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Engine Thrust Testing Device

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Yep, this bad boy can help you figure out how much thrust your jet engines are putting out. It only works with jets though, props don't seem to work very well.

How it works:

Put an engine on the green block (not shown in thumbnail, its on there I promise). Make sure that mass and drag are set to 0. When you're ready, throttle all the way up and wait until the engine is at full thrust. This may take a while, be patient or you may get inaccurate readings. Once that's done, hit AG1 to release the engine. The green display should show you, fairly accurately, how many pounds of thrust you're putting out.

Limitations:

  • My FT skills are not very advanced, so I may or may not have done a good job with this.

  • The reading will only be accurate after you press AG1, due to how it is coded there will be a weird number before then.

  • The engine must be a jet engine. props just don't give accurate readings.

  • This was calibrated based on the default Blasto J15 engine (the smallest one in the game, included with the setup so you can try it out). The readings are going to be most accurate with that engine, and the bigger your engine, the less accurate the readings are going to be. They should still be accurate enough to get a rough thrust-to-weight ratio on a plane though.

Extra Stuff:

  • I'm an American, so I use pounds. If you want, you can go the variables menu and change the unit by dividing the whole expression that's under 'Display'

  • You can put multiple engines on here by adding some sort of bracket thingy in the middle.

  • This is actually a great place to figure out how thrust differs based on throttle amount, number of intakes, and other stuff.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 4.9ft (1.5m)
  • Length 16.4ft (5.0m)
  • Height 22.1ft (6.7m)
  • Empty Weight 4,734,385lbs (2,147,483kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,734,385lbs (2,147,483kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3273

Parts

  • Number of Parts 13
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 91