Aeronautics:Wind Tunnel
by MaxnessAWA
Wind Tunnel, a NeoForge add-on for Create Aeronautics, adds controllable airflow sources for building repeatable aircraft test setups.
What it does
Wind Tunnel adds blocks that generate a controllable wind field in the world, so an aircraft can be tested in the same airflow again and again. A dedicated wind tunnel controller sets the flow length, airspeed and blade spin, while an aircraft airflow injector can push air relative to the aircraft body or relative to the world. The project is aimed at gameplay tuning and debugging of flying builds.
A wind tunnel mount interface pairs with an aircraft, and the binding can lock the pose and read back the force it receives. In-game measurement views display lift, drag, side force and rotational moments, so a designer can compare how a build responds to different settings without leaving the game. The mod requires Create Aeronautics and LDLib on NeoForge 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it.
Key features
Configurable wind tunnel
Blocks placed in the world emit a steerable airstream, giving builders a reproducible way to run aircraft through the same flow every time.
Tunnel controller
The controller sets flow length, airspeed and blade spin for each wind tunnel.
Aircraft airflow injector
The injector sends flow either relative to the aircraft body or relative to the world.
Mount and force readback
The mount interface binds an aircraft, locks its pose and reports the force acting on it.
Measurement views
In-game views show lift, drag, side force and rotational moments for the tested aircraft.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Create: Aero Stuff is also a NeoForge 1.21.1 add-on, released under the MIT License and open source, with the same client and server environment. Aeronautic Additions and ChunkLoader covers 1.21.1 as well, but it is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Drive-By-Sable is open source under the MIT License and targets 1.21 – 1.21.1 on NeoForge, so it reaches back one more minor release than Wind Tunnel.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics:Wind Tunnel | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Create: Aero Stuff | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Aeronautic Additions and ChunkLoader | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-10 |
| Drive-By-Sable | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Wind Tunnel need?
Does Wind Tunnel have to be installed on both sides?
Is the source code available?
In the catalog
Aeronautics:Wind Tunnel is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Wind Tunnel is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 built around Create, Sable, Simulated, and Create: Aeronautics. The project focuses on controllable airflow sources and repeatable aircraft test setups for tuning, debugging, and gameplay experiments.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aeronauticswind-tunnel
- Owner
- MaxnessAWA
- Published
- 2026-05-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15