I once built a helicopter with two propellers in opposite directions, but the body cannot turn, is there any way to turn it without a gyroscope?
I once built a helicopter with two propellers in opposite directions, but the body cannot turn, is there any way to turn it without a gyroscope?
@ShiroNeko It's for added fun, even if it's useless. I see.
It depends on you. I don't see the actual importance of helicopter wings on the tail in the game but I suggest putting any wing without any control surfaces whatsoever.
@ShiroNeko What rear wing is usually used for helicopters, is it a structural panel, structural wing, or fuselage?
What I would do is to use two VTOL engines that has both directions for Yaw (inverted and not inverted) and putting at least one VTOL Thruster on the back of the aircraft. That's what I think would be the simplest without putting too much effort on the input.
Of course, you could just use one VTOL engine that can go both directions but let's just use two for now.
@ShiroNeko Thanks, but I have two problems, the first is having to wait a few seconds when the helicopter wants to turn. Secondly, when the helicopter turns, it doesn't immediately stand still like you shift yaw in a normal aircraft.
@ShiroNeko Like a tank
If you are currently using a contra-rotating system on your helicopter and desire to not use gyroscopes, a simple method is to use two engines that has inputs for Yaw facing both left and right directions. Since engines can be quite heavy, I suggest making the engines have zero mass by modifying it the Overload menu.