Ignition timer

[Wanderfound]

Something that people are going to want as soon as .25 drops: a way to delay the ignition of SRBs without requiring active control during launch.

This is to allow them to be vertically dropped from bomb bays and ignite only once clear of the aircraft. At present, you can kick them loose with decouplers, but the rocket will ignite simultaneously, which may not be adequate to clear the bay.

Ideally, it's just a dll, MM patch or small part that will allow a tweakable ignition delay.

[Axelord FTW]

A cap that sit at the end of the SRB's nozzle extension with a low overheat threshold could be a ducktape fix. As thrust would be null until it blows up/away from the rocket. So, as the SRB ignites it drops but it's thrust is 0 for a second or two.

[pizzaoverhead]

Smart Parts has a timer part for this kind of occasion. Edited October 6, 2014 by pizzaoverhead