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Why does my plane Keep flipping KSP?
Generally if the aircraft flips backwards and appears to be more stable backwards than forwards, this is the CoL being too far forward. It’s also possible there’s something more subtle like a misaligned control module or something. As always, a screenshot of the aircraft can help a lot.
How do you avoid Dutch rolls?
To counteract the effects of a dutch roll, aircraft manufacturers design modern airplanes with a Yaw Damper. This functions by sending exact information to the aircraft’s rudder to prevent a dutch roll. In modern airplanes, the yaw damper can automatically cancel out a dutch roll.
What stops a Rockets tipping over?
Nowadays, rockets use a Gimbaled Thrust System. The rocket nozzles are gimbaled (An appliance that allows an object such as a ship’s compass, to remain horizontal even as its support tips) so they can vector the thrust to direct the rocket.
Where should the center of mass be on a plane KSP?
The key to getting jets to fly right is its full weight and empty weight. You need to make sure that the center of mass is slightly forward of the center of lift.
Why does rudder cause roll?
Pressing the rudder pedal will produce yaw in the direction of the depressed rudder pedal but will also produce some roll. This roll results from the wing opposite the depressed rudder side traveling through the air slightly faster than the other wing. This wing thus is creating more lift.
How do rockets go straight?
The aerodynamic shape of the nose cone helps prevent air from slowing the rocket. The fins help guide the rocket to fly straight.
How to make a plane fly more stable in Ksp?
2) If you make swept wings, with wing segments rotated, your plane will have less lift when going straight, and yaw-roll coupling (when it goes sideways, one wing side will generate more lift than the other, rolling the plane). Due to this, swept-forward wings are actually more stable in KSP!
What is the KSP lift model like?
Some nitpicks / comments: KSP lift model is a simple curve – wings give tiny ift at zero AOA, lots of lift at 20 degrees, and less lift after that. What this means is Canards don’t stall before the main wing in KSP, unless you give them a notch of trim-up rotation in the SPH.
How do you place Wings in Ksp?
In vanilla KSP, wings have a predefined lift factor. Also, lift is usually placed in the middle-to-back of the wing, depending on the shape. Take the large delta wings and place them on the aircraft.
Canards stall before the main wing in Ksp?
KSP lift model is a simple curve – wings give tiny ift at zero AOA, lots of lift at 20 degrees, and less lift after that. What this means is Canards don’t stall before the main wing in KSP, unless you give them a notch of trim-up rotation in the SPH.