The Space Arm - Flexible connection system using the grabber!

[zeel]

Awesome discoveries! I could make my own space worm!

If you attached an engine to it could you have some kind over directable thrust or would it be pointless?

As long as you lock the pivots before you fire the engine then yes. Which would be great for asteroid spinning - if you can get it right. Though in that case you could probably stick to just one or two grabbers, instead of the entire arm.

[Technical Ben]

Direct-able thrust? Oh, now I just... this game is perfect!

[edit]

A quick test shows 1 claw only pivots about 45 degrees. For a nice working thrust vector for VTOL I'd need quite a bit more. Could do 2 engines though...

Edited April 9, 2014 by Technical Ben

[zeel]

Direct-able thrust? Oh, now I just... this game is perfect!

[edit]

A quick test shows 1 claw only pivots about 45 degrees. For a nice working thrust vector for VTOL I'd need quite a bit more. Could do 2 engines though...

Well I doubt more than 90 degrees would be needed for a VTOL. Though how exactly one would control that. . .