Starwhip Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 This just crossed my mind, with the new Aero update coming up, it might be a good thing to have reversers on your jet engines. You could rig something with two control surfaces that point inward and block the thrust of the engine and have the thrust go back and around the engine. (Would likely require flap/spoiler settings)Thrust already imparts forces on objects. Think "Mass Relay". All that (according to logic without looking at thrust coding) would need to be done is to recalculate the direction of thrust, and how it affects an object, instead of having no thrust if the vector is occluded.Under this system, if you had a jet engine (or a rocket, but it would probably break the part) and a structural plate mounted at a 45 degree angle to the engine, both attached to the same craft, thrust would be deflected downward (90 degrees to the engine) and you would be pushed upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirrobert Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What would this accomplish? What missing function would you fill by allowing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 VTOL jets with switchable engines, for example. (Providing flaps which can be toggled)Reversing engine thrust for increased slowdown speed on a runway, or lack of runway, of which the second case would be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnoyze Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 With the 1.0.5 version, you now have larger and more engines, and it would be helpful to deflect the thrust of the large turbines without changing their orientation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerikBalm Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 both the turbofans already have built in thrust reversers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FungusForge Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 17 hours ago, Gnoyze said: With the 1.0.5 version, you now have larger and more engines, and it would be helpful to deflect the thrust of the large turbines without changing their orientation 1 hour ago, KerikBalm said: both the turbofans already have built in thrust reversers And this thread is from February last year. Before 1.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerikBalm Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Oops, didn't notice the necro by the other guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Yeah this one has passed its expiration date. Closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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