I'm stumped. This rocket is as stable as can be getting to orbit - why is that? As the boosters consume fuel, the CoM gets even further away from the aerodynamic center of force. My other rockets tip over for far less. I shouldn't be complaining but I'd like to learn. Can someone help explain why this is sufficiently good design?
I've been using this basic shape to rescue Kerbals out of orbit. If the kerbonaut approaches from the top/front of the pod, they can board and will immediately be seated in the crew cabin. But where the pod attaches to the cabin has no hatch. So they can't get out, and I'm not sure how they got in in the first place.
Is there a better way to make a cheap, simple rescue ship? I preferred not to move up to the larger radius parts because I don't think they're necessary at these distances. Is there a more conventional setup I should be using?
I'm about halfway through the tech tree and I'm trying to build a rover to go to the Mun. I made the wheel base kind of wide so it doesn't tip over as easily, but does that mean I need to create a very wide fairing for the rocket it mounts to? Or am I designing this all wrong?
I feel like I've been cheated.
I'm trying to create a 90° bend in a pipe (cylinder). I added the mesh and am playing around with the length and number of loop cuts. When I add the simple deform modifier, there's a flattening in the XY plane as I add more loop cuts. How do I ensure I can make the bend without the flattening occurring as well?
