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2020 LTS airport announcement and Iceland intro draft (view source)
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[ Screenshot of The Jet Nest at Keflavik airport: [[:File:The_Jet_Nest_sculpture_at_Keflavik_International_Airport_(BIKF)_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x)_1024_04.jpg|1]] or [[:File:The_Jet_Nest_sculpture_at_Keflavik_International_Airport_(BIKF)_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x)_03.jpg|2]] ] | [ Screenshot of The Jet Nest at Keflavik airport: [[:File:The_Jet_Nest_sculpture_at_Keflavik_International_Airport_(BIKF)_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x)_1024_04.jpg|1]] or [[:File:The_Jet_Nest_sculpture_at_Keflavik_International_Airport_(BIKF)_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x)_03.jpg|2]] ] | ||
For Iceland there are also buildings, roads, and objects like pylons for the whole country generated by the OSM2City project. These are available as a [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery separate download] [which will be added to TerraSync a later date?]. OSM2City buildings compatible with 2020 LTS have improved visuals and render faster. | For Iceland there are also buildings, roads, and objects like pylons for the whole country generated from Open Street Maps (OSM) data by the OSM2City project. These are available as a [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery separate download] [which will be added to TerraSync a later date?]. OSM2City buildings compatible with 2020 LTS have improved visuals and render faster. | ||
View looking over Reykjavík Airport (BIRK) in the capital city of Reykjavík, with buildings, roads, and objects based on OSM data: | |||
[ [[:File:Reykjavik,_overlooking_Reykjavik_Airport_(BIRK)_at_sunset_with_OSM2City_output_(Flightgear_2020.x)_01.jpg|Screenshot looking over Reykjavik airport at sunset]] , alternatively can use [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Reykjavik_at_sunset_with_OSM2City_output_(Flightgear_2020.x)_02.jpg this] depending on whether enough detail is visible to show 3d buildings when displayed as a smaller blog image] ] | |||
====A land born of fire and ice==== | ====A land born of fire and ice==== | ||
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[ [[:File:Eruption_at_main_crater_on_the_island_of_Surtsey_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg|Screenshot of Surtsey]] ] | [ [[:File:Eruption_at_main_crater_on_the_island_of_Surtsey_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg|Screenshot of Surtsey]] ] | ||
Iceland's volcanoes are often strato-volcanoes | Iceland's volcanoes are often strato-volcanoes, in contrast to the shield volcanoes of Hawaii - the C172p tutorial airport (PHTO) is located in a town at the foot of to 2 huge shield volcanoes. Strato-volcanoes have steeper sloping sides, as the lava that comes up often is more viscous for periods of time - it flows less easily, like honey compared to water. This lava becomes hard before spreading far. The lava, before it reaches the surface, is called magma. Strato-volcanoes have periods where the magma coming up is viscous, and eruptions can be explosive - as gasses dissolved in the magma remain trapped. These eruptions can cause craters. Shield volcanoes only tend to have magma that flows easily, so they have very shallow slopes (as low as 5 degrees) as the lava spreads far. Iceland does have shield volcanoes, but they are smaller. | ||
Mount Herdubreid (a table mountain) is a volcano in Vatnajökull | Mount Herdubreid (a table mountain) is a volcano in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The volcanic desert it sits on is a lava field created from easily flowing eruptions of nearby shield volcanoes: | ||
[ [[:File:Mount_Herdubreid_volcano_in_Vatnajokull_National_Park,_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg|Screenshot of dormant volcano]] ] | [ [[:File:Mount_Herdubreid_volcano_in_Vatnajokull_National_Park,_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg|Screenshot of dormant volcano]] ] | ||
When magma is expelled from a volcano, the cavities that it used to be in underground become empty and often collapse leaving depressions called calderas. You'll notice both craters and calderas on top of volcanoes in Iceland are often capped by glaciers. | |||
Caldera in the central highlands with a large lake, in the colder part of the year. There is a thin layer of snow, and the water has some ice cover - environment simulation options like these are set from Environment menu > Environment Settings: | |||
