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The '''LY-10 Small Landing Gear''' (formerly known as the Small Gear Bay) is a [[landing gear|retractable wheel]] primarily used on atmospheric [[plane]]s, but may may be used on other objects that need to roll.
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The '''LY-10 Small Landing Gear''' (formerly known as the Small Gear Bay) is a [[landing gear|retractable wheel]] that is primarily used on atmospheric [[plane]]s, but may be used on other objects that need to roll.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
The LY-10 Small Landing Gear allows planes to roll on the ground instead of sliding and (most likely) exploding. They can also be used to create [[rover]]s that roll on planet surfaces. Since 0.18, the Small Gear Bay comes with [[electric light]]s, but these lights don't drain energy.
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The LY-10 Small Landing Gear allows planes to roll on the ground instead of sliding and (most likely) exploding. They can also be used to create [[rover]]s that roll on planet surfaces. Since 0.18, these wheels come equipped with [[electric light]]s, and these lights only use a tiny trickle of energy.
  
Despite the game presenting them among the rover wheel parts in the [[editor]]s, there are some important differences between them. The landing gear wheels only have tiny electric motors, so vehicles using them must have another means of acceleration. Since planes usually have [[Jet engine|jet]] or [[rocket engine]]s, this does not pose as much of an issue. On the other hand, since they are designed to support planes during their takeoff or landing runs, they can withstand a vastly higher ground speed than rover wheels, needing over 200 m/s to break.
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Despite the game presenting them among the rover wheel parts in the [[editor]]s, there are some important differences between them. Vehicles using these wheels must have another means of acceleration. Since planes usually have a [[Jet engine|jet]] or [[rocket engine]]s, this usually does not pose much of an issue. On the other hand, since they are designed to support planes during their takeoff or landing runs, they can withstand a vastly higher ground speed than rover wheels, needing over 200 m/s to break.
  
 
In prior versions, the LY-10 Small Landing Gear was a [[physicsless part]] with no mass or drag. However, as of version 1.0.5, retracting the wheel makes a noticeable reduction in drag.
 
In prior versions, the LY-10 Small Landing Gear was a [[physicsless part]] with no mass or drag. However, as of version 1.0.5, retracting the wheel makes a noticeable reduction in drag.
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As of the 0.23 update, the LY-10 Small Landing Gear has the ability to steer, allowing sharper turns on the ground. This can be toggled either through tweakables or in flight.
 
As of the 0.23 update, the LY-10 Small Landing Gear has the ability to steer, allowing sharper turns on the ground. This can be toggled either through tweakables or in flight.
  
This landing gear consumes a large amount of electric charge when steering. It is not good for changing direction quickly, and barely steers at all when there is no electric charge remaining. If multiple wheels are used in a design, the SPH automatically turns off steering on all but one wheel. To improve steering capability, it is sometimes useful to manually reactivate and invert the steering on the rear wheels. On the other hand, the brakes are significantly better than the [[LY05 Steerable Landing Gear‎]].
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The practical load limit for a single LY-10 wheel is about 7 tonnes.
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Product description ==
 
== Product description ==
 
{{Quote
 
{{Quote
|High performance retractable landing gear. Comes with shock absorber, steering and a built-in spotlight.|manufacturer=LYTC
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|High performance retractable landing gear. Comes with shock absorber, steering and a built-in spotlights. If we didn't tell you, you'd never know that most of those components were salvaged from scrapped machinery... oh.
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|LightYear Tire Company}}
  
 
== Changes ==
 
== Changes ==
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[[File:Landing gear.png|right|thumb|The model before [[1.1]]]]
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;[[1.2]]
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* Moved from Utility to Ground
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* Added deployment sounds
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* Added ModuleDragModifier
 
;[[1.1]]
 
;[[1.1]]
 
* New Model, textures, updated description and addition of new wheel physics and suspension
 
* New Model, textures, updated description and addition of new wheel physics and suspension
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[[Category:Landing gears]]

Revision as of 01:13, 15 February 2021

LY-10 Small Landing Gear
Part image
Landing gear by
{{lang ​|en=LightYear Tire Company ​|fr=Pneus LightYear ​|it=Aeromodelli e Prodotti Cartacei Kerlington ​|zh-cn=光年轮胎公司 }}

Radial size Radial mounted
Cost (total) 600.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.05 t
Drag 0.2-0.3
Max. Temp. 2600 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 50 m/s
Research Advanced landing.png Landing
Unlock cost 3 800 Funds
Since version 0.15
Part configuration GearSmall.cfg
Retractable Yes
Brake torque 4.0 kNm
Steering range 30.0
Max. speed N/A m/s
Electricity used N/A ⚡/s

The LY-10 Small Landing Gear (formerly known as the Small Gear Bay) is a retractable wheel that is primarily used on atmospheric planes, but may be used on other objects that need to roll.

Usage

The LY-10 Small Landing Gear allows planes to roll on the ground instead of sliding and (most likely) exploding. They can also be used to create rovers that roll on planet surfaces. Since 0.18, these wheels come equipped with electric lights, and these lights only use a tiny trickle of energy.

Despite the game presenting them among the rover wheel parts in the editors, there are some important differences between them. Vehicles using these wheels must have another means of acceleration. Since planes usually have a jet or rocket engines, this usually does not pose much of an issue. On the other hand, since they are designed to support planes during their takeoff or landing runs, they can withstand a vastly higher ground speed than rover wheels, needing over 200 m/s to break.

In prior versions, the LY-10 Small Landing Gear was a physicsless part with no mass or drag. However, as of version 1.0.5, retracting the wheel makes a noticeable reduction in drag.

As of the 0.23 update, the LY-10 Small Landing Gear has the ability to steer, allowing sharper turns on the ground. This can be toggled either through tweakables or in flight.

The practical load limit for a single LY-10 wheel is about 7 tonnes.

Product description

High performance retractable landing gear. Comes with shock absorber, steering and a built-in spotlights. If we didn't tell you, you'd never know that most of those components were salvaged from scrapped machinery... oh.

LightYear Tire Company

Changes

The model before 1.1
1.2
  • Moved from Utility to Ground
  • Added deployment sounds
  • Added ModuleDragModifier
1.1
  • New Model, textures, updated description and addition of new wheel physics and suspension
1.0
  • Renamed part
0.23
  • Steering unlock option added
0.18
  • Electrical lights added
0.15
  • Initial release

Notes