LT-1 Landing Struts
| LT-1 Landing Struts | ||
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| Landing leg by Moving Parts Experts Group | ||
| Radial size | Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 440.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.050 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 12 m/s | |
| Research |  Landing
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| Unlock cost | 2 900
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| Since version | 0.16 | |
| Part configuration | landingLegLT-1.cfg | |
| Retractable | Yes | |
| Brake torque | No | |
| Steering range | No | |
| Packed volume | 160 l | |
The LT-1 Landing Strut is used as a landing support when landing vertically.
Usage
The LT-1 is connected radially and extends with the G key (default). It does not extend as far as the larger LT-2 Landing Strut, but is half as heavy.
As they are relatively short, LT-1 landing struts need to be placed low on a rocket. They do not extend far enough to be used with LV-T30, LV-T45, or the Poodle, but can reach past the LV-909 and Aerospike. A workaround with larger engines is using girders, I-beams, or panels to extend lower on the craft with a landing strut on each to contact the ground.
The maximum safe landing speed for an LT-1 landing strut is ~12 m/s. Landings with massive rockets or on rough terrain may need to be slower to avoid ripping off landing legs.
Each LT-1 leg can barely support 15 tons in Kerbin's gravity when sitting still. Each leg can absorb a gentle landing impact for a 3 ton load.
Product description
| “ | It may have been originally designed as a heavy-duty metal detector, but this landing leg certainly emphasises an important fact in surface landings: you don't need to put a crater in the ground to stop yourself! — Moving Parts Experts Group |
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Changes
- Moved from Utility to Ground
- Added deployment sounds
- Revamped (new model), new deployment animation and Suspension
- Name corrected (LT-2 → LT-1), mass increased from 0.005 to 0.05.
- part file/internal behavior changed.
- Initial release
