5 Meter Command Pods

[MaxL_1023]

Is there a mod out there which has 5m or 7.5m command pods following the normal conical shape? I have ran into a few applications in my career games where I would like to carry more than 3 or 4 Kerbals, and having a hitchhiker disrupts the re-entry stability of my ship. I would be looking for something like a 5m base with a 2.5m top node, basically a Mk 1-2 pod with all dimensions doubled. 

I also play 10x scale often, so I could use the larger pod to fit with larger ships in general. 

[The Raging Sandwich]

Near Future Spacecraft has a 6-manned capsule that's 5 m (i think) at the base and 2.5 at the top. It's not completely conical but... it works.

[DStaal]

If you're not wedded to the 5m size factor, Mod Pods might solve your problem as well:

It's a set of add-ons for the Mk1-2 pod - basically a continuous transition up a size.  There's a variety of parts, including a crew pod with a capacity of 8.  (Not including the Mk1-2, which you'd put on the front...)

[MaxxQ]

4 hours ago, DStaal said:

If you're not wedded to the 5m size factor, Mod Pods might solve your problem as well:

It's a set of add-ons for the Mk1-2 pod - basically a continuous transition up a size.  There's a variety of parts, including a crew pod with a capacity of 8.  (Not including the Mk1-2, which you'd put on the front...)

Actually, Mod Pods does have a fuel tank that fits with the rest of them that goes from 3.75 to 5 meters.  It basically means you have a 2.5m pod on top, a Mod Pod section under that (whether it's a fuel tank, service bay, science bay, or whatever else he's using for that size), and under that, the 3.75-5m adapter/fuel tank.  I know the mod dev is still adding new sections, so he may add more pods in the 3.75-5m form-factor.

I use it, and I've already got a lander built with Mod Pods, but I haven't unlocked enough larger stuff to lift it to orbit or carry it anywhere else yet.

[Sharpy]

Planetary Bases Command Hub fits the 5m profile on the bottom (though not exactly) and 2.5m on top. IIRC 6 kerbals of crew, probe control AND a laboratory on board.

[Streetwind]

On 23.12.2016 at 1:59 AM, The Raging Sandwich said:

Near Future Spacecraft has a 6-manned capsule that's 5 m (i think) at the base and 2.5 at the top. It's not completely conical but... it works.

That's 3.75m actually

[The Raging Sandwich]

5 hours ago, Streetwind said:

That's 3.75m actually

Nevermind then ignore that

[Tyko]

Did you see this mod? I think it's 3.75, but it's pretty cool and accommodates a crew of 6.

You can use a 3.75m pod and then build a 5m conical fairing behind it. Turn off deploy so the fairing is treated as a permanent piece and then fill it with all of your small accessory parts. Call it your Service Module

There's another 3.75

 

 

 

Edited January 6, 2017 by Tyko