Note : TRANSLATE TO RUSSIAN
this is a guide for a user that asked me for help , so that's why it's in Russian
center of mass and lift
The center of mass and lift are the key points of an aircraft and must be stable for the aircraft to operate. If you want to be sure the center of mass (red) must be in front of the center of lift (blue) you can activate the option to see them in the menu
amount of lift and speed
This is a important part of building a plane if you can't generate enough lift your plane won't be able to pull up, but if the plane has a very high speed there's a chance your plane can pull up, but is better to have enough lift to take off without problems
And the speed of your plane can't accelerate enough your airplane won't take off , here happens something similar like before , you may have a lot of lift , and a bit of speed and still take off , but It only happens depending on the measurements
That's why is good to have a balance between speed and lift
maneuverability
So now that you know the basics of a airplane you must know about maneuverability but... what is maneuverability? Maneuverability is the capability of a plane to pull up, down (pitch) turn left ,or right (yaw) ,and roll left or right (roll) now 1st of all
PITCH
This is caused by the horizontal stabilizers at the back of your plane, this allows you to pull up or down
Yaw
This is caused by your vertical stabilizer that gives stability to your aircraft the yaw makes the plane turn left or right on the same plane
Roll
This is caused by the ailerons of your airplane main wings when you roll left your plane tills to the left and when you roll right your plane tills to the right , you can turn using pitch and roll or yaw and roll
That's why you must check your controls!
@Icey21 "should be at the center of mass" whilst your technically correct you need to have the landing gear just a little behind the Center Of Mass (COM), because if you have the wheels at the centre of mass your plane will tip nose high as the gear can't hold the plane's weight on the tail side. Which In this sense you know where a plane's COM and Center of lift is going by the wings and landing gear and Center of thrust irl.
for "amount of lift and speed"
you should also mention that the rear landing gear (unless the plane has tricycle landing gear like how WW2 planes have them) should be at the center of mass to help with pitching up during takeoff
This should be pinned @AndrewGarrison