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  Re: Universal docking port
 
(...) alignment then? Even so, you'll have four pegs to separate (two from each side). Have you tried building two of them in real life and seeing how easy/hard they are to separate? --Bill. (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Universal docking port
 
(...) snip (...) Yes. (...) No--i'm gonna try tho' Jeff (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Universal docking port
 
(...) Have you tried building two of them in real life and (...) I tried--they seem to come apart easier than they lock together. I also think building them into the actual hardpoint wall of a ship/station would give it the added strength--if not (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Universal docking port
 
(...) oops i linked to the cad version & not to the real version--duh! (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Universal docking port
 
(...) I think though for smaller ships it would probably be excessively large. Perhaps we need several standard sizes, and larger ships can have both types... (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Universal docking port
 
(...) snip (...) I definitely agree with the multiple sizes thing; a full-size cargo-capable hatch would be so blocky for a fighter scale ship so obviously a small 'floatable' pass thru like what is on the real space shuttle would do. next size (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Universal docking port
 
In lugnet.space, Jeffrey M. Szklennik wrote: Snip (...) new links (yeah it was more than a couple days!) i just realized the docking port was left out in my re-org.: (2 URLs) Jeff (19 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)

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