It allowed me to place the wing bearings in their correct position (I've actually read some blueprints to make sure they are correctly modelled) while maintaining the sleekness of the wing gloves themselves. I believe this is the best compromise I could manage. It doesn't add any parts or functionalities besides making the docking ports capable of rotation. Swing-wing capabilities though are provided via a handy mod called DockRotate which I will include below. Parts that make up the aircraft are completely stock and you are free to fly it out of the box. At the same time, a Tomcat without it's variable-geometry wings isn't a true Tomcat of course, thus, I've resorted to a different solution. In this replica, I've decided to opt for visual accuracy and performance over anything else, and thus I could not fit in a bulky stock bearing system that could handle the stresses on the wing surfaces properly. The "stock" part of the title is actually a bit complicated. Here is my replica of the F-14 Tomcat - the most successful variable-geometry fighter to ever enter service. Even if it won't take it to the skies under US Navy roundels ever again, I have decided to give it a second life in the skies of Kerbin. Even today, I still believe it is one of the most beautiful and innovative airframes ever concieved and constructed. As a child, I used to rewatch Top Gun over and over and build scale models of the famed big fighter. Despite its shape, the Mk3 Cockpit's center of mass is aligned with its rear attachment point.The Tomcat has always held a special place in my heart.This is a nod to the blue screen of death crash screen from Microsoft Windows. Like the Mk2 Cockpit, the IVA view of the Mk3 Cockpit features a screen stating that a fatal exception occurred in k-OS.In the latter, he and other heroes fly to a killer asteroid in a modified Space Shuttle, in order to destroy it. The description is a nod to Bruce Willis, who starred in the action/adventure movies Die Hard and Armageddon (among many others). The Mk3 Cockpit is considered to be a take on the Space Shuttle cockpits and is used by many players to make Space Shuttle replicas. Other indicators, like the SAS panel, heading indicator, and work. While in IVA, there is a large 2D attitude indicator located in front of both the pilot and copilot however, this indicator is purely decorative and remains in a frozen state. It can hold 500 units of electric charge and 100 units of monopropellant, enough for a experienced pilot to do the procedures of take off- docking-landing of the typical SSTO missions. Its powerful reaction wheels are useful for big spaceplanes. The properties of this cockpit fit its role well. The Mk3 Cockpit is larger, supports one more Kerbal, and carries more monopropellant than the Mk1-3 Command Pod, and has a mass of 3.9 t compared to the Mk1-3 Command Pod's 2.72 t. Its back has a Mk3 shape and size, making it useful for Mk3 Fuselages to be attached. On the front, it has a small radial size attachment point, where parts such as RCS tanks, SAS modules, nose cones or the Clamp-O-Tron Shielded Docking Port can be attached. The Mk3 Cockpit is generally placed at the front of the craft. Mk3 Cockpit IVA view from the left rear seat
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