Lander Request

[ShiftedReality]

Hello people,

I'm quite new to KSP and I would like a good lander design (because mine fails...).

My main goal is to get to The Mun, after that I would like to go to Minimus.

It would be great if you guys could post some efficient (and maybe nice looking) lander designs!

Maybe with the file? Or a list of the parts you used

Greetings!

P.S. Some tips to create designs myself are welcome too!

[IWantSumCrusha]

Welcome to the forums! If your looking for ships then you came ot the right place! You should check out the sticky thread which goes by the name of: New stock repository. There is a list of quite a few ships in all manners of catagories; from the current version and below. Heres the link just in case:

http://http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/21975-The-New-Stock-Repository-Version-0-21

[minerman30]

If you're not looking for a return, I have a 7-man lander with a 2-man rover underneath.

You need to lock gimballing on the six outer Mainsails before launch.

It has drop tanks that should be ejected when empty or at 2000 meters altitude.

http://www./view/5i4nta8d1b7nd35/Advanced_Mun_Lander(2).craft

[ShiftedReality]

Welcome to the forums! If your looking for ships then you came ot the right place! You should check out the sticky thread which goes by the name of: New stock repository. There is a list of quite a few ships in all manners of catagories; from the current version and below. Heres the link just in case:

http://http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/21975-The-New-Stock-Repository-Version-0-21

Thanks for the link! I'll use it in the future!

Only 1 thing, you used http:// 2 times so the link wasn't usable. I found the post though

[ShiftedReality]

If you're not looking for a return, I have a 7-man lander with a 2-man rover underneath.

You need to lock gimballing on the six outer Mainsails before launch.

It has drop tanks that should be ejected when empty or at 2000 meters altitude.

http://www./view/5i4nta8d1b7nd35/Advanced_Mun_Lander(2).craft

Thanks for your reply! I'll download it and give it a shot.

I've been to the Mun once, but exploded while I was landing at 6 m/s... (not with your ship)

I'll let you know if it worked for me and if I can land it

[IWantSumCrusha]

Only 1 thing, you used http:// 2 times so the link wasn't usable. I found the post though

Oh stupid copy and paste one the ipad.. It really hates editing/posting on this site..

But yes! You welcome, also you should really try to make your own, learning form others is always good however! With landers, to make them as stable as possible you'll want a wide base to stop it tipping; and seeing as you want to land on the mun or minmus then youll need engines as theres no atmosphere for parachutes to help you there! GL HF!

[Mecha Pants]

My post in the stock repository has two apollo style moon packages, complete with landers, no rovers yet, sadly.

Both are good for either the Mun or Minmus, the lighter lander does have a tight fuel budget for the Mun though.

I'd recommend this one.

Edited July 31, 2013 by Mecha Pants

[Wayfare]

Have a look at the Munshine V maybe - light on parts, three-man mission with a two-man lander which (if I do say so myself) looks pretty sexy. Can reach either the Mun or Minmus reliably.

[British_Rover]

I have three different heavy landers you could try out. These are all based off my heavy probe design and two of them are set up as probes now.

They Rescue Lander is what I used to rescue my two stranded three man crews on the Mun. It can get the the Mun or Minimus easily and return. There is a single three man pod at the top along with a four man crew module under it. The launch can be a little tricky but it is easily doable you just have to be careful with the center engine and how it fires.

The rescue Rover is a probe designed to drop a rover with a four man crew pod attached underneath. It can work as a skycrane and both the rover and probe have enough battery power and panels to make it through a Munar night. I don't recommend driving the Rover at night though and Keep your speed under 15 m/s.

The Space Truckin probe is the third version I have worked out which carries more fuel and has a wider stance to carry larger payloads. I am working on it to be a modular spacecraft that can work almost like a train to carry large payloads interplanetary distances. I just tested out to Minimus by taking a Rockomax X200-32 Fuel Tank out there landing it then bringing it back to LKO. I did need to use some of the 32's fuel tank reserve to get back to LKO but I didn't need any of it to land on Minimus. My plan is to use three of these docked together to haul a huge colony out to Laythe.

The file as it is saved currently has no cargo so attached whatever you want to the docking port under the lander just make sure you strut it to the big adapters to keep it from flopping around during the gravity turn. When you jettison the last of the lifter the struts will detach from the cargo. Space Truckin put 16 tons on Minimus no problem so it can haul whatever you want pretty much. Just remember it is not set up for Kerbol reentry stock so add a detachable module with parachutes if you want to return. Otherwise just use the rescue lander.

Keep in mind only the rescue Lander has parachutes attached as the other landers are probes not intended to get back to land on Kerbol.

Special notes for the rescue lander and Space truckin at launch when the small aux tanks empty just jettison them. They will bounce off the SRBs but that doesn't hurt anything.

Lastly the rescue rover lander has the SRBs and aux tanks inverted to the center of the lifter. Wait till the srbs are empty then jettison everything.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1b53G-UMsskUmttSi10bERGek0/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1b53G-UMsskUUhXS0xHZWVqRnc/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1b53G-UMsskazl2UHg3OFpGVGs/edit?usp=sharing

Here are screen shots in the VAB I don't have any inflight shots on this computer.

Edited July 31, 2013 by British_Rover