Editing Lunar Roving Vehicle (section)

=== Mass and payload ===

The Lunar Roving Vehicles have a [[mass]] of {{convert|210|kg|lb|order=flip}}, and were designed to hold an additional [[Payload (air and space craft)|payload]] of {{convert|230|kg|lb|order=flip}}.<ref name="ApolloVehiclesNASA" /> This resulted in weights in the approximately one-sixth [[G-force|g]] on the lunar surface of {{convert|35|kgf|lbf|order=flip}} empty ([[curb weight]]) and {{convert|73|kgf|lbf|order=flip}} fully loaded ([[gross vehicle weight]]). The vehicle frame is {{convert|10|ft|m}} long with a wheelbase of {{convert|7.5|ft|m}}. The height of the vehicles is {{convert|3.6|ft|m}}. The frame is made of [[2219 aluminium alloy|2219 aluminum alloy]] tubing welded assemblies and consisted of a three-part chassis that was hinged in the center so it could be folded up and hung in the Lunar Module Quadrant 1 bay, which was kept open to space by omission of the outer skin panel. They have two side-by-side foldable seats made of tubular [[aluminum]] with nylon webbing and aluminum floor panels. An armrest was mounted between the seats, and each seat had adjustable footrests and a [[hook and loop fastener|Velcro]]-fastened seat belt. A large mesh dish antenna was mounted on a mast on the front center of the rover. The suspension consists of a double horizontal wishbone with upper and lower [[Torsion beam suspension|torsion bars]] and a damper unit between the chassis and upper wishbone. Fully loaded, the LRV has a ground clearance of {{convert|14|in|cm}}.