Plane Wheels clipping into the ground

[esmenard]

I am having a lot of problems with a small plane : it spawns with its wheels clipped into the ground, making it unflyable.

Craft file (needs Tweakscale) : https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/361568200720121876/677097630345723904/VSS_Moineau.craft

Is there a way to prevent it from clipping ?

[Vanamonde]

Unrelated observation: the forward wheels appear to be placed upside-down. 

[OHara]

The front wheels are not upside-down, but their springs are fully compressed and the tyres are clipping through the fenders to show through the top.

Since version 1.8.0, the spring settings on landing gear have been different from what I guess most players would like.  You can adjust the springs by enabling "advanced tweakables" and then right-clicking on the wheels to choose "Spring/Damper override" and then you get a slider for "Spring Strength"

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[esmenard]

I have increased the spring, and it doesn't clip into the ground anymore, but it still starts dancing when it gets to 10 m/s

Edit : Actually it still clips into the ground sometimes, but not always. And also it flips sometimes, even though it isn't clipped.

Edit 2 : I don't know what I dit, but now it works

Edited February 13, 2020 by esmenard

[FlyingGeeze]

@esmenard

The early airstrip has holes in them. So any spring/damp settings will be magnified as you ride over the bumps. When it does you may alter the Dampening settings, somewhat lower I imagine looking at the vessel.

Flipping happens when sideways force happens because wheels anchor into the ground. You have friction override (contröle de friction)

F1 Cars have little friction but wider tires, off road cars have a lot of friction. If your vessel is very tiny like yours is then default friction settings will have a lot of effect. Try to lower them below 1.0 and see what happens. In any case, it's good to have more friction on the rear wheels so that the back wheels stay backwards. You may also use a small inline reaction wheel for more control to mitigate effects of stability.