why will the center of lift not move???

[Soyuzturtle]

Im trying to make a plane but when i try to place wings of any type , the center of lift doesn't move an inch. The only way i can get it to move is by attaching the wing to one of those other wing panels at the back which doesn't help at all. Why is it doing this and is there a way to fix it?

Edited October 10, 2020 by Soyuzturtle
i meant center of lift , not center of mass.

[jimmymcgoochie]

Hold shift, then rotate the main wings very slightly so the leading edge (front) is angled upwards by a few degrees. Wings in KSP only generate lift due to their angle of attack against the flow of air, so you need to angle your wings up slightly to generate lift on the runway.

I would suggest that you use smaller wings on that plane though, those huge main wings will generate far more lift- and drag!- than you need for that small plane; try a delta wing or some of the structural wings which are much lighter and cheaper.

[Soyuzturtle]

15 minutes ago, jimmymcgoochie said:

Hold shift, then rotate the main wings very slightly so the leading edge (front) is angled upwards by a few degrees. Wings in KSP only generate lift due to their angle of attack against the flow of air, so you need to angle your wings up slightly to generate lift on the runway.

I would suggest that you use smaller wings on that plane though, those huge main wings will generate far more lift- and drag!- than you need for that small plane; try a delta wing or some of the structural wings which are much lighter and cheaper.

Will do that angling but i thought you probably would've guessed that i only used those wings for demonstration purposes to show how the center of lift wouldn't move.

 

Anyway thanks

[Hotel26]

This is actually very strange because it looks as though the wings are not attached at all.

I'd be curious to look at your craft file, so if you care to post it on Drive or Dropbox...