Aerobraking from 7Km/s to 5Km/s?

[von Ziegendorf]

And now it's looking feasible - you only have to slow down below escape velocity which is about 4800m/s if I remeber correctly. So it's ~2000m/s to go

[Kulebron]

I re-calculated the insertion in the trasfer calculator, and apparently there's not much difference whether you come quickly or slowly, the insertion dV is between 1400 and 1900 m/s, which means you still have to fly at 6000-7000 m/s in dense atmosphere. So... aerobraking is still very hard, and either you need more sacrifice parts, or you have to aerobrake less and spend some fuel.

[von Ziegendorf]

When coming to Eve from Hohman transfer orbit you should enter SOI with about 850m/s, that is something around 4800m/s at periapsis, and you have to slow down only a few m/s to be captured.

[Kulebron]

Ah, you're right. So... it's doable with a longer trasfer. Ok.