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Bug #2395

Small Gear Bay does not get added to vehicle mass

Added by Alo over 10 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Severity:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Parts
Target version:
-
Start date:
04/16/2014
% Done:

100%

Version:
Platform:
OSX
Expansion:
Language:
English (US)
Mod Related:
No
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Description

Affected Part:

Small Gear Bay

Problem Description:

Small Gear Bay mass is not reported as part of vehicle mass in info window

Tested with Mk1 Cockpit in Space Plane Hangar and Command Pod Mk1 in Vehicle Assembly Building.

In both cases, the reported vehicle mass stays the same:
Mk1 Cockpit alone: 1.28t
Mk1 Cockpit plus Small Gear Bay: 1.28t (should be 1.78t with the 0.5t mass of the Small Gear Bay)
Command Pod Mk1 alone: 0.84t
Command Pod Mk1 plus Small Gear Bay: 0.84t (should be 1.34t with the 0.5t mass of the Small Gear Bay)

I've included screenshots with the info window open. Notice that the information displays 2 parts in the screenshots with the Small Gear Bay yet the mass is the same.

I'm not sure if this affects the physics engine since I have not tested that.

How to reproduce:

In VAB or SPH, start with any single part. Note the mass as shown in the part description. Launch and go to the Orbital map window. Click on the info button and note the vehicle's mass. Revert launch and go back to the VAB or SPH. Add a Small Gear Bay to the vehicle. Launch and go to the Orbital map window. Click on the info button and note the vehicle's mass. This mass will be the same as the mass reported without the Small Gear Bay.

History

#1 Updated by Claw over 10 years ago

2572

I can confirm this in the windows version as well.

Build a small airplane with several landing gear at the back edge. The SPH will show the CoM behind the CoL but the plane will fly just fine.

#2 Updated by Kasuha over 10 years ago

I always considered it an intended feature. According to Wiki (http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Small_Gear_Bay#Usage) it was this way at least since 0.19.1. Some planes might be rather hard to balance with such mass at the bottom.

The only strange thing is that it is massless even though it does not have PhysicsSignificance parameter.

#3 Updated by Alo over 10 years ago

Ah, I wasn't aware of the earlier changes. So this is probably a case of a known issue.

#4 Updated by sal_vager almost 9 years ago

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 10 to 100

This is no longer the case, it was fixed for 1.0

#5 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed

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