Flightgear models several Icelandic volcanoes at multiple activity levels; Eyjafjallajökull, Surtsey, and Katla. Eyjafjallajökull and it's cloud of volcanic ash caused severe disruption to aviation in 2010. Katla is a far bigger volcano located nearby. Past eruptions at Katla have ranged from a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 4 like Eyjafjallajökull, to a VEI of 6 like Mount Pinturbo (1991) or Krakatoa (1883). Scarily Katla is somewhat overdue for an eruption. Screenshots don't do justice to the boiling turbulence of a volcanic plume like Katla. We won't spoil it, so you can discover and appreciate the scale of the forces involved | [ [[:File:Caldera_in_the_highlands_of_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg|Screenshot of caldera and lake]] ] | ||
Flightgear models several Icelandic volcanoes at multiple activity levels; Eyjafjallajökull, Surtsey, and Katla. Eyjafjallajökull and it's cloud of volcanic ash caused severe disruption to aviation in 2010. Katla is a far bigger volcano located nearby. Past eruptions at Katla have ranged from a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 4 like Eyjafjallajökull, to a VEI of 6 like Mount Pinturbo (1991) or Krakatoa (1883). Scarily Katla is somewhat overdue for an eruption. Screenshots don't do justice to the boiling turbulence of a volcanic plume like Katla. We won't spoil it, so you can discover and appreciate the scale of the forces involved. FG's Advanced Weather engine now models the increased turbulence in wind-fields associated with volcanic activity, so beware!. To set the activity level of a volcano fly to the area, and look in Environment > Volcanoes to choose from the volcanoes in that area. | |||
====Re-creating the Icelandic setting in FG==== | ====Re-creating the Icelandic setting in FG==== | ||
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====Exploring a new land==== | ====Exploring a new land==== | ||
You can use craft such as the Cessna 172P/182S/182T-FG1000, Piper J-3 Cub (FG1000 option), and the rugged de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter in your adventures exploring Iceland. Variants among these include support for floats for hopping between the dramatic fjords of the north/north-west (e.g. Ísafjörður - BIIS), as well as skis and winter kits to explore the many glaciers and icecaps. Some have bush tires to try your luck in the desert areas of the central highlands, or the moss covered lava fields of the south/south-west. Helicopters such as the Eurocopter EC 135, Alouette III (AI co-pilot can help), Eurocopter EC130/H130, and Robinson R-44 will let you reach a variety of places - some have floats (R-44, EC130/H130) and snowshoes (Alouette-III, EC130/H130) too. | This DC-3 like this once landed with skiies on the Vatnajökull ice cap. It was trying to rescue the crew from a DC-6B. It was buried in snow and abandoned. It was later dug up, then buried by a snowstorm, and dug up a second again. It still had enough battery power and fuel to take off and fly to Reykjavík. | ||
[ [[:File:Icelandair01.png|Screenshot of TF-NPK]] ] | |||
You can use craft such as the Cessna 172P/182S/182T-FG1000, Piper J-3 Cub (FG1000 option), and the rugged de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter in your adventures exploring Iceland. Variants among these include support for floats for hopping between the dramatic fjords of the north/north-west (e.g. Ísafjörður - BIIS), as well as skis and winter kits to explore the many glaciers and icecaps. Some have bush tires to try your luck in the desert areas of the central highlands, or the moss covered lava fields of the south/south-west. To select craft variants, look in the launcher dropdown menu and the craft's menu inside the simulator. Helicopters such as the Eurocopter EC 135, Alouette III (AI co-pilot can help), Eurocopter EC130/H130, and Robinson R-44 will let you reach a variety of places - some have floats (R-44, EC130/H130) and snowshoes (Alouette-III, EC130/H130) too. | |||
As Iceland was settled by humans recently, there are probably places that no one has touched down, or set foot on, before. There are also places like Surtsey that are off-limits to visitors to avoid contamination. Other places like erupting volcanoes are simply dangerous. Remember, like Niel Armstrong, you can get out and walk in the simulation where no one has gone before after a successful landing in craft that support the Walker! | |||
Alouette-III over the meltwater lake (terminal lake) at the end of a glacier (glacier terminus or snout). | Alouette-III over the meltwater lake (terminal lake) at the end of a glacier (glacier terminus or snout). | ||
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[ [[:File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2020_03_Glacier_terminus_and_ice_on_water_(Aerospatiale_Alouette_III).jpg|Screenshot of glacier terminus (snout) with ice on the terminal lake]] ] | [ [[:File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2020_03_Glacier_terminus_and_ice_on_water_(Aerospatiale_Alouette_III).jpg|Screenshot of glacier terminus (snout) with ice on the terminal lake]] ] | ||
Closing line e.g. Stay tuned for the 2020 LTS release in the next few days | Closing line if a further is needed e.g. Stay tuned for the 2020 LTS release in the next few days | ||