Straps

Straps would be useful for this game for a few reasons.
You could better hold down cargo for an airplane, or make things look better, or more realistic in flight.
They could function like the Drood’s grappling hooks, and be able to retract, or extend based on how far you want the part out, and they could also detach. You could also work from this and make refuel lines, that hang from the craft, or docking ports attached to these straps, to reel in crafts.