Airplanes Physics

[henryrasia]

This is my opinion: they are buggy.

Anyone who knows about planes know that even if you want to flip like crazy, you can't (except for the MIG/Sukhoi, I don't remember). So what do you think? I think it should be tweaked to be less responsive, except for special designs.

[olex]

The plane physics in their current state have little to do with actual, real-world aerodynamics. A rework will surely happen eventually, but it's not a priority any time soon as far as I'm aware.

[ferram4]

Oh, of course the default wing physics are buggy. Lift is proportional to velocity rather than velocity squared, angled control surfaces can create thrust, no stall mechanic whatsoever, and drag includes mass by accident. Really, the only thing anywhere near realistic is the stability of airplane designs, since the basics are there. As olex said, it doesn't seem to be a priority for now, but there is an aerodynamics fix plugin (by myself--full disclosure ) that fixes a great deal of the problems. It's still in development, but is a vast improvement over what's already there.