I was playnig around the other day, and realized I could launch my F-35 like a rocket, a real Vertical Take Off. However, try as I might, I was unable to perform a Vertical Landing in the same matter. The nose of a plane just isn't strong enough when hurtling to the ground at a few hundred miles an hour.
Down to business. This is how you perform a real VTO:
First, you want to build up a bit of speed, not too much, but enough to get your craft moving. I advise you to choose the F-35 aligned on the runway, as you have much more space to perform your VTO than the other plane, perched on the ledge.
Second, while you're rolling down the runway, quickly let go of the thrust and deccelerate while pulling your nose up, still moving though. You need this momentum for the next part, otherwise you'll just flop back down.
Now, keep on raising that pitch until you're at a 45 degree angle. Now, throttle up! Full power to the engines, afterburner, the works. Don't let go of that pitch, keep on bringing the nose up!
If timed right, your engine nozzle will in the flying position just when you're almost perpendicular. During this part your elevators are digging into the tarmac but thanks to the magic fairy engineers aboard the USS Essex your plane doesn't explode. Yay for magic fairy engineers!
Fifth step now, keep the power coming, and straighten up your pitch so you're going to the moon. Be careful, you don't want to be perfectly perpendicular when you're still on the ship, because you can't take damage from 2 more fins in hot tarmac.
And you're off, leaving all your mates starin' at you to get bombed by the enemy planes.
However, you gotta be really careful at step 3 and 5. If you don't stop with your VTOL engine at step 3, your plane will just slide backwards and eventually blow up. Magic fairy engineers can only do so much. Similarily at step 5, if you're too straight while still on the runway, you'll start to fall backwards and your take off will be the other way round, causing massive damage.
Pretty soon you'll be on fire (the bad way. not the good way) and your plane goes bye-bye.
And that's how you do a real VTO.
Good luck.
Down to business. This is how you perform a real VTO:
First, you want to build up a bit of speed, not too much, but enough to get your craft moving. I advise you to choose the F-35 aligned on the runway, as you have much more space to perform your VTO than the other plane, perched on the ledge.
Second, while you're rolling down the runway, quickly let go of the thrust and deccelerate while pulling your nose up, still moving though. You need this momentum for the next part, otherwise you'll just flop back down.
Now, keep on raising that pitch until you're at a 45 degree angle. Now, throttle up! Full power to the engines, afterburner, the works. Don't let go of that pitch, keep on bringing the nose up!
If timed right, your engine nozzle will in the flying position just when you're almost perpendicular. During this part your elevators are digging into the tarmac but thanks to the magic fairy engineers aboard the USS Essex your plane doesn't explode. Yay for magic fairy engineers!
Fifth step now, keep the power coming, and straighten up your pitch so you're going to the moon. Be careful, you don't want to be perfectly perpendicular when you're still on the ship, because you can't take damage from 2 more fins in hot tarmac.
And you're off, leaving all your mates starin' at you to get bombed by the enemy planes.
However, you gotta be really careful at step 3 and 5. If you don't stop with your VTOL engine at step 3, your plane will just slide backwards and eventually blow up. Magic fairy engineers can only do so much. Similarily at step 5, if you're too straight while still on the runway, you'll start to fall backwards and your take off will be the other way round, causing massive damage.
Pretty soon you'll be on fire (the bad way. not the good way) and your plane goes bye-bye.
And that's how you do a real VTO.
Good luck.