[v1.1] Lunar Lander Parts

[NovaSilisko]

This is a set of lander parts, containing several components for, as can be assumed, landers.

I made these originally for SIDR, but that pack is getting way too big and I'm going to begin branching off.

Download v1.1!

Changelog:

v1.1:

Prefixed all parts with SI_

Tweaked engine forces and weights to balance them more for a moon landing

v1.0:

Initial release

(Capsule and upper decoupler from SIDR. Lander parts are compatible with the vanilla parts as well.)

[Capt'n Skunky]

Sweet! Does it fit within any available shroud systems?

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

[NovaSilisko]

Sweet! Does it fit within any available shroud systems?

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

Just BARELY inside 3m, I think. But I'm going to make dedicated shroud pieces for it.

[Andras]

Would you mind terribly adding a NS or SIDR tag to the parts names? You have duplicated some names from the other Lunar lander model

[NovaSilisko]

Would you mind terribly adding a NS or SIDR tag to the parts names? You have duplicated some names from the other Lunar lander model

What parts specifically?

[Andras]

LanderSAS and LanderFueltank

[NovaSilisko]

Updated to 1.1, tweaked engine forces and weights to balance them more for a moon landing. Also prefixed the parts with SI_

[Commander Zoom]

mm, mylar. shiny.

[rdfox]

Cool. I assume that using this for simulated Mun landings on Kerbin would probably require the use of parachutes to eliminate at least some of Kerbin's gravity now, since we can't really pull the trick that was done with the LLTV...

[sochmer]

infinite attempts.... infinite fails... (for now )

[Frostiken]

The only landing I managed to do broke the light decoupler - nothing exploded so I consider it a success.

Basically, free-fall until you are at 1100 (above the spacepad, at least) and then hit the engine on full and you should decelerate enough to not explode. Any lower than 1100 will generally kill you.

[Epsilon]

I REALLY want animations now. It would be cool deploying the landers legs. (Of course, they would be showed as stowed in the VAB so you could fit the thing inside a decent sized shroud.

[sparkmaster]

A parachute deployed during landing makes it much more forgiving.

Or is that cheating?

[duke_luke_em]

Go free-fall and at exactly 700m, ignite the engine at full blast. Perfect landing every time.

[Tim_Barrett]

A parachute deployed during landing makes it much more forgiving.

Or is that cheating?

Sure, of course parachutes will work on the moon!

[sparkmaster]

Mun =/ Kerbin

[Shuttle]

Great add-on!

Struts are a bit wider than 3m fuel tank:

http://i.imgur.com/OuLeA.jpg 67 kb

[NovaSilisko]

I need to tweak the weights of this pack a bit. Lower the leg weight, shorten them a little (to fit better), increase engine weight.

I might make a dedicated command pod for landers, too. For now I'm making a single unit space station, though.

[enalzi]

Could we get a decoupler that would long enough to reach from the descent engine to the bottom of the legs? Right now if I want to attach the lander to a 3m tank, I have to use a couple decouplers.

[CarolRawley]

want this

[Cannon_Fodder]

Just BARELY inside 3m, I think. But I'm going to make dedicated shroud pieces for it.

Where is this 3m shroud you speak of?

[Andras]

Check out CaptSlug's Assorted Hardware thread, and the Payload Fairing Set with 1.75, 2m and 3m bulkhead's and fairings. The SIDRs lunar lander will fit in the 3m bulkhead. I use a second descent fuel tank as a spacer to allow the Lander to easily attach to the bulkhead.

[Cannon_Fodder]

I was hoping it was a SIDR or Sunday Punch part and I was just missing it. I will check it out anyway.

[Bigred2989]

I think if this is going to be a little more reliable you need to be able to instantly cut power to the engine rather than throttle down. Otherwise your timing has to be perfect or you will either crash from gaining too much speed or bounce off the surface in a random direction.

[Epsilon]

Driftin to the right a little...

Contact light...

Oh wait, thats the toaster!

Kerman's gotta have their breakfast ya know.