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What is the most powerful jet engine in KSP?

The S3 KS-25×4 “Mammoth” Liquid Fuel Engine is a size 3 liquid fuel engine. It is the most powerful (and most expensive) engine available in the game.

How fast can a ramjet go?

Ramjet engines are limited to a maximum speed of about mach 6 due to the shockwave induced pressure loss which occurs when slowing the intake air to subsonic speed. In its most basic form, a ramjet has very few moving parts and, because of this simplicity, is often referred to as a “flying stovepipe”.

How high can a scramjet go?

A Scramjet engine, which is still technically an Air breathing engine, will provide the highest possible service ceiling. Theoretically, they can operate at up to 250,000 ft (75 km). For comparison, “space” begins at around 330,000 ft (100 km).

How does jet engine produce thrust?

Jet engines, which are also called gas turbines, work by sucking air into the front of the engine using a fan. From there, the engine compresses the air, mixes fuel with it, ignites the fuel/air mixture, and shoots it out the back of the engine, creating thrust.

What fuel do jets use in KSP?

Liquid fuel
Liquid fuel, sometimes called jet fuel, is a resource used to power an engine, used either in conjunction with oxidizer, or intake air, depending on the engine type. It is stored in liquid fuel tanks or fuselages.

What is the fastest jet engine in KSP?

you can have up to 1-8 Air intakes….TOP SPEED IN STOCK 1.0.4:

• norup made it to Mach 5.02 and has a speed of 1482.6 m/s.
• Haruspex made it to Mach 5 ad has a speed of 1469.1 m/s.
• fire219 made it to Mach 4.96 and has a speed of 1376.8 m/s.
• Zaddy23 made it to Mach 4.92 and has a speed of 1365 m/s.

Do ram jets exist?

A ramjet, sometimes referred to as a flying stovepipe or an athodyd (aero thermodynamic duct), is a form of airbreathing jet engine that uses the engine’s forward motion to compress incoming air without an axial compressor or a centrifugal compressor.

Who invented ramjet engine?

Arthur C. Clarke
René Lorin
Ramjet/Inventors

What is the difference between ramjet and scramjet engines?

In a ramjet, the combustion chamber – where the air is mixed with fuel and ignited – only works at subsonic speeds. The scramjet is an innovation on the ramjet in which the combustion chamber is specially designed to operate with supersonic airflow. Scramjet is simply an acronym for ‘supersonic combustion’ ramjet.

How much air does a jet engine consume?

The engine sucks in a large volume of air through the fan and compressor stages. A typical commercial jet engine takes in 1.2 tons of air per second during takeoff—in other words, it could empty the air in a squash court in less than a second.

What is the difference between a turbojet and a ramjet engine?

In a turbojet engine, the high pressure in the combustor is generated by a piece of machinery called a compressor. But there are no compressors in a ramjet. Therefore, ramjets are lighter and simpler than a turbojet.

What is a whiplash turbo ramjet engine?

The J-X4 “Whiplash” Turbo Ramjet Engine is an air-breathing engine. These require liquid fuel from tanks and constant supply of intake air using air intakes inside an oxygenated atmosphere.

Why don’t we use ramjets for takeoff?

Because ramjets cannot produce thrust at zero airspeed, they cannot move an aircraft from a standstill. A ramjet-powered vehicle, therefore, requires an assisted takeoff propulsion system like a rocket assist to accelerate to a speed where it begins to produce thrust.

Why is a ramjet more efficient than a rocket?

Because the ramjet uses external air for combustion, it is a more efficient propulsion system for flight within the atmosphere than a rocket, which must carry all of its oxygen. Ramjets are ideally suited for very high speed flight within the atmosphere.