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Bug #24917

Revamped Mainsail Drag is half the drag of the Old version

Added by Anth12 about 4 years ago. Updated about 4 years ago.

Status:
Confirmed
Severity:
Low
Assignee:
Category:
Parts
Target version:
-
Start date:
02/25/2020
% Done:

10%

Version:
Platform:
Windows
Expansion:
Core Game
Language:
English (US)
Mod Related:
No
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Description

Drag is considerably less for the new Mainsail

I have set the thrust limiters to have 1.48 TWR for the testing.

Old Mainsail.png (1.92 MB) Old Mainsail.png Anth12, 02/25/2020 03:33 AM
New Mainsail.png (2.46 MB) New Mainsail.png Anth12, 02/25/2020 03:33 AM
MainSail Old Drag Test.craft (25.5 KB) MainSail Old Drag Test.craft Anth12, 02/25/2020 03:38 AM
MainSail Revamp Drag Test.craft (25.8 KB) MainSail Revamp Drag Test.craft Anth12, 02/25/2020 03:38 AM
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History

#1 Updated by Anonymous about 4 years ago

Different shape gives different drag.

KSP since version 1.2 does exaggerate the effect of shape on drag forces, by enhancing the effect of Cd.

What's the desired behavior?
Over-ride the automatic 'drag cube' for the new Mainsail variants in favor of numbers that match the former model?
Change the rule that figures drag cubes for all parts, so that artistic redesign has less effect on performance in-game?

#2 Updated by Robert.Keech about 4 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Confirmed
  • Assignee set to Robert.Keech
  • % Done changed from 0 to 10

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