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Rebalance Optional Hypersonic Flight Contracts #2346

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Rebalance Optional Hypersonic Flight Contracts #2346

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Commits on Apr 4, 2024

  1. Update XPlanesHypersonic.cfg 

    Update speed text in the contract description to say '2000 m/s below 40km' instead of '2000 km'.
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  2. Rebalance XPlanesHypersonicOptional.cfg by changing speed and duration 

    Update contract description to say '@/minSpeedMPS m/s below 40km' instead of '@/minSpeedMPS km'

Update speeds to remain at 2000 m/s. No parts exist that can be shaped into an aerodynamic nosecone capable of withstanding the thermal loads of the previous 2300 m/s and 2600 m/s speeds for two minutes. The X-15 non-inline cockpit can withstand 2300 m/s, but not 2600 m/s. In real life, the fastest X-15 went up to 2020 m/s, and that flight effectively wrote it off.

Change duration to be variable. Three minutes for the first optional contract and four minutes for the second.

Achieving 2000+ m/s hypersonic flight for four minutes is not a trivial endeavour, but is actually achievable, unlike the old 2600 m/s contract, and allows for more freedom of craft design.
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