Land Crane
by RuBisCO
uploaded 2021-01-26
(updated 2021-07-15)
56 downloads /
10
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VAB
stock+DLC rover
#crane

Details

  • Type: VAB
  • Class: rover
  • Part Count: 270
  • Pure Stock
  • KSP: 1.12.1

Description

Version 1.4: Wheel boogies made even tougher.

Designed for picking up things and moving them and placing them preciously.

Proven to be able to lift and move up to 86 tons on Kerbin, so it can lift a lot more on most other planets.

Recommendations

  • Its rough terrain management is amazing and only gets more amazing the lower height you give it and the less power to the pistons and bogies, but keep the power level high enough that it can stay up against gravity.

  • Do not slow down using brakes when carrying a load at high speed, use low torque reverse or reduce RPM to slow down and only use brakes at low speed.

  • Has been tested at speeds of up to 50 m/s on Mun, but speeds beyond 20 m/s is not recommend as steering becomes increasingly difficult.

Extra Keys
Roll: Turning control in Carbing Mode
Translate L/R: Varying Suspension Torque
Translate U/D: Varying Height
Translate F/B: Vary Bogie Torque
Main Throttle: Vary wheel Torque
Wheel Throttle: Vary Wheel RPM Limit
Wheel Steering: Turning control in Normal Mode
Custom01 Axis: Vary Frame Expansion

A stock rocket called Land Crane. Built with 270 of the finest parts, its root part is mk2LanderCabin.v2. Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.12.1.

Almost nothing it can’t climb

Version 1.1 lifting test mass

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