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Airliner slowly yawing to the right on take-off

499 FlightFun  6 months ago

My airliner I'm building slowly turns right at any speed, and also slowly rolls right in the air.
I've never had this problem before, and I tried to see if it was drag related. However I still can't find the issue, and I'm out of ideas.

Please help, I've spend way to long on this...

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    499 FlightFun

    @TheFlightGuySP it’s been a minute, but I’ll have a look, thanks!

    19 days ago
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    I know I'm 5 months late, but I would enable the drag visualizer and check to make sure none of the parts on either side of the craft have asymmetric drag. Sometimes a little part, maybe a wing shell or something else on that side of the aircraft ends up having higher drag than its mirror on the other side.

    I would recommend disabling drag on every part that doesn't absolutely need it, especially on wings with custom airfoils or complex structures (I just leave the drag of the physics wings alone, though). This will both prevent uneven drag funkiness and also improve the craft's performance slightly (although you probably won't notice too much of a difference unless it's a high-part count craft).

    +1 20 days ago
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    499 FlightFun

    No luck, the COM is right where it should be..
    Any other ideas?
    If needed, I can post it unlisted so someone whose had more experience can have a look.

    6 months ago
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    61.8k TheMouse

    Check the COM. (Center Of Mass)
    See if it is too far to the right. Read this for more help on where the COM is.

    +1 6 months ago