Space plane carrier help

[soulriver1]

Hi i build a space plane that can carry a smaller plane and now my problem is when i want to detach the small plane from the big one there no way to switch between them.So my question is:Can i switch between the two planes that are build in the same project or do i need to build the smaller plane in a new project and get the two planes in to space and connect them with docking ports so they function as two different planes?

[vexx32]

Use the [ and ]​ keys to switch between nearby craft

[Taki117]

Be warned though (and you may have already experieced this) the aircraft you are not controlling will get deleted if your active vessel gets more than 2.5km away and the other ship is below 22km (ish)

[Keymaster89]

There are only 2 entities in this game i guess: vessels and debris. the difference between them is: one have at least a command module, the other not.

it doesn't matter how many ship u launch togheter, as long that thay have their command module, they will operate as a separate ship.

and also Vexx32 pointed out that u can use [ and ] to switch on the fly near ship without the need to go in map view.

BTW i changed that keyconfig on the same buttons because the combination of keys don't originally worked for me, i'm on windows.

[LordFjord]

Still, just as Taki117 wrote, moving uncontrolled vessels within an atmosphere, with or without command module are deleted when passing 2.5km distance to them.

I've attempted to build a science bomber for Kerbin biomes and it failed because of this (even though the "bombs" had command modules).

Switching to the bomb got the plane terminated, including the poor pilot going MIA.