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Lateral Torque on a symmetric spaceplane


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I noticed that my spaceplane was pulling to the left.  I checked RCS build aid, and it indicates a 6 kNm torque to the left.  Ive double and triple checked, this plane is 100% symmetric.  Trying to group-source troubleshooting here.... I've made a lot of spaceplanes before, never encountered this issue.

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10 minutes ago, EvermoreAlpaca said:

I noticed that my spaceplane was pulling to the left.  I checked RCS build aid, and it indicates a 6 kNm torque to the left.  Ive double and triple checked, this plane is 100% symmetric.  Trying to group-source troubleshooting here.... I've made a lot of spaceplanes before, never encountered this issue.

Please post a picture of your craft in the VAB, and in flight with the F12-aero arrows enabled and a craft file.

I encountered 2 "magic torque" situations before, but they were in older versions of the game

  • An aerobrake in the cargo bay produced drag
  • Symmetrically attached wings produce asymmetric lift, because of a bug

It could be one of those. Anyway, post more info

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