the new cargo bays are too small...

[JtPB]

i cant got any superior task i can do with that space. most of the small(that max size that can fit there, cant remember exact number...) prbes have much more radial equipment than those bays can contain. so for what you do use them for, nonetheless?

(also, i've got problem with trying to place there fuel tanks & such. what are the rules to that to accept to be attached to things? i've tried decoupler's & seperators, not docking ports cause i've already seen this at Scott's preview)

[Capt. Hunt]

the new parts are meant to be used in spaceplanes, spaceplanes by their nature have very limited space and lifting capacity.

[RocketPilot573]

the new parts are meant to be used in spaceplanes, spaceplanes by their nature have very limited space and lifting capacity.

Not really, they are meant for SMALL spaceplanes.

[klgraham1013]

All of my Kerbin SOI RemoteTech satellites were delivered using these cargo bays. Not to mention TAC-LS resupplies.

[Boomerang]

To your latter point, if you're having difficulty attaching things to the nodes within the cargo bays, hold down the your modifier key until you attach the part where you want. That allows attachment only at nodes and you won't have your payload trying to surface-attach to everything.

If you're trying to eject things from the cargo bay, you might try using one of the slim radial decouplers on the bottom of the cargo bay.

[Wanderfound]

Design appropriately:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/90747-Kerbodyne-SSTO-Division-Omnibus-Thread?p=1447848&viewfull=1#post1447848

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/90747-Kerbodyne-SSTO-Division-Omnibus-Thread?p=1447848&viewfull=1#post1447848

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/90747-Kerbodyne-SSTO-Division-Omnibus-Thread?p=1447838&viewfull=1#post1447838

[royying]

Put the large radial parts only on two side of the payload, you can put a 1.25m mun lander inside it

if the MK2 cargo bay become larger, it will look awful like the Boeing Dreamlifter

[Mitchz95]

Yeah, if you're planning to use spaceplanes you're going to need to get used to designing your payloads so they fit inside. Anything super bulky is going to need a standard rocket.

[LABHOUSE]

Be creative it is 2.5 m one way I made a plane fit in it.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/96348-Mk2-size-mirco-plane-%28can-fit-in-4-mk2-cargo-bays%29

I think you can fit a small probe there.

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

Wow. Complain, complain, complain. You wanted cargo bays. SQUAD gave cargo bays. Now you're complaining because they don't fit your stuff? SQUAD's doing all they can, man...

[nli2work]

plenty of big cargo bays in the Mods section

[theJesuit]

It would be good to have a cargo bay able to fit the mk1 lander can. It's a small thing and allows a more minimalistic approach for those who planning to head to other heavenly bodies after orbital construction.

That would allow for ongoing challenge of small craft construction which the current size requires.

[Alshain]

I just build an entire 1.25m space station with them. I can carry 10 tonnes of fuel in one trip! Not a single wasted stage

[Tortoise]

Stop complaining, atleast you guys got them.

[Wanderfound]

Currently nigh-unusuable in Ferram, though. Anything big enough to carry one is too heavy to fly well at altitude. Fighter wings ain't good for spaceplanes.

[Alshain]

Currently nigh-unusuable in Ferram, though. Anything big enough to carry one is too heavy to fly well at altitude. Fighter wings ain't good for spaceplanes.

The above craft flies to 300km orbit in Ferram. It's very slow ascending with a full load, but it gets there.

[Wanderfound]

The above craft flies to 300km orbit in Ferram. It's very slow ascending with a full load, but it gets there.

I know, I've got similar. Working well enough to do the job, but require constant nursing on a slow climb to orbit. And I have to stick to small-winged designs; no more long winged jumbo lifters for now.

I miss my fire-and-forget speedsters.

The tweakable mass patch in the dev build is very promising, though. Potential for a whole new level to consider in design; as fast or tough as you like.

Edited October 11, 2014 by Wanderfound

[Mitchz95]

I just build an entire 1.25m space station with them. I can carry 10 tonnes of fuel in one trip! Not a single wasted stage

http://i.imgur.com/u3azdD1.png

How does that design work? I don't see any LFO engines ...

[Boomerang]

How does that design work? I don't see any LFO engines ...

Looks like there might be an inline aerospike below and between the turbojets.

[Spatzimaus]

There's plenty of room in them, if you design well. Here's my small spaceplane, shown launching one of my ion-powered probes into orbit:

And yes, that's the HALF-SIZED cargo bay. Just imagine what you can fit into a full-sized one.

The 2-ton probe in question, deployed:

ScanSat sensors (SAR and high-res), Kethane scanner, thermometer, atmosphere probe, plenty of power, and enough xenon to give it 18000m/s of delta-V (enough to go anywhere in the system). The reason it has so many solar panels is that the ScanSat sensors are energy hogs; the ion drive uses very little power by comparison.

And before you say it, no, I didn't turn off clipping checks. As long as you put the parts on in the right order, the game allows certain types of clipping without breaking. Use this right, and you can fit a lot onto your satellites while still letting them fit into the cargo bays.

[JtPB]

well the real spaceplanes are not going to carry a lot either. so it's probably do make sense after all...

[magnemoe]

An life support resupply mission to Duna.

A 4 pack of rescue pods.

Has also done plenty of life supply launches but here I tend to strap 0.625 meter hexcans under the wings so yes spaceplanes are more cargo size than cargo weight limited.

[Sky_walker]

SLS-sized cargo bays!

MAKE IT HAPPEN

[magnemoe]

SLS-sized cargo bays!

MAKE IT HAPPEN

Download B-9, it has some serious one, with engines and stuff to fit.

At this sizes you start to run into real world cargo plane bays sizes. Very bulky stuff still has to be launched by rockets.

[blspblackdeath]

I like the cargo bays, really. But for my part I think it would be better for Squad to include hinges etc. as stock parts so that you can create cargo bays in the size you want.