[Boosher]

Loke, I haven't had problems taking it off in its current configuration even with 2 Tiny Tims and 50% fuel. I don't know how you're pulling back on the stick, but I do it very, very gently, so that the plane almost flies itself off the ground. I think the explosion is the result of the rear end of the fuselage, or possibly the Tiny Tims, hitting the ground.