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<queqiao->
⟨Raditude Dog⟩ can principia calculate burns over two stages?
<queqiao->
⟨Raditude Dog⟩ ahh i can just do it in 2 manouevres, im not v clever 😅
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ no, it can't
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ two maneuvers sounds fine, but doesn't work precisely, because burn time will be calculated based on current active engine
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ and even if you deactive current stage engine and activate the next stage, it will not know the correct mass after staging and again calculate a wrong burn time
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ and unfortunately there is no way to just specify your own burn time
<queqiao->
⟨Raditude Dog⟩ damn that is frustrating
<queqiao->
I hope they add that functionality next update
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ and even if you deactivate current stage engine and activate next stage engine, it will not know the correct mass after staging and again calculate a wrong burn time
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ that would actually solve a similar issue that principia can't plan burns with solids, because solids can't be activated
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ two maneuvers sounds good, but doesn't work precisely, because burn time will be calculated based on current active engine
<queqiao->
⟨Raditude Dog⟩ it would also be nice if increasing the start time of the first of 2 manouevres where the 2nd has a time base at the end of manouevre 1 would be possible
<queqiao->
⟨Raditude Dog⟩ if i was any good at c id do it myself
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ there is no such thing as doing something yourself in principia 😨
<queqiao->
⟨Raditude Dog⟩ is it not open source? thats weird
<queqiao->
⟨test_account⟩ it is open source, good like understanding something in that source though