This is my first challenge!
AND
The first time I’ve build something with 400+ parts! 460 to be exact.

About the plane,
I build the central fuselage based of the Grumman F7F Tigercat.

Controls:
pitch, roll, yaw, trim and brake = normal
Activate 1,2 are free
Activate 3 + VTOL bar down = air brakes
Activate 4,5,6 are for trimming the two wing-mounted gunpods
Activate 7 + throttle are for the jets
Activate 8 + VTOL bar up are for the props

Note 1: when flying in a straight line, keep the VTOL bar at 75% / 90% so you can use the trim a little bit, otherwise you can leave the throttle at 0% and still keep Act7 on, that will provide some downforce thanks to the special rotators in the nose. For the jets, just use throttle, the rotators from Act7 will support you by forcing the nose a little bit downwards.

Note 2: when firing at a small / medium target, use Act4,5,6 to concentrate the wing-mounted gunpods to the center. Act4,5,6 all trim the gunpods 0.2 degrees towards the center.

Some facts:
Prop speed at 2500m / 8202 ft = 841km/h / 523mph
Jet speed at 2500m / 8202 ft = 864km/h / 537mph
Hornet has two free pylons were you can put about anything under.
Ps: credit to TonnkatuTonnkatuThePig for his amazing NorthAmerikan P-51C-10 Mustang cockpit and his great Heinkel-He-162A-2 tail

ENJOY MY NEW PLANE!