Deploying drag chutes on spaceplanes

[Snooze]

It seems that whenever I deploy a drag-chute it collides with the ground and disappears immediately.

I'm using radial chutes and I haven't experimented with drogues just yet but I figured I'd ask and see if anyone encountered the same issue.

Edited July 10, 2013 by Snooze
Answered

[NoMrBond]

Unfortunately all present 'chutes detach when your craft touches the ground so you can't use them for slowing down a touched down spaceplane on landing as yet

[Enigma179]

Me, I can't even get a plane into orbit, but I *do* strap my planes to rockets, EVA the kerbals over to the plane once they're done and use the planes to re-enter so I have more control over where I land. I can't land my planes either, so I usually just get close to the landing strip, cut power, circle about until I enter a dive, then hit the chutes and gently float down to landing. Who needs a landing strip anyway right.

[Snooze]

Much obliged. Figured it had to be something like that. I once deployed the chutes too early and they lasted until I touched the ground. I thought it was a collision.

Good to know. Looks like retro-seperatrons are a go. =)

[Guest]

I would really like to have drag chutes for landings and aborted takeoffs. Need a mod for this!