration in the kerbol system there's nothing better because of planets like laythe. 

one of my gripes with the standard parts is that there is no small-stack option for a more advanced jet engine that can realistically perform similar to larger engines.

right now if i want to do this i can use tweakscale mod, but i feel like this would be a good opportunity for a unique engine type.

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the advanced .625m jet would be designed to be placed under wings close to center of mass similar to how a harrier mounts thrust exhausts under it's wings. it performs similar to the RAPIER engines scaled down, but has no closed cycle mode. to make up for this, it has a gimbal mode that turns the direction of thrust 90 degrees to make VTOL craft easier to construct.

[Plutonium94]

      I'm loving the idea of a smaller and more advanced engine, but rotating parts are coming out on May 30. This would leave the engine's rotating mechanics not very useful unless added as a compliment to larger craft or possible smaller craft. Apologies for any errors, on mobile as of right now.

[aruoch]

10 hours ago, Plutonium94 said:

      I'm loving the idea of a smaller and more advanced engine, but rotating parts are coming out on May 30. This would leave the engine's rotating mechanics not very useful unless added as a compliment to larger craft or possible smaller craft. Apologies for any errors, on mobile as of right now.

well the thing is that a gimbaling engine without having to add the rotation part is going to cause less lag than with in that it only has to load a single part. 

and yeah a tiny engine is generally going to be used to power smaller craft, although i could see a gimballing engine like this being very popular on certain megastructures