Airx1, a great plane if you have a joystick.

[gta-man]

Its easy to land if you have a joystick, just remember to use the 'chase' cam and toggle to precicion mode

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Here is the .craft file for 10x4:

http://www./?6t4udgqml2wta2t

You will need the C7 parts:

Replacement Command Pod

->http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36240098/C7FlightPackv1-0CommandReplacer.zip

All other parts in the pack - Current Version 1.1

->http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36240098/C7FlightPackV1-1.zip

[Sordid]

Psh, putting your engine in front of your center of mass? That's not the Kerbal way! Put it in the back where it belongs and make the wings anhedral for extra unstability.

[gta-man]

Psh, putting your engine in front of your center of mass? That's not the Kerbal way! Put it in the back where it belongs and make the wings anhedral for extra unstability.

better?

[Sordid]

Not quite there yet. The engine should also be off-center.

[gta-man]

got it

[Sordid]

Yeeeaaah, seems to fly about as well as you'd expect. Jeb ought to be pleased.

[Tim_Barrett]

Why not put a strong engine in the middle, and slower ones in the back? So yo dont waste that fuel back there?

[Azu]

We can do horizontal launches now?

[Sordid]

We can do horizontal launches now?

No.

Unless you count the Jebediah way of knocking the rocket plane over, then taxiing it to the runway and taking off from there.

[TheSarge007]

I have replaced the centre engine with a retro booster and added two engines at the rear. Flys perfectly, the retro is used to slow myself down on the runway!

[CarolRawley]

okay....

[frenchie16]

Its easy to land if you have a joystick, just remember to use the 'chase' cam and toggle to precicion mode

I don't think precision mode does anything with joystick controls. It just affects how quickly digital controls (gamepad buttons, d-pads, or the keyboard) change the virtual joystick. For instance, with precision off, pressing 'w' makes pitch go to full almost instantly, whereas it takes about half a second with precision mode on, making it possible to emulate analogue input by quickly pressing and releasing the button.

[Tiberion]

So, this plane doesn't fly so well if you don't use the old c7 command pod - no control surfaces.

I put symmetrical flaps (the small ones) on the front set of wings, which makes them act as ailerons for rolling, and then placed the flaps separately on the rear wings for extra elevator 'oomph'

It does indeed fly pretty smoothly, though I imagine it will become quite tailheavy as you use fuel.