PLAR System - Not your average space probe (3 editions!)

[FlandersNed]

Hello, and welcome to the PLAR (Probe Land And Return) line of probes.

However, these are not you average 'fire and forget' probes; they have been specially designed to get anywhere in the system...and return from almost all of them. This means the probes are sort of...big.

With a total delta-v of 15,295m/s, and with 9776m/s of delta-v in the lander/return stage, it is really made to suit the above sentence.

Unlike other probes, the nuke stage of this rocket doubles as the landing stage, which means it has a high TWR ratio. The return stage gets you home when you want to return.

Also fitted are 6 detachable parachutes (3 drouge and 3 normal) for landing on atmospheric bodies.

This probe was designed because I didn't want to lose any kerbals and I wanted to create the craft with a good delta-v to TWR ratio.

Action Groups are:

1 - Raise/Lower Legs, Toggle Lights.

2 - Decouple parachutes, either after they are used or if the probe is being used for only non-atmospheric bodies.

Here is the first, normal one:

LINK TO PLAR SYSTEM DOWNLOAD

Here is one designed to go to Jool and visit all the moons without running out of fuel - it is designed so that the launcher stage refuels in orbit and does the transfer burn itself.

LINK TO JOOL EDITION PLAR SYSTEM DOWNLOAD

And here is the tanker used to refuel the launcher (although it can be used as a normal tanker.) Remember to turn off the fuel cross-feed between the docking ports before launch!

LINK TO PLAR LAUNCHER REFUELLER DOWNLOAD

For more crafts by me, go here

Feedback would be appreciated. Seriously, I think I'm doing it wrong.

Edited February 6, 2014 by FlandersNed
Adding action groups and changing title

[FlandersNed]

I forgot to talk about the action groups, so I added them.

Also, can I please get some feedback on the design? I'd like to know what people think of my crafts.

[panzerknoef]

They look like pretty rigid and very functional probes! I might give these a try soon .

(And btw people not responding on the spacecraft exchange seems to be the way to go, I launched a full shuttle pack yesterday and only two people commented so...)