kerbal fella Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago So I'm gonna send a plane to Eve ahead of my lander and I need to know, do jets work on eve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTLparachute Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago No, but if you have Breaking Ground you can use the propellors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke MelTdoWn Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) I prototyped such an Eve SSRT with propellers. It still needs to get a lot bigger to work for Eve and I have not tested it there yet. Some considerations I had along the way: - Put the propellers inside service bays. Close them when you switch to rocket motor to reduce drag. - Use counterrotating propellers to cancel torque. - Use fuel cells (inside forward service bay) to energize the propellers. This causes less drag than using e.g. OXSTAT solar panels. - Use some super efficient engines like Vector or Dart. Some open questions I have: - How fast can you fly on Eve before aerodynamic forces tear up deployable solar panels? - How high can you fly on propellers in Eves atmosphere? Edited 4 hours ago by Duke MelTdoWn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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