Winged Rovers

[TheTripleAce3]

I'm not sure if this is already common or not, but I've found nearly no reason not to use them on Eve, Duna, or Laythe. The wings have space for instruments, provide lift to control descent on Eve and Laythe, and they can be used to place solar panels in convenient locations on the rover.

I do it with most of my rovers now and find it quite fun to fly them around on entry.

[bewing]

I agree. It allows you to pick your landing point and biome with precision (especially if you want to land on the top of a mountain).

[Jestersage]

My personal concern with winged rover (especially with Eve and Kerbin, with actual rover wheels) is the drag, especially if you want to fly Mach3+ to your destination.

Anything below? Sure why not.

[TheTripleAce3]

37 minutes ago, Jestersage said:

My personal concern with winged rover (especially with Eve and Kerbin, with actual rover wheels) is the drag, especially if you want to fly Mach3+ to your destination.

Anything below? Sure why not.

I only use them for initially landing the rover on planet, to avoid water and really steep hills mainly.