Mission 1: Kerbal X Plane 1 "Delta Dart"
Objective: High altitude supersonic test flght around Kerbin
Our fearless (and dumber than a bag of hammers) pilot Jebediah Kerman steps out on the tarmac and observed his craft
The KX-1 was loaded with all the fuel she could carry. Our fearless (and shockingly dim) pilot climbed aboard. At maximum power he barely managed to get the plane into the air, but once clear of the runway she started picking up speed and commenced her climb to the higher stratosphere.
With the first set of drop tanks running dry, Jeb jettisons them.
As the second batch of drop tanks runs dry and are jettisoned, the aircraft is finally light enough to be able to reach its optimal operating altitude of 20,000m. At half way into the mission, the last set of drop tanks is jettisoned.
Now free of the drop tanks the KX-1 was much more responsive, but required careful monitoring of the fuel tank levels fore and aft to maintain the center of gravity near the center of lift.
<The engines in this mission were performing too well and at the end of it I cut their maximum speed down to 1000 m/s>
With 15 minutes of fuel remaining and almost an hour into the mission, the space center comes into view on the horizon.
After overshooting the runway and having a lot of difficulty controlling the craft due to difficulty getting the craft properly trimmed for fuel, Jeb manages to get her on the ground, but not entirely intact <thanks to a cluthulu attack due to me not turning time compression all the way off, a wing and the engine spontaneously explode right on touchdown>. For added measure Jeb accidentally hits the abort button which shuts down the engine (the one that blew up) and detaches the cockpit from the body of the plane. Having escaped death, a rather disappointed Jeb stares blankly into the cockpit camera.
Debriefing, Mission 1:
Although the aircraft was severely damaged on landing, the mission was considered successful. Kerbal scientists however, are debating the usefulness of piloted craft and are suggesting we use monkeys, or "like elastic bands and glue or something on the controls" for flying the missions rather than our pool of Kerbalnauts. Mission Control is taking the suggestions under advisement at this time.