This is definitely an exploratory ship that's meant to establish a base wherever it lands and yes likely sent from a mother ship

IRL, planes make vortices at the tips of their wings (because there is less pressure over the wingtip than under it) and this creates drag. Adding a winglet move the Vortices up and reduce the difference in pressure between both sides. The result is smaller vortices and thus less drag.

I love it when ships find a comfortable Middle Ground between function & form

For being a large-block ship with no sub-gridding, that is REALLY pretty.

Really looks like some kind of fighter jet and I like it

It is quite a nice shuttle, I think the basic assembler is there for aesthetic reasons, it's a nice-looking block. from my own few ship that I published, small ships that are simple, good looking, and easy to build are more popular. Also if you reverse the edge of those wings, I think it would work well with the aerodynamic mod and be able to fly for a good while in the atmosphere (I would need to check on the center of mass and center of drag and lift to be sure)

The back connector it's probably for a small mining ship

This is one of the nicest ships I've seen, Luca. I'm thinking of adopting it as my first lunar craft. The external texturing does need some serious work, but that's honestly the only criticism of it that I can think of.

I loved the interior of the ship, but the concept is quite limited for me at least. In official servers, ships should be very practical because of pcu limit, and i think that many other ships could have more production or defensive qualities with the same pcu. But yeah, if there's no pcu limit then this shuttle can shine with its design.

how do you make a stone pooper if you dont have 2 connectors

average workshop user likes fancy stuff. This ship looks fancy, that's why it's popular

1:50 i guess that this connector could be for a modular cargo section that could be jettisoned

can easily add a refinery in the small craft area. replace the connector with a conveyor and fit one in that space. should just about fit

What you called a 'winglet' is a vertical stabilizer on an airplane, usually it is in the back of an airplane, it serves to control both the direction and stability of an airplane. It serves no purpose on a vehicle in space.

I've never had an issue with inset connectors on my ships. Or at least connectors that don't extend past the farthest point of the hull. Sometimes I will use half blocks or use a combination of angle blocks to create an indentation around the connector itself. as for a secondary connector, in the case of a ship like this it adds a lot off versatility for the PCU cost, and the ship is already pretty low PCU. Could dock a miner or rover to it, plus acts as a cargo access point when the ship is on the ground and the other connector is unacceptable.

Musai class Cruisers from Mobile Suit Gundam had shuttles that kind of look like this built under the nose that could be launched. So imagine this staying at being built in the first quarter underneath the nose plugging into the superstructure of the cruiser. I don't think it could fly in atmosphere.

Nice ship

That docking bay in the back would easily hold a really large cargo container. With internally mounted magnetic plates you could even ensure a whole lot more load holding control.

Exposed O2 tanks are a major flaw they go boom

*poopie* is honestly my favorite descriptive word LOL

before recording write it on a sticky note or something nearby and then you don't have to worry about the name, just where the sticky note went.

Is it just me? But the first thing that comes to mind is repurposing it as Planetary Bomber.

The main problem with this ship it has no purpose which in my opinion is the thing you miss on these workshop ships.