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=== Published news posts === | === Published news posts === | ||
[[2020 LTS Keflavik archived news post drafts|Release post, Iceland Tour post]] | Archive page: [[2020 LTS Keflavik archived news post drafts|Release post, Iceland Tour post]] | ||
=== 2020.3.7 | === FlightGear release posts === | ||
==== 2020.3.7/8 OSM2City world-build ==== | |||
If screenshots are needed for OSM2City, and FG isn't waiting until a better performing version before announcing: | If screenshots are needed for OSM2City, and FG isn't waiting until a better performing version before announcing: | ||
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* [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=38173 California (KSFO)] regional improvements by Gilberto (with OSM2City) that are now actually active after a bug fix. | * [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=38173 California (KSFO)] regional improvements by Gilberto (with OSM2City) that are now actually active after a bug fix. | ||
* [https://i.imgur.com/9pXcsrV.jpg Europe] , [https://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Rolling_agricultural_lands_stretching_away_to_the_horizon_in_southern_France_in_FlightGear_2020.x_01.jpg 1] , [[:File:Rolling agricultural lands stretching away to the horizon in southern France in FlightGear 2020.x 02.jpg|2]] agriculture improvements - Rolling agricultural lands stretching away to the horizon in southern Europe | * [https://i.imgur.com/9pXcsrV.jpg Europe] , [https://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Rolling_agricultural_lands_stretching_away_to_the_horizon_in_southern_France_in_FlightGear_2020.x_01.jpg 1] , [[:File:Rolling agricultural lands stretching away to the horizon in southern France in FlightGear 2020.x 02.jpg|2]] agriculture improvements - Rolling agricultural lands stretching away to the horizon in southern Europe | ||
* [https://i.imgur.com/80WFPMR.jpg Madrid] during a hazy dawn with a simulation of uneven ground fog. OSM2City | |||
[[FlightGear Newsletter February 2021#OSM2City 1st rollout|List of performance tips and expectation management points]] from the newsletter - | [[FlightGear Newsletter February 2021#OSM2City 1st rollout|List of performance tips and expectation management points]] from the newsletter - is available here in the [[OSM2City 1st Worldbuild|1st rollout info]] article and could be linked if suitable. | ||
===Aircraft posts=== | ===Aircraft posts=== | ||
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====Space Shuttle==== | ====Space Shuttle==== | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:STS_1_White_Launch.jpg|Screenshot of STS 1 Launch with White Cumulus in background]]] | ||
Space Shuttle has been in development for almost 5 years now, and "she" is still under work in progress to make her always more realistic and close to the real thing. A lot of official documentations, and performance manuals are still used to benchmark and upgrade what was already very nicely done. | Space Shuttle has been in development for almost 5 years now, and "she" is still under work in progress to make her always more realistic and close to the real thing. A lot of official documentations, and performance manuals are still used to benchmark and upgrade what was already very nicely done. | ||
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The "official" launch area of the Shuttle had a really nice visual upgrade. When looking from an exterior point of view, immersion is greatly improved. | The "official" launch area of the Shuttle had a really nice visual upgrade. When looking from an exterior point of view, immersion is greatly improved. | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Sunrise_Cap_High_altitude.jpg|Global view of the Cape at Sunrise]]] | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Vertical_Launch_Cap_view.jpg|Vertical view of the Cape]] | ||
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Payload can be grappled again after being released from the payload bay, a game of patience which in real took hours with several detailled and time consuming procedures. | Payload can be grappled again after being released from the payload bay, a game of patience which in real took hours with several detailled and time consuming procedures. | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Hubble_dev_1.jpg|Hubble]] | ||
*Eileen Copilot ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Collins Famous Shuttle Commander]) | *Eileen Copilot ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Collins Famous Shuttle Commander]) | ||
Eileen is a kind of IA here now to assist us in Station Keeping task while working on RMS operations or messing around. She is particularly useful when working on a satelite to grapple. | Eileen is a kind of IA here now to assist us in Station Keeping task while working on RMS operations or messing around. She is particularly useful when working on a satelite to grapple. | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Eileen_dev_1.jpg|CoPilot Assistance for Station Keeping]]] | ||
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You can find below some in sim datas compared to real one coming from the Shuttle Crew Operations Manual (SCOM). | You can find below some in sim datas compared to real one coming from the Shuttle Crew Operations Manual (SCOM). | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Stage_1_in_sim.png|Velocity Vs Time in Sim]] [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Stage_1_scom.jpg|Velocity Vs Time in real]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Stage_2_in_sim.png|Altitude Vs Time in Sim]]] [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Stage_2_scom.jpg|Altitude vs Time in Real]]] | ||
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''Caution and Warning System (CWS) improvements'' | ''Caution and Warning System (CWS) improvements'' | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:CW_dev_3.jpg|CWS Diagram summary]]] | ||
