these new highly sophisticated, budget-friendly landing gears

[Franklin]

$25 a pop (compared to the LT-1s @ $240), making 9 of them still cheaper than a single LT-1, with a far better crash tolerance (read: landing tolerance) than all other gears.

They are 2.4x as heavy as the LT-1s, but at 0.36t for a three-piece it's not really worth concerning about with beginner missions.

I can't even begin to imagine how Squad's going to balance everything. I hope they come up with an interesting algorithm and not just nudge up and nudge down values as players moan.

[dryer_lint]

That is some amazing new technology you got there

[Franklin]

my engineers were taking forever with a new landing gear, so i put the accounting team on it. they had a prototype by lunch.

[Pecan]

my engineers were taking forever with a new landing gear, so i put the accounting team on it. they had a prototype by lunch.

Best quote of the week I think, Lol.

[styckx]

How is a beginner supposed to have the education and skill level so early in the game to craft such a complicated and precise landing gear? This is Kerbal dude.. Not Lockheed Martins garage..

[AeroAviation]

Landing legs are overrated, I went to Mun and Minmus without them

Some regard it as a major safety concern, I don't see the problem here...

[95tiger59]

you are the kind of people the Kerbal Inquisition goes after. Trust me they came knocking at my door after I started using ion engines

[Kamuchi]

Did the same thing for takeoff stability lol

Test those solid fuel boosters: stack 3 ontop of eachother with a rocket ontop to grab the orbit contract and topple over.

Glad I stuck to taking a ton of pics for the log

[Franklin]

Did the same thing for takeoff stability lol

Test those solid fuel boosters: stack 3 ontop of eachother with a rocket ontop to grab the orbit contract and topple over.

Glad I stuck to taking a ton of pics for the log

http://i.imgur.com/uPJdayU.png

i gotta say one thing for some of those contracts, they've made me tweak the max throttle on boosters for the first time, uh, ever. a 50% booster is gold for those part-testing contracts with height/speed targets.

[Blind Dead McJones]

I like your creativity, but what are you planning to land on with a solid fuel rocket? Also, with a rocket that small you might not even need the landing gear, just land on the bottom of the engine.

[Franklin]

the crash tolerance of boosters is 7m/s, which isn't high enough to always guarantee the part doesn't explode when landing with a Mk16. those girder segments have a tolerance of 80m/s, so i can hit the ground fairly recklessly.

that particular rocket was just a part-testing rocket. "deploy our radial chutes at X metres and get a prize" etc, so i wasn't going far with that rocket anyway.

[No one]

Personally I prefer I-beams to girders for landing. They're easier to place.

[Tortoise]

Oh my goodness!

You have the finest and most efficient piece of technology that I have ever enkountered!

This is a very intriguing technology that should be integrated onto all crafts that have the landing capability. This technology is never seen before!

I applaud you young man for what you've done, you deserve a kobel piece prize!

That is very efficient!

OOH MY!

[CalculusWarrior]

new landing legs too powerful, plz nerf

[KerbMav]

Hmm... do they work as tail fins, too?

[Dangerous_Beans]

Hmm... do they work as tail fins, too?

yes, at least with FAR. i have used them as tail fins before. you can't control them, but they make it more stable.

[Torham234]

my engineers were taking forever with a new landing gear, so i put the accounting team on it. they had a prototype by lunch.

Priceless.

[Daid]

They are 2.4x as heavy as the LT-1s, but at 0.36t for a three-piece it's not really worth concerning about with beginner missions.

But lander-stage weight effects your over-all Delta-V. So I think your costs winnings here quickly are countered by extra fuel and other part costs.

[Pthigrivi]

Such technology!

[Traches]

If you use FAR, these can act as poor man's fins as well! (No control, and lots of added drag but they'll keep the interesting end of your rocket pointing backwards.)