KW Rocketry Engines

[almagnus1]

Soo.... how do the KW Rocketry Engines compare to the Vanilla ones?

[gardocki]

I've found them very balanced with the stock engines. They're great for expanding the spectrum with lower and higher thrust options.

[astropapi1]

This goes in general add-on affairs.

[Motokid600]

Replaces vanilla engines for me.

[6.forty]

I use the KW engines and SRBs almost exclusively. They're all balanced well and very versatile.

[Vanamonde]

Thread moved to add-on affairs, where it is more likely to receive an informative response.

[Guest]

KW engines are my go-to at least 90% of the time.

[brians200]

The 3 meter engines are awesome. They allow you to lift much heavier payloads, meaning less launches to complete a mission.

[Raven.]

The KW rockets also have fairings, so that you can "hide" a satellite or other package within the rocket itself.

[almagnus1]

Eh... but why use a fairing for some so... dull....

When you could do the following:

And yikes, some of those are a bit old o.O

[Sapphire Snow Leopard]

The 3 meter parts are unbelievably useful, they make launching a 2 meter spacecraft much easier, and the smaller (and larger!) engines allow for a lot more versatility. I don't have to strap my spacecraft to a gratuitous roaring thunderbolt of a launcher with KW, I can use an engine that has just enough power and be more efficient.

[almagnus1]

The 3 meter parts are unbelievably useful, they make launching a 2 meter spacecraft much easier, and the smaller (and larger!) engines allow for a lot more versatility. I don't have to strap my spacecraft to a gratuitous roaring thunderbolt of a launcher with KW, I can use an engine that has just enough power and be more efficient.

That's what I noticed as well, but also that a lot of the vanilla parts (specifically with the vanilla engines) for the smaller diameters just don't get used afterwards.

Tanks (on booster stages) also tend to follow that route, but that's generally more aesthetically driven.