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[[Image:747-400_pushback_eham.jpg|thumb|270px|A KLM [[Boeing 747-400]] ready for pushback at [[EHAM]].]]
[[Image:747-400_pushback_eham.jpg|thumb|270px|A KLM [[Boeing 747-400]] ready for pushback at [[EHAM]]. This is the Goldhofert truck.]]
Currently, pushback is only used on [[JSBSim]] planes.
Currently, pushback is only used on [[JSBSim]] planes. It should be possible with [[YASim]] aswell, but it has never be done yet.
 
'''Within a short period, some generic pushback models will be available in the <tt>$FG_ROOT/Models</tt> directory. These models can be used at any plane, in a process that is described below.'''


===Systems/pushback.xml===
===Systems/pushback.xml===
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  </model>
  </model>


Then below the </sim> tag, we add our [[Menubar|menu]] dialog. A generic one will be available as <tt>$FG_ROOT/gui/Dialogs/pushback.xml</tt>. Add the following lines to include it in the Equipment menu of the aircraft. Note: if the menubar and default tags are already there, you do no need to add them again. Just place the stuff between them.
Then below the </sim> tag, we add our [[Menubar|menu]] dialog. A generic one is available as <tt>$FG_ROOT/gui/Dialogs/pushback.xml</tt>. Add the following lines to include it in the Equipment menu of the aircraft. Note: if the menubar and default tags are already there, you do no need to add them again. Just place the stuff between them.


  <menubar>
  <menubar>

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