Triumph 2

[Asaman]

So there I was, looking at all these fancy rockets going into orbit. Of course I tried to do the same, but since I was new at KSP, I could not control the rocket well enough to switch from vertical to horizontal speed.

And that's when I got an idea.

What if we did not use a rocket to go into orbit...but more of a plane? What if I could strap enough fuel on my plane to easily get needed horizontal speed while having fairly low vertical speed. What if I could fly at an angle so that I could penetrate atmosphere without having to recalibrate (Garrus Face) my trajectory?

Thus I present you, Triumph 2!

With this rocket / plane hybrid I could easily gain a good horizontal speed and keep the right angle.

As I was gaining speed, I realized I had two options: I could either keep flying inside atmosphere, because I had more than enough fuel and speed to make round trip like a plane

OR I could go higher into atmosphere and attempt to get into orbit like all these other pros!

Mods used:

Wobby Rockets http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=79.0

EXCELSIOR CLASS rockets http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=160.0

Long Wings http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=416.0

[Legoasaurus]

Very nice! I'm just wondering how that one liquid fuel engine got that moon-sized fuel tank into orbit. Do you have any answers?

[Asaman]

I was using E-800 from EXCELSIOR rockets mod lol, as mentioned in credits

[heated]

All the engines from the EXCELSIOR rockets mod are a bit OP tbh.

Try normal rockets next time.

[Asaman]

I was not even using the strongest one lol