Top Heavy Mun Lander

[Stickyhammy]

This lander is notorious for tipping over if I even so much as sneeze on landing at the mun. Its center of gravity is too high I guess. That size fuel can is the minimum it needs to get down to the mun and back up to the transfer rocket.

I think I can fix that if I add many smaller cans rigger lower to the landing struts and just connect them with fuel lines to the engine.

For now though Jebediah has landed four times on the Mun and returned safely to Kerbin. So I suppose that's a success.

Edited May 10, 2014 by Stickyhammy

[Camaron]

Use this one. Same fuel, but wide and flat.

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Rockomax_X200-8_Fuel_Tank

Also, that engine is among the worst in the game for power-to-weight. It's almost twice as heavy as it should be given its stats. Personally, on a tiny ship like this, the Rockomax 48-7S has proven very noteworthy.

Also, I doubt you need 300 units of monoprop. It's pretty heavy stuff to haul around if you don't need it. RCS typically should only be active for emergency maneuvering or docking.

Edited May 10, 2014 by Camaron

[Stickyhammy]

Your probably right about the mono. Its almost useless for landing on the mun imo. I just have it for the heck of it. Will try dropping it down and see if it helps. Its mostly there to lower the center of mass.

[Camaron]

The wider tank would pretty much solve your center of mass problem on the spot, unless that's necessary for the style of rocket you want.

[Stickyhammy]

Style is secondary to functionality at the moment. Once I have all the fancy research done I can make it look pretty. All I care about now is getting down to the mun and back.

I am prepping a station for mun orbit at the moment. It has fore and aft docking ports. If I get a new fat lander design finished before it leaves I can bring it along. It would be nice if I could reuse it to bring back samples to the mobile lab. That way I dont need to keep relaunching rockets to land at biomes on mun. Only done 4 so far. Thankfully canyon biome was an unplanned second landing. Such a small target.