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I need some help with a plane I'm making.

4,087 SpartanAirplanes  6.9 years ago

Recently, I started designing a replica of the Tupolev Tu-16 bomber. The plane has mostly been working well until I ran into some issues with landing gear. The landing gear I'm trying to make is supposed to be custom and retractable.

The problems:
1: The shocks on the rear landing gear don't seem to be strong enough for supporting the weight of the plane. I found some modded shocks to help the problem, but the gear still seems a bit weak.
2: On the real bomber, the rear landing gear folds up into fairings built into the back of the wing. My landing gear just snaps and breaks when I try to retract it into the fuselages I've designed to keep it in.
3: When I land the plane, it swerves and spins across the runway, despite how gentle I am with the controls.
4: The wheel on the front landing gear does not go into the fuselage when I retract the gear.
5: I'm currently using the landing gear without custom wheels, because the custom wheels were not small enough for the design I needed. These wheels are okay, but I'd be great if you could point me in the direction of custom wheels that are about 0.5u in diameter.

I know this was a long list of problems, but if you could offer some advice in any of these areas, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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    Thank you so much! I'll try out your suggestions when I get the chance.@Shmexysmpilot

    6.9 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle
    1. It might be the suspension on the wheels themselves causing it to be weak. You can use these wheels with your stronger shocks and disable the suspension on the wheels.
    2. Use blocks with disabled collisions for the fairings. A set can be found here
    3. Reduce the traction on the front wheel until it is stable
    4. Again, use a fuselage block with the collisions disabled and it'll go right through
    5. The 1/3 scale wheels should work ^
    6.9 years ago