X-3B - Air Launched Spaceplane and VC-22L Carrier Plane

[Divided by Zero]

I've been trying to make one of these for about the last 2 weeks, and I've finally succeeded. It's not useful at all, it can just barely, and I mean barely make it to a 70km orbit and back, so it's more of a proof of concept type thing. To fly this the TAC Fuel Balancer mod is 100% essential or the craft just flips out as soon as you get below about 1/4 fuel on ascent. Other mods used are B9, Taverio's pack, PWings and AIES Aerospace for the X-3B engines. I also used mechjeb for the orbit info window, as you definitely don't have time to check in map view whilst you're ascending!

The plane ain't exactly a beauty to fly, twitch reflexes are needed to counter fuel balance changes.

Anyway, here's the two planes mated on the pad.

Just after takeoff.

Speeding towards the 12000m launch height.

Moments before separation!

The VC-22 drops away and the X-3B screams towards orbit.

75km apoapsis is reached.

In a stable orbit.

Burning for deorbit with the 6% fuel I have left.

Reentry begins.

If anyone wants the craft file I'll upload it later.

[astropapi1]

*Sigh... upload the pictures to imgur, copy the BBCode link and paste it here. We can't see the pictures.

[Divided by Zero]

I can see them just fine?

[Pursuedtank]

Yes I can see them fine to. A nice build, but looks like it could be more trouble than it's worth.

[Divided by Zero]

Yes I can see them fine to. A nice build, but looks like it could be more trouble than it's worth.

It 100% is, with the wings so far back it's stupidly hard to fly.