Simple Airplane Physics Toolkit - Lift, Drag, Thrust

About Simple Airplane Physics Toolkit - Lift, Drag, Thrust – Unity Editor Tool & Plugin

Unity Airplane Physics Toolkit

Simple Airplane Physics Toolkit simulates lift, drag, gravity, thrust, angle of attack, banking, flaps, fuel consumption, and dynamic mass for aircraft in Unity. It also handles control surfaces, landing gear, propellers, and wheel rotation, with customizable physics and control settings available through the Inspector.

Aircraft Physics and Systems

The system includes jet engine mode with spool-up delay and idle thrust, configurable stall physics, and structural damage based on G-force, overspeed, and impact. Weather and wind simulation covers turbulence, gusts, and altitude layers. Pitch and roll trim controls are also included.

Aircraft components can be configured through lists, allowing additional engines and wheels to be added. Lift curves, drag factors, engine power curves, control surface animation speeds, and audio profiles can be customized in the Inspector.

Flight Controls and AI

• Keyboard with fully remappable controls
• Unity Input Manager axes for joystick and yoke controls
• New Input System with Keyboard and Gamepad support
• Scriptable delegate for networked or AI-driven flight
• Simple AI for following targets or waypoint routes
• Mobile touch controls with joysticks and buttons

Aircraft Components

The toolkit includes a rigged single-prop airplane model, a follow camera, multi-camera manager, light manager with pulse controller, landing gear retraction assembly, custom editors, and component icons for its modules. Propellers support sharp and blur swapping, while wheel rotation and moving control surfaces are handled automatically.

Unity Compatibility

• Unity 2022.3.62f3: Built-in Render Pipeline compatible
• Unity 2022.3.62f3: Universal Render Pipeline compatible
• Unity 2022.3.62f3: High Definition Render Pipeline compatible

The sample scenes use the Built-in Render Pipeline, while the scripts support URP and HDRP without being dependent on a specific render pipeline. URP does not have corresponding sample scenes.

Use Cases

• Flight simulation projects using configurable aircraft forces and stall behavior
• Arcade flight games requiring customizable aircraft controls and physics
• Projects combining aircraft physics with waypoint-based AI or networked flight control
• Mobile flight projects using touch joysticks and buttons

FAQ

Can the airplane use the Unity Input System?

Yes. The toolkit supports the New Input System with Keyboard and Gamepad controls and includes an InputActionAsset.

Can aircraft be configured with multiple engines?

Yes. Engines can be added to the available list, allowing configurations such as multiple-engine aircraft.

Does the toolkit include weather effects?

Its weather and wind system includes turbulence, gusts, and altitude layers.

Download Simple Airplane Physics Toolkit - Lift, Drag, Thrust from Ultimate Game Assets for your Unity project.

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