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Landing Gear is, well, wheels, that allow your space plane to roll instead of slide and explode. Their primary use is as landing gear for a space plane but can also be used to create rovers that can drive on planet surfaces. Since 0.18, Landing gear come with [[light]]s, but the light doesn't drain energy. | Landing Gear is, well, wheels, that allow your space plane to roll instead of slide and explode. Their primary use is as landing gear for a space plane but can also be used to create rovers that can drive on planet surfaces. Since 0.18, Landing gear come with [[light]]s, but the light doesn't drain energy. | ||
| − | Despite the game presenting them among the [[rover]] wheel parts in the [[VAB]], there are some important differences between the gear bay and those items. The gear bay wheels do not have traction motors or steering, so | + | Despite the game presenting them among the [[rover]] wheel parts in the [[VAB]], there are some important differences between the gear bay and those items. The gear bay wheels do not have traction motors or steering, so non-flying wheeled vehicles using them must have some other means of acceleration and heading control. On the other hand, since they are designed to support [[spaceplane]]s during their takeoff or landing runout, they can withstand vastly higher ground speed than rover wheels (over 200 meters per second) without become damaged. |
Unlike landing legs, landing gear mass is not counted by the physics engine as of 0.19.1. This is similar to that behavior of struts and fuel lines. | Unlike landing legs, landing gear mass is not counted by the physics engine as of 0.19.1. This is similar to that behavior of struts and fuel lines. | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 2 September 2013
| LY-10 Small Landing Gear | ||
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| Landing gear by LightYear Tire Company | ||
| Radial size | Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 600.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.045 t |
| Drag | 0.2-0.3 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2600 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 50 m/s | |
| Research |  Landing
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| Unlock cost | 3 800
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| Since version | 0.15 | |
| Part configuration | GearSmall.cfg | |
| Retractable | Yes | |
| Brake torque | 4 kNm | |
| Steering range | 100 ° | |
| Testing Environments | ||
| On the surface | Yes | |
| In the ocean | Yes | |
| On the launchpad | Yes | |
| In the atmosphere | Yes | |
| Sub-orbital | Yes | |
| In an orbit | Yes | |
| On an escape | Yes | |
| Docked | Yes | |
| Test by staging | No | |
| Manually testable | Yes | |
| Electricity required | 0.01 ⚡/s | |
| Packed volume | 140 l | |
The Small Gear Bay is a retractable wheel that can be used on atmospheric planes and other objects that need to roll.
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Usage
Landing Gear is, well, wheels, that allow your space plane to roll instead of slide and explode. Their primary use is as landing gear for a space plane but can also be used to create rovers that can drive on planet surfaces. Since 0.18, Landing gear come with lights, but the light doesn't drain energy.
Despite the game presenting them among the rover wheel parts in the VAB, there are some important differences between the gear bay and those items. The gear bay wheels do not have traction motors or steering, so non-flying wheeled vehicles using them must have some other means of acceleration and heading control. On the other hand, since they are designed to support spaceplanes during their takeoff or landing runout, they can withstand vastly higher ground speed than rover wheels (over 200 meters per second) without become damaged.
Unlike landing legs, landing gear mass is not counted by the physics engine as of 0.19.1. This is similar to that behavior of struts and fuel lines.
In the future the landing gear might get the ability to turn, to allow sharper turns on the ground.[1]
Description
| “ | High performance landing gear designed for atmospheric use. — C7 Aerospace |
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Changes
- Initial Relase
Notes
- ↑ Answer by C7 on HOCgaming's video “Kerbal Polar Expedition - Day 4 - Part 3 (Charity Water Campaign)”
