KerbalX

Description

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighter. The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air superiority missions. The F-35B is the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the aircraft.

A mod aircraft called F-35B Lightning II. Built with 43 of the finest parts, its root part is quizTechMk2ThunderboltCockpit.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.3.1.

Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: aircraft
• Part Count: 43
• Mods: 5

Mods

• BDArmory
• Kerbal Foundries Wheels and Repulsors ALPHA
• QuizTechAeroPackContinued
• Squad (stock)
• TweakScale - Rescale Everything!

[1] Toggle VTOL mode
[2] Toggle vertical engine only
Flying in vertical mode requires changing thrust limiter to 50 (main engine)
Plane is equipped with RCS for better control in vertical mode

How to use it (default key bindings):
Vertical takeoff:
1. Press [1] to toggle vertical mode.
2. Press [Space bar] to turn on main engine.
!!! Press [T] to enable SAS and press [R] to Enable RCS for better control in vertical mode.
!!! Do not use full thrust in vertical mode.
Normal takeoff:
1. Press [Space bar] to turn on all engines.
2. Press [2] to turn off vertical engine.
3. Set main engine thrust to 100 (right click on main engine)
During flight (to toggle vertical mode):
1. Set main engine thrust to 50 (right click on main engine)
2. Press [1]
If something goes wrong (one engine is in vertical mode and another is in normal mode) you can press [2] to turn off vertical engine