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2020 LTS Keflavik news post draft (view source)
Revision as of 14:57, 4 November 2020
, 4 November 2020add description and screenshots for tide changes
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:Mention new or improved JSBSim aircraft with CFD or windtunnel data] | :Mention new or improved JSBSim aircraft with CFD or windtunnel data] | ||
Flightgear adds tides covering and uncovering littoral areas like tidal flats (mudflats). You can see tides as the day progresses - there are two highs and two lows per day. | |||
Tidal flats at low tide | |||
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Tidal_flats_at_low_tide_in_Morecambe_Bay_in_England_(Flightgear_2020.x)_04.jpg Screenshot of Morecambe Bay at low tide] | |||
Water covers the tidal flats at high tide - only the environmental clock is changed. The clouds are the same as the weather simulation is run by the physics clock - you can see how the light is scattered by various types of clouds and hazes depending on sun angle. | |||
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Tidal_flats_at_high_tide_in_Morecambe_Bay_in_England_(Flightgear_2020.x)_05.jpg Screenshot of Morecambe Bay at high tide] | |||
Possible screenshots to accompany highlights: | Possible screenshots to accompany highlights: | ||