ThyGuyX Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 It seems like that even if I get it under 7m/s on the mun, the landing gear fails and yet another crew is doomed to remain on the moon.Just how god damn slow do I need to go? I can safely land on kerbal with landing gear at 7-10m/s, but not so on the less gravity mun?Y U NO MAKE SENSE LANDING GEAR? > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekkin Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 What\'s the direction of your velocity vector relative to the ground? Landing legs need low horizontal velocity, while landing gear can\'t do a lot with vertical velocity.That said, it\'s possible to land at 0.5 m/s, which is pretty safe. I\'ve never risked 7 m/s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunlake Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Maybe adding another one leg will solve your problem? P=F/s so: more S - less P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexx32 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Ideally, you want to have it under 5m/s or 3m/s. Preferably with zero-ish horizontal velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekkin Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Preferably with zero-ish horizontal velocity.I was under the impression this was true only of landing legs, and that gear can take more horizontal velocity than vertical. Then again, I suppose one could land on gear, then deploy legs when stopped as a sort of brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayneCloud Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I\'ve landed planes at over 130m/s on Kerbin with landing gear....not sure what you\'re talking about to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYJ Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Pretty sure he is talking about the landing legs, not the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayneCloud Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 ah, kk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluejayek Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Post a screenshot of your rocket. Somebody kindly commented in one of my posts that the weight of your rocket is a very large factor in these sorts of things (Specifically mine was with engines breaking off at a 0.4m/s landing on the mun without landing gear).If you have a very large rocket, even 7m/s is a huge amount of momentum for your legs to absorb, and they will break. I almost always go for a landing under 1m/s wherever possible. Then again, lately, the rockets I have been landing on the mun are for attempted double munar return missions and so are rather large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letum Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I usually land below 1m/s.Try using directional RCS to fine-tune your descent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnleek Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 If you\'re using the struts, a safe limit is 4 m/s, with as little lateral velocity as possible. Dunno about the wheels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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