Strong docking ports.

[SSSPutnik]

So, I'm like aero braking at Jool with FAR installed.

I kind of got rather alarmed at what happened, the landers are swinging around like crazy! But it all held together. I thought it was worth sharing for laughs.

So, those docking ports have some strength!

Hitting upper atmosphere:

And at periapsis.

[MKI]

I have heard that if docking ports haven't undocked to what ever they were attached to from the start they are very VERY strong.

So if you attached those things to the main craft with other docking ports it makes sense. If not then hell they are OP

PS I've held a whole orange tank with the medium docking port attached to another medium one no struts or anything, it held even though it literally was "levitating" around 3 meters down haha.

[SSSPutnik]

Yeah I've seen huge seperation gaps with them still attached.

[Mitchz95]

What mod are those ladders from?

[SSSPutnik]

All ladders are stock. You mean the trusses?

[The Destroyer]

Question: What's stronger: A SR. Or 4x standard dockers?

[Kruleworld]

I'm pretty sure we need some hard docking ports, like the Enterprise D's saucer separation system.

[Mitchz95]

All ladders are stock. You mean the trusses?

Yes, sorry, the trusses.

[Zad Fnark]

My current attempt is using the large sized ones to see if that helps on the stability front.

ZF-

[James_Eh]

They are ridiculous. Here is a very very bad design. Each docking port is supporting something like 100 tonnes laterally. The thrust from the LV-N's was low, ultimately built to about 0.2G, and the two landers bent WAY back towards the main ship, but never broke. Even more crazy bending during Laythe aerobrake. At which point I decided I hated the ship so much that I crashed it.

[SSSPutnik]

I think mine were bending connection 100 degrees or more.

The landers were also flailing against the ship, but no damage for some reason?

[somnambulist]

The landers were also flailing against the ship, but no damage for some reason?

I don't think crafts can collide with themselves.

[Cmdr. Arn1e]

I don't think crafts can collide with themselves.

I'd say this is right - the research into K-drive has had to start from the biginning due to this!

I'm hoping my Jool - 5 mission goes a little better... you may have seen my mission report, i'm mainly worried about the drop tanks for the Jool aerobraking, but then I may have dropped a few by the time I get there!

Mission report here