New Landing Gear Wheels by Porkjet

[Alshain]

I can't say I like them at all. I was hoping for some that would look sleek and fold up into the fuselage in stock, not tumors on the bottom of my plane. I won't be using these at all, I'll just keep using Adjustable Landing Gear. It doesn't look like they even have lights, so the current stock ones are better for small planes.

The really small ones in the picture look interesting for that fixed wheel effect.

Edited February 21, 2015 by Alshain

[SaturnV]

Are we getting 4 different types? Excellent! That small one looks like it could have many other non-aircraft uses.

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I can't say I like them at all. I was hoping for some that would look sleek and fold up into the fuselage in stock, not tumors on the bottom of my plane.

USE the offset tool! Making gears your way, that what those gizmos were created for!

[Alshain]

USE the offset tool! Making gears your way, that what those gizmos were created for!

That won't help, the bottom isn't flat. All I'm saying is any attempt at a space shuttle with these is going to look terrible and really I'm not sure any SSTO would look good with these at all. They don't even match the stock plane parts, maybe Mk3, but certainly not Mk1 or Mk2.

[White Owl]

Why the hell are we getting this teaser image secondhand from reddit?

That said, they look real good. Solid improvement and expansion from the single current landing gear part.

[Twreed87]

Why the hell are we getting this teaser image secondhand from reddit?

That said, they look real good. Solid improvement and expansion from the single current landing gear part.

These debuted on the official Squadcast...

[Bill Phil]

Now if we can get some more varied engines and an open cockpit, my aeroplane dreams will be complete.

You COULD make an open cockpit with structural pieces.... May not be as good as a dedicated part, though...

[FlyingPete]

Those tiny gears... I can see them being useful for ion gliders or high speed rovers.

That's what I was thinking too. Some sort of small drone aircraft for scouting around Eve or Laythe.

[Yukon0009]

Yush! FINALLY!

[Frank_G]

Just beautiful. The game was really missing such gear variety. Can´t wait to get my fingers on these beauties.

[SaturnV]

You COULD make an open cockpit with structural pieces.... May not be as good as a dedicated part, though...

I doubt any crew can survived the new aero model... it will still works as rover cockpit ar least

[Wjolcz]

The gear looks awesome!

BRB gonna give PorkJet rep for every thing he ever posted on this forums.

[Renegrade]

I can't say I like them at all. I was hoping for some that would look sleek and fold up into the fuselage in stock, not tumors on the bottom of my plane. I won't be using these at all, I'll just keep using Adjustable Landing Gear. It doesn't look like they even have lights, so the current stock ones are better for small planes.

If you look closely, there's some little cone-shaped things - given close inspection (especially of the mid-sized gear), they look like they might have a glass-like texture on the front, implying they could very well be lights. Aside from that though, I agree that they aren't very, well, spacy-looking. I'd say that the existing stock gear, as irritating as they can be, have a more modern look to them.

That being said, at least we're finally getting stock gear (even if it might end up like the stock applauncher vs. Blizzy's toolbar). The existing stock ones look small even for Mk 2...

[Yukon0009]

I doubt any crew can survived the new aero model... it will still works as rover cockpit ar least

In that case, my planes are doomed.

[Majorjim!]

I can't say I like them at all. I was hoping for some that would look sleek and fold up into the fuselage in stock, not tumors on the bottom of my plane. I won't be using these at all, I'll just keep using Adjustable Landing Gear. It doesn't look like they even have lights, so the current stock ones are better for small planes.

The really small ones in the picture look interesting for that fixed wheel effect.

I'm always happy to get more stock parts but I'm in two minds about these wheels. They wont look good slapped on the bottom of wings due to the roundness of the shell. And the small ones cant be moved at all from vertical as the body covering them would strike the ground..

What would be perfect is wheels that adjust themselves to the surface they are attaching to. Or ones with a flat base so we can recess them so they look like actual wheel bays, flush with the surface they attach to. Also the little ones look like they are from the fifties..

Ho hum. We will see when 1.0 lands.

[royying]

That's what I was thinking too. Some sort of small drone aircraft for scouting around Eve or Laythe.

We need a 0.6m jet engine XD

[GusTurbo]

Why the hell are we getting this teaser image secondhand from reddit?

That said, they look real good. Solid improvement and expansion from the single current landing gear part.

Well it was posted by Porkjet, who isn't officially a dev, so maybe PJ can be cut a little slack.

[r_rolo1]

We need a 0.6m jet engine XD

And a 0.625m SRB for one use gliders in oxygen-deprived planets with atmosphere

[Renegrade]

And a 0.625m SRB for one use gliders in oxygen-deprived planets with atmosphere

And longer 0.625 tanks! We need ALL the 0.625m things!

[TMS]

Hmmmm... Oh dear, not liking the body shape or textures at all.

They kinda look like the old C7 parts??? I can't see me using them, sorry.

[Thomas988]

I love these! They'll match with the color scheme of the current plane parts so well. Plus I was surprised that we were getting more than just a big pair of wheels; we're getting a bunch! I love you, PorkJet!

[klgraham1013]

It doesn't look like they even have lights, so the current stock ones are better for small planes.

Can you even tell if the current stock gear have lights from a side angle? I think you're jumping to conclusions.

Edited February 21, 2015 by klgraham1013

[Daze]

Beautiful models, even if i would prefer those with a flat underside..

[GusTurbo]

Can you even tell if the current stock gear have lights from a side angle? I think you're jumping to conclusions.

No, you can't. You can barely tell the current ones have lights unless they're on.

[Renegrade]

Can you even tell if the current stock gear have lights from a side angle? I think you're jumping to conclusions.

Well, like I said, you CAN see things that look like little lights in the shots shown.

That little.. cone-shape looks an awful lot like a light, plus the big one even has two of 'em.

[Starwhip]

I see a bunch of ways that these wheels could be stuck into wings. Have a structural intake on top. Or just put it close to the body, sunk in enough so that the rounded top sticks out.

And yes, that looks like a light.