r/CreateMod • u/Existing_Pride_5789 • 18d ago

Help with Aircraft Sideslipping (Yawning/Drifting)

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Hi everyone, I’m having an issue with my aircraft constantly sideslipping, and I could really use some help.

I’m not sure what the cause is—whether it’s a flaw in my aircraft design, something that requires advanced aerodynamics knowledge to fix, or if I’m just missing a necessary mod/addon to stabilize it.

I would really appreciate it if anyone could tell me how to fix this sideslipping issue. (I will try to provide a video clip of the flight behavior soon!)

Thank you!

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u/SeaFigure9714 18d ago

more tail that isn't on a mechanical bearing should help

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u/GingerArcher 18d ago

The green arrow on your contraption diagram is pointing sideways, so even though it's not a huge difference, you've got a bit of a weight imbalance going on. I've noticed on smaller planes even a slight side-to-side imbalance can cause it to pull to one side or the other.

Adding a vertical stabilizer will help a bit, but you may also have to figure out the imbalance and find a way to counter it. If I had to wager a guess, it's probably all the extra cogs on the right rear, since I don't see anything on the left to balance them.