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== FlightGear addons and mods == | == FlightGear addons and mods == | ||
== In the hangar == | == In the hangar == | ||
The lightmap has been extended by a "factor property". Aircraft authors can now bind the intensity of a lightmap to a property (eg. <tt>/controls/lighting/panel-norm</tt>), making the lighting more vivid. Read more in the [[Howto: Lightmap|lightmap howto]]. | *The lightmap has been extended by a "factor property". Aircraft authors can now bind the intensity of a lightmap to a property (eg. <tt>/controls/lighting/panel-norm</tt>), making the lighting more vivid. Read more in the [[Howto: Lightmap|lightmap howto]]. | ||
*[[JSBSim]] welcomed a new feature this month. Setting the <tt>(/fdm/jsbsim/)propulsion/tank[n]/external-flow-rate-pps</tt> property will either draw fuel from, or insert fuel into the respective tank. This allows one to simulate complex fuel systems, relatively easy. See [[Howto: Write a fuel system in JSBSim]] for a guid on writing such systems. | |||
=== New aircraft === | === New aircraft === | ||
=== Updated aircraft === | === Updated aircraft === | ||
==== Bf-109 G14 ==== | |||
The [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] now has a [[Howto: Use the normal map effect in aircraft|bump- and specmapped]] 3D model, a revised FDM and an improved 3D cockpit with functional controls. Apat from that the logo selection system has been added, along with some new liveries. The throttle now sets the desired manifold pressure and maintains it, even with changing altitude. | |||
Note to livery makers: the external textures have been consolidated into one file for easier maintenance. | |||
{{Gallery|Improved cockpit|109-7.png|New liveries|109-3.png|Bump- and specmapped|109-5.png}} | |||
==== Boeing 747-400 ==== | |||
Thanks to a report at the [http://flightgear.org/forums FlightGear forum], Gijs found out that there was a (eternal) fuel-leak in the [[Boeing 747-400|744]]'s fuel system. This was quite a problem for long-haul flight lovers, as it severely limited the aircraft's range. | |||
Now that system is rewritten (making use of the new JSBSim function that you can read more about [[FlightGear Newsletter June 2011#In the hangar|earlier on in this newsletter]]) the fuel leak is closed! This does not only please long-haul flyers, it affects every pilot, because weight balancing is much better now. | |||
=== Liveries === | === Liveries === | ||