6,566
edits
FlightGear Newsletter September 2010: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
Switch to the {{forum url}} and {{forum link}} templates for all forum links.
Red Leader (talk | contribs) (Flightgear commit template) |
m (Switch to the {{forum url}} and {{forum link}} templates for all forum links.) |
||
| Line 124: | Line 124: | ||
==Nasal syntax highlighting file for Notepad++ users == | ==Nasal syntax highlighting file for Notepad++ users == | ||
Forum member c.harms has created a syntax highlighting file for Notepad++ users, please check out | Forum member c.harms has created a syntax highlighting file for Notepad++ users, please check out {{forum link|p=92127|text=the topic}} to download the file and for installation instructions. | ||
== In the hangar == | == In the hangar == | ||
===BAe-146=== | ===BAe-146=== | ||
"Pilot Penguin" and "[[User:Nickyivyca|nickyivyca]]" have begun work on the BAe-146. Pilot Penguin will be doing mostly 3D work, and nick will be doing mostly FDM and systems work. | "Pilot Penguin" and "[[User:Nickyivyca|nickyivyca]]" have begun work on the BAe-146. Pilot Penguin will be doing mostly 3D work, and nick will be doing mostly FDM and systems work. {{forum link|p=95461|text=See the forum thread for more info.}} | ||
===Launch Vehicles: Jupiter J-246, and NASA Ares-1=== | ===Launch Vehicles: Jupiter J-246, and NASA Ares-1=== | ||
| Line 151: | Line 151: | ||
===Historic Nike Hercules Missile Sites=== | ===Historic Nike Hercules Missile Sites=== | ||
[[File:nike missile site3.png|thumb|250px|One of three sites.]] | [[File:nike missile site3.png|thumb|250px|One of three sites.]] | ||
Jack Mermod has begun modeling Historical Nike Hercules Missile Sites. They will all be in the Bay Area. These sites were the last stand of defense in the event of a Soviet bombing. You can still find evidence of these sites today, and they are a important part of history. Each site has a helipad, in hopes of attracting helicopter pilots to come and explore the sights. So far there are three sites that have been made and placed into FlightGear, and the plan is to make 12. The sites will hopefully be available through TerraSync soon, but for now you can | Jack Mermod has begun modeling Historical Nike Hercules Missile Sites. They will all be in the Bay Area. These sites were the last stand of defense in the event of a Soviet bombing. You can still find evidence of these sites today, and they are a important part of history. Each site has a helipad, in hopes of attracting helicopter pilots to come and explore the sights. So far there are three sites that have been made and placed into FlightGear, and the plan is to make 12. The sites will hopefully be available through TerraSync soon, but for now you can {{forum link|t=9521|text=watch this forum topic}} to see updates for the sites and download them. | ||
===Liverpool John Lennon Airport=== | ===Liverpool John Lennon Airport=== | ||
| Line 170: | Line 170: | ||
"eag1e" (on the forum, D-ELLE callsign) is working on the buildings of [[Dublin Airport]] (EIDW). The airport seems quite well advanced, it has been submitted to the model repository and it is available for direct download at [http://www.knatterkasten.de/ knatterkasten.de]. | "eag1e" (on the forum, D-ELLE callsign) is working on the buildings of [[Dublin Airport]] (EIDW). The airport seems quite well advanced, it has been submitted to the model repository and it is available for direct download at [http://www.knatterkasten.de/ knatterkasten.de]. | ||
See the | See the {{forum link|t=8874|text=forum post}} for more info. | ||
===Innsbruck ÖAMTC helicopter base=== | ===Innsbruck ÖAMTC helicopter base=== | ||
| Line 253: | Line 253: | ||
== Video of the month == | == Video of the month == | ||
Inspired by an idea posted by Mogthor, redneck has turned a part of the "Getting started" manual into a series of youtube videos, please see: | Inspired by an idea posted by Mogthor, redneck has turned a part of the "Getting started" manual into a series of youtube videos, please see: {{forum url|p=96015}} | ||
[[File:Clip0437_0002.jpg]] [[File:Clip0437_0001.jpg]] | [[File:Clip0437_0002.jpg]] [[File:Clip0437_0001.jpg]] | ||
| Line 287: | Line 287: | ||
=== Forum news === | === Forum news === | ||
Thanks to moderator Gijs, we have now a new sub forum for all issues related to building FlightGear from source. Hopefully, this will make it easier for new users (and developers!) to get support for compiling FlightGear. So if you are having problems building FlightGear from source, please check out | Thanks to moderator Gijs, we have now a new sub forum for all issues related to building FlightGear from source. Hopefully, this will make it easier for new users (and developers!) to get support for compiling FlightGear. So if you are having problems building FlightGear from source, please check out {{forum url|f=45}} | ||
=== New Spanish-Latin American FG community website === | === New Spanish-Latin American FG community website === | ||
| Line 293: | Line 293: | ||
=== FGCom server down === | === FGCom server down === | ||
The [[FGCom]] server is temporarily down. Please refer to | The [[FGCom]] server is temporarily down. Please refer to {{forum link|t=9651|text=this forum topic}} for the latest news. | ||
== And finally ... == | == And finally ... == | ||
| Line 309: | Line 309: | ||
We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011. However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person. It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all. | We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011. However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person. It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all. | ||
So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011. If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to | So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011. If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to {{forum link|f=38|text=get in touch}}. | ||
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 09]] | [[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 09]] | ||
[[es:FlightGear Newsletter September 2010]] | [[es:FlightGear Newsletter September 2010]] | ||