F-14 fatcat

[evader]

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1. close-up
   
2. special care must be taken not to hit runway with the tail cone
   
3. handles like a sled but takes off after using entire runway
   
4. gaining altitude to reach upper atmosphere to reach cruising speed
   
5. reached orbit after bouncing off upper atmosphere at 2000 m/s and activating rocket that's disguised as fuselage
   
6. showing sustained Kerbin orbit
   

What started out as an F-14 replica morphed into a SSO re-usable aircraft. Getting the twin jet bodies to attach to the rocket while keeping balance was the hardest part. Once I found out this craft can reach orbit I added 2 basic solar panels, 1 RCS nozzle using the cockpit's built-in RCS fuel, thermometer, 2 z-100 batteries, and Comms DTS-M1 antenna. I didn't reach tier 7 in career mode yet, except for high altitude flight, so it turned out looking stubby. Do not point this craft's nose down more than 25 degrees or you'll send it into a death dive.