Jet-Powered Rocket

[DarkHawkGames]

I just want to share the design for a rocket I came up with that uses jet-fuel boosters to get its first kick to space rather than liquid fuel or SRBs. I haven't gotten this to space yet; I took a screencap shortly after (actual) liftoff and shortly after the game crashed. Image below"

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Honestly, I can't believe it even took off. It estimates about 18 minutes worth of fuel. This is a very early modded science mode game, and these are the first jet fuel tanks/engines/air intakes that you can unlock. The intakes and engines were made larger with Tweakscale, and that also increased the output enough for the bigger tanks. I haven't tried this with other engines. Has anyone else done this and, if so, how did it go?

[mrmcp1]

I made a small jet booster for some of my small rockets which is capable of landing 

Using the early jets is a bit tricky as they loose thrust at higher altitude. When you get the panther or whiplash engine they are probably a bit more viable.

They can make a nice cheap alternative to SSTO's 

[Majorjim!]

Using a jet to get out of Kerbin atmos is a great way to limit overall craft weight. If you are into that kind of thing that is.

[Hast5250]

It is a good method if you want to save oxidizer, or if you are using nukes, then you do not need oxidizer at all!