I've made some tests to estimate the recover cost, and it seems to be around 0.20 $ /Kg/Km . so 1 ton craft at 500km distance would cost .2 x 500 x 1000 = 100,000 $ that would be deducted from the value of the craft itself. Also for that same example, each Kg would cost 100$, so if you have a component that has a value of less than 100$ and you can get rid off, then do it. namely, fuel, just burn it before recovery. and that brings the question, when will SR add a fuel dump option ??
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353 Toinkove4 months ago
Semantics ….
I wouldn’t expect any such feature because
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1. It’s not terribly difficult to build/fuel your stage with the proper amount of propellant you need (just a tiny bit extra as reserve).
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2. If you do wish to discard excess propellant you can simply burn it during the return phase. -
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that's true for rockets as they devour fuel like a hungry beast, however for planes that may take hours, so baring in mind all the sophisticated options added in this simulator, a fuel dump option is just an insignificant effort. at least for planes.