Landing gear on round body AC

[drz400dude]

I am having a hard time finding a logical solution to the main landing gear on round body aircraft.

I've tried this, but it makes it really low to the ground

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I have used a series of beams, struts, girders, and various other structural equipment, but it looks goofy and isn't very aerodynamically sound. Anyone else have suggestions as to what they do?

[GoSlash27]

Holding "shift" while rolling the part will make it rotate in 5* increments, allowing you to attach your gear closer to the bottom of the fuselage while still being aligned properly.

Best,

-Slashy

[kujuman]

I use the translate mode (press "2" when in the editor) to move the forward gear up into the body of the plane.

[drz400dude]

I see! thanks to you both! Both very helpful features I was unaware of. Is there a list of editor controls somewhere? I did a search and couldn't find anything. Thanks again!

[kujuman]

I see! thanks to you both! Both very helpful features I was unaware of. Is there a list of editor controls somewhere? I did a search and couldn't find anything. Thanks again!

Scroll down the list to the VAB/SPH section.

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Controls

The wiki's a good starting point for a lot of info, but people don't necessarily update it much, so parts of it are out of date.

[Axelord FTW]

If you are willing to play with mods (as I see you do), then try out ALG. You only need to have the updated firespitter dll in order to bring the mod up to speed (0.90).

Best landing gear there is.

[Janos1986]

With Adjustable Landing Gears you can play with wheel angles and heights, which is perfect for these kinds of hassles.

[Streetwind]

I found that for an all-stock solution, using the small hardpoint as an attachment point/spacer works really well.

[moogoob]

I found that for an all-stock solution, using the small hardpoint as an attachment point/spacer works really well.

It's not too obtrusive.

[eddiew]

Trying to work out how you fly that stably without a tailfin...

[Alshain]

Another vote for Adjustable Landing Gear here.

[klesh]

ALG says it's not for .90... Is it working okay without additional tweaking to get it to work?

[Vigelius]

Personally I tend to mount my engines on fuel tanks which are embedded in the wings. That then provides a nice low point to attach wheels in a good wide, stable position. It also frees up a bit of main fuselage for cargo bay

[Janos1986]

ALG says it's not for .90... Is it working okay without additional tweaking to get it to work?

To me it works just fine.

[Alshain]

ALG says it's not for .90... Is it working okay without additional tweaking to get it to work?

No it does not say that. It says it is for 0.25, not that it isn't for 0.90. Huge difference.