Bigger fairing for atomic engines

[kiwiak]

Right now, if we want to put atomic engine between two larger tanks in our rocket, we need to reinforce it with struts.. otherwise rocket tears apart during manouvers.

We should somehow have ability to just choose bigger fairing for these engines.

Or it is somehow possible with mods?

Edited October 30, 2013 by kiwiak

[Hanoj]

Maybe instead just atomic engines getting new bigger fairings, all 1 meter engines should get a 2 meter fairing.

[vexx32]

But then none of the engines would fit in a 1m stack anymore.

[fatfluffycat]

Just add a 2m engine then.

[Amram]

Maybe instead just atomic engines getting new bigger fairings, all 1 meter engines should get a 2 meter fairing.

wait, what?

Ok, so let me get this straight.

Building a 1m stack with an engine, put a decoupler, and get a 2m fairing?

Next question, what happens with 2m engines? 3m fairings?

[Awaras]

wait, what?

Ok, so let me get this straight.

Building a 1m stack with an engine, put a decoupler, and get a 2m fairing?

Next question, what happens with 2m engines? 3m fairings?

I think he means that the size of the fairing should be determined by the size of the decoupler below the engine, not the engine itself, so if you place the nuclear engine above a large decoupler, you get a larger fairing.

It might be a good idea, but then every engine would need to have several different fairings to cover all possible size combinations.

To OP:

The fairings are purely cosmetic and do not add structural stability in any way, so you would still need struts...

Edited October 31, 2013 by Awaras

[Amram]

reading it again, that's probably it. Dunno why that struck me as such a mental idea.....

[Hanoj]

I think he means that the size of the fairing should be determined by the size of the decoupler below the engine, not the engine itself, so if you place the nuclear engine above a large decoupler, you get a larger fairing.

It might be a good idea, but then every engine would need to have several different fairings to cover all possible size combinations.

To OP:

The fairings are purely cosmetic and do not add structural stability in any way, so you would still need struts...

Yep, that's what I meant. Sorry if I was unclear.

[kiwiak]

I think he means that the size of the fairing should be determined by the size of the decoupler below the engine, not the engine itself, so if you place the nuclear engine above a large decoupler, you get a larger fairing.

It might be a good idea, but then every engine would need to have several different fairings to cover all possible size combinations.

Thats exacly what i meant.

To OP:

The fairings are purely cosmetic and do not add structural stability in any way, so you would still need struts...

oh, i didnt know that.

[vexx32]

Aye, if the fairings had a structural strength with them (which they should, really, because last I checked they do add extra weight), then this would be very useful indeed. The nuclear engines would be interesting, though, especially because of how their fairings decouple differently to all the other engines.