The new variety of rocket engines in 0.7 is awesome. I would like to see more incentive to right-size the rocket for the mission. Right now, a big rocket can magically operate at 1%, and reignite over and over with 100% reliability.

Maybe deep-throttleability and reignitability should be options that can be added at a cost in $ and mass.

These tradeoffs could apply to jet engines, too. SR-71 relied on shots of Triethylborane (TEB) to restart it's engines in flight, and they carried a limited quantity onboard.

TEB was also used to ignite Saturn V's F-1s and Falcon9's first & second stages.

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    @Kell Like the space shuttle main engines, if I'm remembering correctly!

    5.5 years ago
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    @swope I'm just gonna use electrical spark ignition on everything :3 I shut down and restart upper stage engines a lot.

    +1 5.6 years ago
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    Dev Pedro

    I tried to make this with xml. I know how to make the min throttle and I think I know how to make the ignitors, but I never tested the ignitors idea

    +2 5.6 years ago
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    507 swope

    @Kell, upvoot?

    +3 5.6 years ago

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