The most visible improvement here is a closer to real fault message logic, announced when a parameter is going high or low. A good example is the electrical buses, with low/high voltage somewhere due to a short circuit. CWS is quite complex in the Shuttle. A lof of different kinds of alarms, depending of the seriousness of the failure. Plus it depends which software is loaded in the computer, the primary one or the fascinating [https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/orbiter/avionics/dps/bfs.html Backup Flight Controller], ie. last level of redundance in case of major computer bug. | The most visible improvement here is a closer to real fault message logic, announced when a parameter is going high or low. A good example is the electrical buses, with low/high voltage somewhere due to a short circuit. CWS is quite complex in the Shuttle. A lof of different kinds of alarms, depending of the seriousness of the failure. Plus it depends which software is loaded in the computer, the primary one or the fascinating [https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/orbiter/avionics/dps/bfs.html Backup Flight Controller], ie. last level of redundance in case of major computer bug. | ||
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The main fault display page | The main fault display page | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Fault_dev_3.jpg|Fault summary display]] | ||
A quick glance on how it can look with a "simple" shortcut in one of the AC buses. It triggers quite some alarms and messed up a bit everything. Better have a good knowledge of what everyhing mean for a good troubleshooting | A quick glance on how it can look with a "simple" shortcut in one of the AC buses. It triggers quite some alarms and messed up a bit everything. Better have a good knowledge of what everyhing mean for a good troubleshooting | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Elec_shortcut_fault_message_v_2.0.jpg|Electric short circuit fault messages]] | ||
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Plasma during the hottest part of the entry, when the Shuttle dives into the atmosphere at Mach 24 and 250 kfeetish. Thermal constraint is there the hard boundary to stay away from. | Plasma during the hottest part of the entry, when the Shuttle dives into the atmosphere at Mach 24 and 250 kfeetish. Thermal constraint is there the hard boundary to stay away from. | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Plasma_dev_1.jpg|Plasma during entry with Aurora in the background]] | ||
Later in the entry ( below Mach 15), the glow starts to vanish but the belly shield is still under heavy thermal stress; Dark Maul style. | Later in the entry ( below Mach 15), the glow starts to vanish but the belly shield is still under heavy thermal stress; Dark Maul style. | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Entry_Moon_Plasma.jpg|Hot shield and Moon]] | ||
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Shuttle Cockpit ready for a night launch. | Shuttle Cockpit ready for a night launch. | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Shuttle_Interior_Night_Launch_new_dps.jpg|Night Launch Cockpit view]]] | ||
Orbit reached, time for another batch of softwares and to raise the Perigee | Orbit reached, time for another batch of softwares and to raise the Perigee | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:On_Orbit_DPS_overhaul.jpg|On Orbit Cockpit View]]] | ||
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STS 1 on the pad, waiting fot the D day | STS 1 on the pad, waiting fot the D day | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:STS_1_on_the_pad.jpg|Sts 1 on the pad]]] | ||
Almost at the end of the first two minutes, the Solid Rocket Boosters ( SRB's) separation is closed. | Almost at the end of the first two minutes, the Solid Rocket Boosters ( SRB's) separation is closed. | ||
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A bit of rest for the crew, after a nominal Orbit Insertion | A bit of rest for the crew, after a nominal Orbit Insertion | ||
[ | [[:en:images/b/b4/Shuttle_Interior_Night_on_orbit.jpg|Shuttle Interior Night Rest]] | ||
Back on Earth into a Stormy Weather... | Back on Earth into a Stormy Weather... | ||
[ | [[:en:File:Stormy_TAEM_Aurora_by_night.jpg|TAEM TSRA]] | ||
...or with a golden sun | ...or with a golden sun | ||
[ | [[:en:File:TAEM_Angel_Sun_White_Sands.jpg|White Sands TAEM Sun Halo]] | ||
====C172p==== | ====C172p==== | ||
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Some shots below from this dream-catcher tool: | Some shots below from this dream-catcher tool: | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Black_knight_UFO_Shuttle_sunset.jpg|Sunset and diffraction]] ] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Black_knight_UFO.jpg|Black knight UFO Shuttle]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Far_side_of_the_world.jpg|500Nm above the World]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Shuttle_over_South_Pole_500_Nm.jpg|South Pole and lighting game]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:SOTM_2019-09_Firing_at_Dawn_by_GinGin.jpg|Good night World]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Edwards_RTLS_earthview.jpg|California Fly By]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:External_Tank_on_Orbit.jpg|Lonely External Tank]]] | ||
[[ | [<nowiki/>[[:en:File:Orbital_ops_bay_opened_earthview.jpg|Ready for Orbital Operations Commander]]] | ||
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== FlightGear Project news posts == | |||
==== | ====After release: Current release philosophy==== | ||
Currently placeholder text. For publishing a longer time after the improvement posts. | |||
As of 2018.3 LTS, Flightgear has transitioned two release types: | |||
# Long Term Stable (LTS) releases suitable for most users with a new featured airport | |||
# Development preview releases | |||
There will be ''point releases'' containing bugfixes and minor updates for both release types. For example, 2018.3.6 was the 6th bugfix point release for the 2018.3 LTS - it was released in August 2020. | |||
LTS releases will have bugfixes ported and the build maintained for longer. Development preview builds will be less stable, receive less testing, and are a bit more of a construction site where large structural changes are made to lay the foundations for the future. Some aircraft may not work on development releases. Power users can run multiple installs of Flightgear [http://wiki.flightgear.org/$FG_HOME#Power_Users in parallel]. | |||
There are minor improvements planned to the launcher UI in 2020.3 point releases. There are a lot of big changes already underway and planned after 2020.3 LTS, so if you are curious keep an eye on future development previews leading to the next LTS. | |||
====After release: Project status==== | |||
More appropriate for another post a while after the release. This should provide a situation report for people that may be interested in contributing. | |||
Items: WS 3.0, Compositor, OSM2City world build/tech improvements, in-sim UI replacement work, infrastructure for regular world builds, Australia shapefile revamp etc. etc. | |||