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Bug #4821

Fairing Mass remains after fairing decouple

Added by dasvaldez over 9 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Severity:
Low
Assignee:
-
Category:
Physics
Target version:
-
Start date:
04/29/2015
% Done:

100%

Version:
1.0
Platform:
Win32
Expansion:
Language:
English (US)
Mod Related:
No
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Description

Decoupling the fairing does not change the mass of the craft

Steps to recreate
1 Create rocket with fairing of non trivial mass
2 Observe rocket's mass via map via/craft info bar on right screen edge
3 Decouple fairing
4 Observe rocket's mass via map via/craft info bar on right screen edge

Mass with or without fairing remains the same. Mass seems to be tied to fairing base part?

History

#1 Updated by aureus over 9 years ago

I did a little looking into this, and discovered that the reason the mass of your craft isn't changing when you discard the fairing is that the fairing isn't counted toward the mass in the first place. A craft I built out of just a probe core and an oversized fairing listed its mass as 3.9 tons in the VAB and 0.25 tons on the launchpad.

#2 Updated by Squelch over 9 years ago

  • Platform Win32 added
  • Platform deleted (Windows)

#3 Updated by sal_vager almost 9 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Resolved
  • Severity changed from High to Low
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

This is no longer reproducible in build 1028.

#4 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed

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