How to Dump Fuel?

[inigma]

Is there an easy way to dump fuel at the runway? I am designing a stock SSTO and need to balance its empty weight, but emptying the darn thing by flying it takes forever. Is there a faster method to dumping fuel?

Edited August 7, 2013 by inigma

[Pursuedtank]

There is no way to dump fuel, you could try to attach an engine or two and use that to drain the fuel, then dump the engine off the craft.

[Mr Shifty]

Use the TAC Fuel Balancer mod:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/tac-fuel-balancer-v1-0/

Note that there are no parts to this mod, so it won't affect whether your vessel is stock.

Edited August 7, 2013 by Mr Shifty

[carazvan]

Only way I've found is to simply engage brakes and power up to full throttle ... still takes a while but it allows you to also check fuel flow.

[tntristan12]

Or edit the save file. But using a mod is easier.

[inigma]

The TAC Fuel Balancer mod did it. Thanks!

[Xeo]

Actually, there IS a stock way to dump fuel. Just disable either oxidizer or liquid fuel flow and throttle up. What is not disabled will be consumed by your engine despite the "flameout". Then re-enable the flow of the remaining resource and empty this fuel tank for good

Edited August 7, 2013 by Xeo