self-refueling Laythe exploration plane

[Zephram Kerman]

In preparation for building a colony on Jool's moon, Laythe, KSP mission control sends an autonomous rover / plane to scout for viable locations. Intrepid uses a single jet for VTOL, the kethane mod to refuel, and Brotoro's ingenious BirdDog landing gear technique to drive around.

Edited June 21, 2013 by Zephram Kerman

[Zephram Kerman]

It was trimmed and tuned on Kerbin, but works well enough on Laythe too. Unfortunately, I forgot to compensate for Laythe's greater distance from the sun. So later versions have four gigantor solar panels. Someday I might do a rocket plane version, for use on Duna and Eve.

[Brotoro]

Excellent! Have a cookie for your accomplishment!