Inline Clamp-O-Tron

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Inline Clamp-O-Tron
Part image
Docking port by
Found lying by the side of the road

Radial size Small
Cost (total) 700.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.30 t
Drag 0.08
Max. Temp. 2000 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 10 m/s
Research Composites.png Composites
Unlock cost 9 800 Funds
Since version 0.18
Part configuration dockingPortInline.cfg

The Inline Clamp-O-Tron is a docking port on the side of the vessel. Like the Clamp-O-Tron Shielded Docking Port, it must be opened before docking.

Product description

The Inline Clamp-O-Tron was an accidental invention, created after an engineer (who really should have been wearing his glasses) incorrectly interpreted the Shielded Clamp-O-Tron's blueprints. Still, the rest of the team very much liked the idea of a sideways-pointing docking port with its own aerodynamic shell, so he patented the design. He still refuses to admit it wasn't intentional.

Found lying by the side of the road

Usage

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The Inline Clamp-O-Tron ready to dock

The Inline Clamp-O-Tron is placed inline with a rocket stack, instead of on its top or side. It allows other parts to be placed on either side. so that the craft can maintain a streamlined profile.

It is inferior in most aspects to the Mk2 Clamp-O-Tron; it has a lower impact and heat tolerance, has the same dry mass, and doesn't come with a built in monopropellant tank. When building an Mk2 fuselage based craft, the Mk2 Clamp-O-Tron is more preferable to use.

When docking using the Inline Clamp-O-Tron, players should use the "Control From Here" function to ensure that the controls and navball are effected relative to the docking port itself.

Trivia

  • Until version 0.20, this part was named Hull-mounted Clamp-O-Tron.

Changes

0.24
  • Mass reduced from 1.0 to 0.3
  • Drag reduced from 0.25 to 0.08
0.23.5
  • Mass increased from 0.125 to 1.0
0.20
  • Part renamed to Inline Clamp-O-Tron
0.18
  • Initial Release