F4 Phantom

[Scarecrow]

Welcome to my semi-scale F4 Phantom.  Not intended to be a true scale replica, but hopefully giving the feel and flavour of the legendary Phantom, this version is easy to fly and completely stock.

Only 2 action group keys to remember :  1 toggles the afterburner on and off and 4 toggles the ladder.  That's it.

Once launched on the runway, turn on SAS, throttle up and stage the engine.  With no further user input, the Phantom will take off at around 110 - 120 m/s.  What could be easier?

 

Download the craft file from KerbalX

Edited November 15, 2018 by Scarecrow

[Rocket In My Pocket]

Nice!

Love your stockish recreations.

I much prefer capturing the spirit of the aircraft rather than attempting a super realistic 1:1 replica.

Truly; "The triumph of thrust over aerodynamics." Lol.

Edited November 18, 2018 by Rocket In My Pocket

[Scarecrow]

I find with true replicas you have to mess about with so many panels/wing parts/etc to get it looking right that the finished craft just looks like a giant jigsaw puzzle.  I also find that they don't necessarily fly that well, whereas my semi-scale efforts are all about the flying.