Preparations for 0.17: Possible designs for interplanetary craft, landers etc.

[Excalibur]

I think I remember Nova saying Eve's surface pressure will be a fair bit higher than Kerbin's so wings will generate more lift.

That said, to land the Atlas MkII on Kerbin all I do is free fall to about 5km, velocity around 200m/s. I turn retrograde with the airbrakes which also slow the craft slightly (these will be even more effective on Eve). I start the braking burn only 1km or so up and actually use very little fuel in landing. Massive amounts of wings on a heavy craft like this will be more of a liability I think.