Hooligan Labs Airships
HL AIRSHIPS RISES FROM HER GRAVE!!!
Brought back from the dead by the amazing @dunclaw and @SpannerMonkey(smce) for 1.1.2. I honestly can't thank them enough for bringing her back to life for me and everybody else that loved this mod so much!
Updated to 1.9.1 by the WONDERFUL @Angel-125
Code now updated to KSP 1.12.3 by @Lisias
Download:
Spacedock: https://spacedock.info/mod/3040/HL Airship
That thing will need some safety rails!
I think @Eleusis La Arwall's Keridian Dynamics parts would make on-base construction practical and slick.
Now, could we mine Eve's atmosphere for materials? I'm reminded of @BobCat's atmospheric mining station. As a Venus analogue, CO2 to ethanol is actually realistic: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/carbon-dioxide-ethanol-reaction
Carbon, oxygen and carbon monoxide are also doable: http://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2012/bes-2012-12-b/