Interstage fairing jettison?

[Hotel26]

I'm not famous for my skills in the VAB/SPH...  But possibly the answer to the question I now pose is: "not possible".

My major stages are:

1. lifter
2. airplane (Wheelsey jet engine)
3. truck (AGU Klaw)

I thought I would try to use interstage fairings to hide all the draggy bits for once.  The problem is how to decouple cleanly.

A couple of photos show the problem:

I've tried the fairings at either ends and I've also tried combinations with the coupler directions.

In general, I want to connect AaBbC where a and b need fairings but are the tails of A and B respectively and need to be completely exposed after separation from the previous stage.

Suggestions?

Edited February 11, 2018 by Hotel26

[bewing]

For an interstage fairing, you need to use a decoupler or separator to make the end separate cleanly. If you use a decoupler, the decoupler will remain attached to the other side. A separator will decouple cleanly from both sides. A docking port won't work.

 

Edited February 11, 2018 by bewing

[Hotel26]

20 minutes ago, bewing said:

A docking port won't work.

Outstanding!

I'm playing with this in a testbed, but it was never gonna work without your simple insight on this...  magnificent.

CONFIRMED

For posterity:

Edited February 11, 2018 by Hotel26