Vanamonde Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Since night time is really dark now, I made the V-9c self-deploying light fixture. It turns this: Into this: And adds to the scenic beauty of your KSC. Another good use for the V-9c is to indicate the position of the runway for planes that are too far away to see the runway itself. The V-9c starts on the runway, and you can drive it where you want it to be from there. You can park it with the parking brake and move it again later, or if you are certain you won't want to move it again, you can eject the roadgear and leave it as a permanent fixture. The V-9c is powered by a small nuclear generator, and will never run out of power. Craft file: OBSOLETE Edited April 28, 2015 by Vanamonde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFK128 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Very functional, I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I always forget to make one of these. I hate launching in the dark, so this would be handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannySwish Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 But won't this mean the next time I wanna launch something from the runway I'd have to "clear" it, thus removing it? :L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SciMan Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 not really, the idea is to use its rover wheels to drive it off the runway first, then it is outside the "runway obstructed" detection zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 the idea is to use its rover wheels to drive it off the runway first, Indeed. As you can see in this pair of reversed-angle images, the lights are parked just to the side of the runway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallinu Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 This is a wonderful idea! I think I'm going to make a somewhat taller version, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropapi1 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I'm currently working on a SSTO reusable plane system, with fuel tankers to refuel the plane after landing and a crane to put new probes into the cargo bay (Using the new KAS). I love these and they're essential now. I place two at the head of the runway. One looking backwards and one looking at the runway; And then place another one at the other end of the runway looking at it. It helps a lot with night landings. 10/10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firerider521 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 What I would find cool on this fixture would be a Clamp-O-Tron Junior, just in case you need to hold one in a ship or something. Or something. I DON'T KNOW! Docking ports are cool on EVERYTHING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Updated to use the new rover wheels, though I'm too lazy to change the screenshots. It's faster now, and you don't have to worry about those finking fragile tiny rover wheels breaking at the slightest bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-S Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Awesomesauce with a light. Thanks. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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