Centaur00-42: Revolutionizing landers

[Tim_Barrett]

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.

Yuck, I don\'t like that dropship design too much. Im making a version of this lander that drops off a rover (me) on the moon.

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

Yuck, I don\'t like that dropship design too much. Im making a version of this lander that drops off a rover (me) on the moon.

The ship was not the actual one - I\'ve just built it for demonstration purposes.

[Tim_Barrett]

The ship was not the actual one - I\'ve just built it for demonstration purposes.

No I meant if you were going to use that design, do it right, not like this:

Make the orbital mothership look like an orbital mothership with a hangar of sorts 8)

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

Orbital motherships? Well I got one on the way already

[Joshmo]

Can it still fly without the weight in the center?

The difference is almost unnoticeable, whether or not it has the cargo attached. The thing weighs a lot, as I\'m sure you know. The nodes are 1 unit a piece, and there are eight of them. In fact, I changed the front legs to fuel tanks to balance the back end. It is balanced within a few tenths of a unit if you don\'t count the RCS ports, (which I didn\'t when I calculated.)

The ship was not the actual one - I\'ve just built it for demonstration purposes.

I like the pod; it reminds me of Halo weapons drop pods.

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

I like the pod; it reminds me of Halo weapons drop pods.

If only I can attach the cone parachute on the other end and make it land horizontally. Thanks anyway 8)

[Panichio]

I\'d like to try make a drop ship like that but don\'t know how to use the C7 RCS. Also, the node just doesn\'t work.

[Tim_Barrett]

I\'d like to try make a drop ship like that but don\'t know how to use the C7 RCS. Also, the node just doesn\'t work.

I figured out how to get around some of these things. just isolate the node on the docking node piece away from any other part that you can place it on. That includes the sides of other fuel tanks and such. Then, use you camera to align the node of the piece you have clicked (the ghosted one) and overlap it with the node on the node part. It should magically flip. After that you can easily attach the horizontal fuel tank/part etc.

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

Got it now!

[Joshmo]

Gentlemen, I present Captain Slug\'s Radial Mount Parachute:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=816.msg6865#msg6865

http://www.captainslug.com/temp/RadialParachute1.5.zip

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

Gentlemen, I present Captain Slug\'s Radial Mount Parachute:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=816.msg6865#msg6865

http://www.captainslug.com/temp/RadialParachute1.5.zip

I know, but I prefer the other way around ;P

And the combined drag of four Mk32s were just enough to slow the crate down to a point that nothing will explode

[Commander Zoom]

As a fan of the classic Eagle (who used to have a two-foot toy version), I approve.

[Tim_Barrett]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0bIOwtkEDU

I\'m trying to make some form of glitchy suspension.

[Squeal]

Your design inspired me to construct my own VTOL cargo ship.

I present to you, the Quad-Bike:

Its performance is exceptional, it is perfect for crossing uneven terrain, and landing on it too. Just to prove this, I landed on an island that no plane could ever stop on. Then I was able to return back to the launchpad after dropping my cargo.

[Tim_Barrett]

A smaller version I made of the Centaur look quite alot like that, really. Except that I made the hind legs wider so I can form it into a winged shape.

[Joshmo]

Welp, I\'m stealing a few things off of that one.

[RedDwarfIV]

Looking at squeal\'s work, suuddenly I\'m thinking \'one step closer to building the Hunter-Gratzner on KSP.

[Joshmo]

Looking at squeal\'s work, suuddenly I\'m thinking \'one step closer to building the Hunter-Gratzner on KSP.

I posted my attempt on your thread. I got it to fly, but it is disastrous. That ship was never meant to be atmospherically sound.

Definitely Kerbal.

[Tim_Barrett]

I posted my attempt on your thread. I got it to fly, but it is disastrous. That ship was never meant to be atmospherically sound.

Definitely Kerbal.

Mm, yes. These designs are definately not too suitable to atmospheric flight!

It was originally (and still) intended for Munar use. The good part about this is that RCS fuel will last even longer. Five minutes of hovering on Kerbin probably equals twenty on the Mun.

[Guest TonyZ]

Excellent use of the Node... I hadn\'t even thought of that configuration. Now I gotta go play again.

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

Must. Make. One. Soon.

[comradephil]

Tim: This looks like it could carry two of Nova\'s nukes!

[Tim_Barrett]

Tim: This looks like it could carry two of Nova\'s nukes!

I would like to see that happen, but it seems if as the magic of friendship my little ponies bring to him and his technology, all of the weapons simply short out, unfortunately.

[RedDwarfIV]

I would like to see that happen, but it seems if as the magic of friendship my little ponies bring to him and his technology, all of the weapons simply short out, unfortunately.

I\'m sure that\'s a feature.

[Tim_Barrett]

I\'m sure that\'s a feature.

To self destruct upon happiness? Possibly. However all of F2I\'s vehicles are powered via the adorableness of ponies.