Forbidden Fruit - a KSP 1.2 Eve lander and re-orbiter

[Foxster]

I thought I'd post an update to a classic stock Eve lander and re-orbiter that weighs in at about 43t. 

Craft file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/orzojal4alf9f8p/Eve lander v4 B.craft?dl=0

The flight profile is:

1. Get the craft to a 100km Eve orbit in your own way. 
2. Fire the engines to de-orbit for a landing anywhere on land down to sea level.
3. Deploy the air brakes and the heatshield.
4. Aim retrograde. 
5. After re-entry, deploy the chutes before 1km.
6. Dump the heatshield once the chutes are fully deployed.
7. Lower the landing gear.
8. Land and do your Kerbal stuff. 
9. Stage off the chutes, air brakes and ladders.
10. Launch straight up and then stage off the landing gear.
11. Stage the tanks as they empty.
12. At about 25km start your gravity turn. 
13. You should make a 100km orbit with 500+dV left. 

Edited November 4, 2016 by Foxster

[Majorjim!]

At the risk of sounding dumb, why does it have air intakes? 

[Foxster]

1 minute ago, Majorjim! said:

At the risk of sounding dumb, why does it have air intakes? 

You mean apart from looking cool?

They are still the best mk1-sized nosecone in terms of mass and drag. 

[Majorjim!]

Just now, Foxster said:

You mean apart from looking cool?

They are still the best mk1-sized nosecone in terms of mass and drag. 

Huh, nice. I didn't know they where so slippery. Good work!