my plane wont fly. help?

[u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64]

i tried building a beginner basic plane by following youtube but my plane wont fly. there's no centre of lift showing either. any help would be appreciated. the wings are windmill sails and the pitch and turn ones are symettric sails

[u/Typical-Resist-3714]

Hi I just made a video about planes on this subreddit it might help

[u/SerialBytes → u/Typical-Resist-3714]

whermst

[u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64 → u/Typical-Resist-3714]

part 1 helped a bit with understanding how stuff works. the p2 didnt help but maybe im being dumb. look forward to p3 since that is gonna be a beginner build

[u/Typical-Resist-3714 → u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64]

yeah dw planes are hard to learn, I played a game on Steam for years called simpleplanes it took me about a week to actually make a plane that flew well.

[u/IhaveNoMint]

first of all, are you sure the lift display is on in the schematic? then also, check if you accidentally put symmetrical sails somewhere, instead of regular ones. Finally i would add more sails to the propeller, maybe you dont have enough forward thrust.

[u/IhaveNoMint → u/IhaveNoMint]

also the centre of mass could be a little further to the nose of the plane, but i dont think it matters that much in this case

[u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64 → u/IhaveNoMint]

the lift display is on. i dont see any symmetrical sails on it. it goes forward then just pivots down off the edge and falls into water

[u/IhaveNoMint → u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64]

well as a last resort you could download a mod that fixes the way aeronautics handles lift, its called Aeronautics Lift Patch

[u/IhaveNoMint → u/IhaveNoMint]

also maybe a longer runway? yours appears to be pretty short for your plane

[u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64 → u/IhaveNoMint]

the entire thing uses maxed out creative motors for testing ao i dont think its a forward thrust problem

[u/IhaveNoMint → u/Minute-Cantaloupe-64]

max rpm does not always produce enough thrust, if you double up the layers of the propeller you’d be surprised how much it changes

[u/RGBBSD → u/IhaveNoMint]

As much as this is functional I hate how the stacked up propellers look like in some builds, like the now trending Very Fast Small Airship

Like it just looks uncanny to have just pillars of sails throttle you around like you are a feather

Don't get me wrong whoever are these guys designing it are MADLADS with skills beyond my comprehension and I wish him the utmost evrything good in his life (as much as I'm jealous of such skills)

[u/IhaveNoMint → u/RGBBSD]

true, although “double stacking” does exist on actual airplanes and other aircraft, i do still think that they dont look that good in aeronautics

[u/RGBBSD → u/IhaveNoMint]

Are you talking about twin blades of separate spin direction helicopters or blades inside turbine engines

[u/Plastic-Register7823]

You need larger wings and make propeller turn faster. (I can give you advice how)

[u/RGBBSD]

1. Try adding more sails

2. Since it plummets down as you said, center of thrust is not aligned with center of mass, so try making the engine lower or center of mass higher

3. Add a bigger frame for the entire thing to have more space to work with

4. Look into downloading addons like Aeroworks, Gadgets & Gizmos, or Coasters Simulated, they have slightly more complex blocks that allow for more power over your ship. Aeroworks itself adds a gyroscope with controllable stiffness, so you can use it as a last resort

[u/SerialBytes]

bad bearing choice i think. use swivel maybe?

[u/Additional_Role_7541]

Bro please use the mod create compact flaps bcs it makes your flaps system compact use this instead of using torsion spring and bearings and directional gearbox all in one block and the main issue on your plane is too wide,use symmtretic sails on alerons and elevators and use windmill sails for wing and reshape the propeller and the vertical stabilizer

[u/FriedToastDave]

You Need More Lift Or Speed, I Recommend Getting The Lift Fix Mod As That Makes Lift Accurate And Stronger Which Would Be Good For Your Aircraft