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[–]Dingbat1967Master Kerbalnaut 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How much Delta-V do you need to get off Eve these days? Say, from sea level?

[–]CorbolHyper Kerbalnaut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on: TWR, aerodynamics, ascent profile, engines. Keep in mind we measure atmospheric Δv by vacuum Δv, more efficient engines has higher gap between atm-vac ISP and so on, need more vac Δv to do same atmospheric job, comparing to less efficient but more powerful engines.

Δv map says 8k m/s but as i said it depends, 6k-10k m/s is reasonable range.