How realistic is this?

[Giga-Roboid]

I'm designing a plane in real life and I'd like to have a realistic and easy to build with simulator. How close to realism is this game's aero-physics?

[Arestris]

Don't own the game (until now), but look at some yt-videos. While this game is for sure a lot hell of fun, I don't wanna call it "realistic" or "simulator" at all. I can be wrong of course, but simple planes doesn't look like the program you're looking for.

Your text sounds more like you need something, that really simulates the physics of flight. Imho you should look into x-Plane (for example), it has a great phyiscs simulation model. Downsite is: It's far from easy, to construct own planes, you have to take a deep look into it, including things like 3D Modelling with a professional software (like 3d max or at least something like blender). It's extremly time consuming and maybe expensive.

[Lesskil]

I think most of the physics of the game is just like in the real world, but i wouldn't call it realistic. Have you seen what things were people able fly ??? Stuff like flying carrots, and other crazy stuff does exist in simple planes sooooo....

[Snooples]

Originally posted by Czarny (Taking a break):

I think most of the physics of the game is just like in the real world, but i wouldn't call it realistic. Have you seen what things were people able fly ??? Stuff like flying carrots, and other crazy stuff does exist in simple planes sooooo....

I've seen a flying toaster is real life

[VAL]

Originally posted by The all seeing Pingu:

Originally posted by Czarny (Taking a break):

I think most of the physics of the game is just like in the real world, but i wouldn't call it realistic. Have you seen what things were people able fly ??? Stuff like flying carrots, and other crazy stuff does exist in simple planes sooooo....

I've seen a flying toaster is real life

I throw all sorts of things around my room, anything can fly if it has enough force applied.

[ChillingCammy]

Heg Saggachi, I might be necrocommenting here but I've had a blast building planes in KSP with Ferram Aerospace Research installed. The basic game has a so-so atmospheric flight model but FAR really goes above and beyond as far as simulating flight. Approaching the sound barrier, your plane starts to experience higher drag - swept wings perform differently to straight wings. Stalling and high AoA flight feels "real" (i'm not a real pilot, but I love flight sims!). If you see KSP on sale, grab it and install a bunch of mods for plane parts - Enjoy!

[livetoplay]

Originally posted by ♥♥♥♥♥ Сталкер! casejar.com:

I think most of the physics of the game is just like in the real world, but i wouldn't call it realistic. Have you seen what things were people able fly ??? Stuff like flying carrots, and other crazy stuff does exist in simple planes sooooo....

Now I will forever wonder if you saw my flying carrot or someone else's.

[55-6-23]

this is a sanbox game, not a flightsim, but aerodynamics can be altered, somehow, so good luck

[buddy266]

If you're looking for something to test an actual ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ plane you're building don't look on Steam???

[buddy266]

also flying carrots what the ♥♥♥♥