LAC-10E Columba - Exploration/utility Aircraft

The Columba

A small large grid expeditionary ship.

The LAC-10E Columba is a flying mobile base, designed to operate autonomously in harsh environments. The LAC-10E can freely explore any planetary body with an atmosphere. It has been designed to be as inexpensive and easy-to-use as possible, while providing adequate autonomy, resource processing and manufacturing capabilities.

The intended role of the Columba is to explore planets in search of potential base locations, while acting as a mobile outpost for the explorer. It can also perform long range visual reconnaissance, or even trading runs between ground stations (although there is a specialized version, the LAC-10C Crimson Dove). Any small outpost with power generation and a connector can be used as a staging area from which the LAC-10E can perform its mission.

The Columba is equipped with a survival kit, cryochamber and O2 tank, so that it can support an engineer in planets lacking oxygen. However, it has no O2/H2 generator, requiring some form of outpost or base with on-site oxygen generation. It has no weapons either, but the LAC-10 design allows for easy modification or replacement of the ship's systems to suit user needs. Can be used as a planetary respawn pod if modded that way.

Specifications

Propulsion:

• 2 Small and 9 small flat atmo. thrusters,

Subsystems:

• Survival kit
• Cryohamber
• Oxygen tank
• Basic refinery
• Basic assembler
• 2 small cargo containers
• 1 Gyroscope
• Ventral connector
• Frontal camera with night vision mode (requires Show detector range to be On)

[table] [tr] [td]Empty mass[/td] [td]63136kg[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]MTOW*[/td] [td]157500kg[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]TWR*[/td] [td]2.66[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Total PCU[/td] [td]1104[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Total blocks[/td] [td]86[/td] [/tr] [/table] *1g, 1 atm, with 10% safety factor for payload.

Fully vanilla and survival-ready, DLC semi-required.

[hr][/hr] Note: you can use this blueprint without the DLC! Simply replace the DLC thrusters by vanilla counterparts. 3D model and screenshots (except the 1st one) are outdated! See changelog. [hr][/hr] Credits: Planet 26 2.0 by CaptainArthur

Enjoy!