Centaur00-42: Revolutionizing landers

[Tim_Barrett]

Here is something alittle different from Forty-Two Industries, a belly-down lander capable of deploying large loads of cargo.

As you can see, the Centaur00-42 has a huge advantage over conventional landers that land facing up. With this concept design (hence 00, this is a prototype), Forsetian miliary forces will be able to transport all different kinds of cargo, probes, and other supplies.

Like I said earlier, this is the rounded design. Other such designs for other destinations such as the mun, a lighter fuselage and less fuel will be the way to go. Perhaps a shuttle hybrid for that matter on long distance atmosphere travel aswell.

With larger legs on a larger lander, I was able to create a form of semi-suspension with the struts going from the legs to the vertical fuel tank on top of the vehicle. That means less likely is there to be actual damage in a hard landing.

The fact that is can still fly level after deploying cargo is for me quite a relief to be over with once I centered the payloads directly in the middle, so either way you can still fly it like a pro. I will be releasing the .craft file after further development, but put ideas down here.

Soon enough I can see this Eagle-Transporter design to be used frequently in the future.

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[RedDwarfIV]

Excellent work. Though I could probably have done something similar if I\'d had the space station node. Its been released?

[Tim_Barrett]

Excellent work. Though I could probably have done something similar if I\'d had the space station node. Its been released?

For a few days actually: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=5881.0

Though I advise you proceed with caution with those. Pain in the ASS sometimes when it comes to symmetry.

[comradephil]

I can\'t even mount engines or the C7 bodies like that.

HOW DO?

[Tim_Barrett]

I can\'t even mount engines or the C7 bodies like that.

HOW DO?

The fuselages on the sides are radially placed. Just attach them to the sides.

The leg parts though use the node piece, which I linked to in the post for Red.

[comradephil]

I mean with the node piece... I can\'t get that to work at all.

[Tim_Barrett]

I mean with the node piece... I can\'t get that to work at all.

Ah, yes, those troll you hard.

What I did to get the legs on facing the right way was to temporarily build it on the bottom of the ship, then made the nodes touch and it should glitch the piece into a horizontal state.

[RedDwarfIV]

Ah, yes, those troll you hard.

What I did to get the legs on facing the right way was to temporarily build it on the bottom of the ship, then made the nodes touch and it should glitch the piece into a horizontal state.

Similar to getting things to attatch horizontally to Probododyne struts.

Except I can do it a lot more easily with Nova\'s mini decoupler.

[Tim_Barrett]

Is it worth building a huge version of this?

Or a mini version?

[RedDwarfIV]

Is it worth building a huge version of this?

Or a mini version?

Huge version?

Do-sodding-want.

[Tim_Barrett]

What do you know, these legs also act as incredibly reliable pontoons! Most of the ship is over water. 8)

[RedDwarfIV]

Certainty is approaching 1 that i will put putting absurdly powerful downfacing engines on one.

Are your downfacing ones VTOL jets or flight assists in place of wings?

[Tim_Barrett]

Certainty is approaching 1 that i will put putting absurdly powerful downfacing engines on one.

Are your downfacing ones VTOL jets or flight assists in place of wings?

VTOL jets. C7 needs to make larger more appealing versions, so it doesnt look like a freaking mutated cow with dozens of utters.

[RedDwarfIV]

VTOL jets. C7 needs to make larger more appealing versions, so it doesnt look like a freaking mutated cow with dozens of utters.

So basically, to use your VTOLs you will also be firing the main engine?

[Tim_Barrett]

So basically, to use your VTOLs you will also be firing the main engine?

No, I meant that my VTOL engines are one-way powerful RCS engines.

[RedDwarfIV]

No, I meant that my VTOL engines are one-way powerful RCS engines.

C7 Heavies?

Or has someone made something bigger?

[Tim_Barrett]

C7 Heavies?

Or has someone made something bigger?

C7 RCS-Heavy-L

Alot of them.

[RedDwarfIV]

C7 RCS-Heavy-L

Alot of them.

No, I mean on the bottom of the side-mounts.

Is it actually possible to make an RCS thruster that places the same way as a liquid engine?

[ping111]

Heh, I got the first look, the first view and comment on the video, and helped name it!

[Spacecats!]

Great scott, it\'s full of awesome!

[Tim_Barrett]

Great scott, it\'s full of awesome!

Marty! Look!

While I was busy making a design for a larger version, I completely overlooked the idea of just copying and pasting hald of it to the bottom. Win.

[Joshmo]

I wish I hadn\'t see this yet.

[Joshmo]

Nowhere near ready, but allow me to present what I have so far - The Moo Cow:

Not particularly stable, and quite a feat to get off the pad. Needs more work.

[Tim_Barrett]

Nowhere near ready, but allow me to present what I have so far - The Moo Cow:

Not particularly stable, and quite a feat to get off the pad. Needs more work.

My first design was to have the spine stay attached from above like the real Eagle Transporter, but then after detachment, its center of gravity was way off. Can it still fly without the weight in the center?

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

Well this gave me an idea, but decided to

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I have a plan to mess with some C7 Mk2 parts to make them look like (and transform them completely into) cargo holds.