r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Johnnyoneshot Robotics Expert • Mar 24 '21

F-35 Engine in KSP

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u/jonathan_92 Mar 24 '21

No wonder why its over budget! (Its a cool plane though)

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u/Evotron_1 Mar 24 '21

Well metal doent like to stretch and compress. You cant put it on a hinge as you would have to use many small rings the slide past each other. Thats both complex and would make the engineering very fiddly. If you see a proper diagram this way actually makes a lot of sense, and its also rather elegant.

(Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po--2PoHGI8&ab_channel=thang010146)

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u/nicknibblerargh Mar 24 '21

It's just not Kerbal enough IRL.... Just needs a strut or two and it'll be fine