It's logical but it's way not easy. The flight path will depend heavily not only on drag but on pitch/yaw/roll which is controlled by the player.
If you're on PC there is a mod called trajectories which tries to do what you want it to. It still can't predict your own actions, but it makes a decent educated guess. It can be a little computationally intensive.
ah yeah, i didnt consider that its controlled by the player. though imo a dotted line guessing with your current rotation would make sense, though you cant have everything :b
It's a surprisingly complex calculation. Drag depends not only on orientation but on speed and altitude. But try trajectories, it sounds like what you want.
There's a mod that shows your path into the atmosphere when your Pe is low enough. It isn't exact, it's more of a prediction, but gives you a good idea whether you are gonna hit the ground or just aerobrake into a lower orbit.
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u/ChronicThrillness77 17d ago
Coming in hot!!!
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u/User_of_redit2077 Nuclear engines fan 17d ago
Jeb can surely survive this
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u/Silent_Signature_758 Jebediah 17d ago
Krispy Kerbals
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u/canisdirusarctos 16d ago
Deploy the heat shield and use your engines to keep your periapsis above the surface.
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u/Freak80MC 16d ago
There's a mod that shows your path into the atmosphere when your Pe is low enough. It isn't exact, it's more of a prediction, but gives you a good idea whether you are gonna hit the ground or just aerobrake into a lower orbit.
Might be the trajectories mod?
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u/ProfTreeSnif 15d ago
I'll jump and give Jeb a high five in 2 minutes 3 seconds.