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* [[Boeing 777-200ER]]
* [[Boeing 777-200ER]]


Download aircraft support packages, download the base package, view development, and discuss at [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8728 the animated jetway project thread].
Download aircraft support packages, download the base package, view development, and discuss at {{forum link|t=8728|text=the animated jetway project thread}}.


A YouTube video of the new system in action can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Icll91V2Y here].
A YouTube video of the new system in action can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Icll91V2Y here].
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It works comparably to FGRun, as it generates a commandline based on the user's settings and drives one of the TerraGear tools through that. Through a series of tabs, the user is guided through the process of creating scenery. Steps include: downloading data, processing elevation data, generating airports, assigning materials and in the end, the actual scenery construction. Making changes in one of those steps will result in different scenery. The GUI allows users to easily finetune their scenery.
It works comparably to FGRun, as it generates a commandline based on the user's settings and drives one of the TerraGear tools through that. Through a series of tabs, the user is guided through the process of creating scenery. Steps include: downloading data, processing elevation data, generating airports, assigning materials and in the end, the actual scenery construction. Making changes in one of those steps will result in different scenery. The GUI allows users to easily finetune their scenery.


There are still lots of bugs to be solved, features to be added and improvements to be made. But, now that there's a useable GUI, more and more people will (be able to) discover the magic world of building scenery. And I'm sure that, if all those people give some feedback in the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7485 forum topic], the GUI will improve rapidly!
There are still lots of bugs to be solved, features to be added and improvements to be made. But, now that there's a useable GUI, more and more people will (be able to) discover the magic world of building scenery. And I'm sure that, if all those people give some feedback in the {{forum link|t=7485|text=forum topic}}, the GUI will improve rapidly!


===Seoul===
===Seoul===
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More details at the:
More details at the:
* [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12240 forum topic]
* {{forum link|t=12240|text=forum topic}}
* [http://transgear.treborlogic.com/ official website]
* [http://transgear.treborlogic.com/ official website]


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== And finally ... ==
== And finally ... ==
=== On this day in aviation history ===
=== On this day in aviation history ===
If you're looking for a good reason to fly a plane, fly over a place, organize a special event etc. Well, just a 'valuable excuse' for launching FlightGear on your PC: check the FlightGear [http://www.sites.google.com/site/flightgearotdia dedicated site] 'On This Day in Aviation History' or the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=11613 dedicated topic] in the forum. Both show historical aviation-related events that wrote part of worldwide history.
If you're looking for a good reason to fly a plane, fly over a place, organize a special event etc. Well, just a 'valuable excuse' for launching FlightGear on your PC: check the FlightGear [http://www.sites.google.com/site/flightgearotdia dedicated site] 'On This Day in Aviation History' or the {{forum link|t=11613|text=dedicated topic} in the forum. Both show historical aviation-related events that wrote part of worldwide history.


=== Contributing ===
=== Contributing ===

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