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The first step was a ferry-flight piloted by Martin to get the aircraft closer to its final destination where the conversion will take place. | The first step was a ferry-flight piloted by Martin to get the aircraft closer to its final destination where the conversion will take place. | ||
Some images of the arrival at the small airstrip of [http://eddh.de/info/landeinfo-ergebnis.php?eicao=edhw EDHW] (Wahlstedt, Germany) can be found [http://www.t3r.de/d-eeqa/ here]. | Some images of the arrival at the small airstrip of [http://eddh.de/info/landeinfo-ergebnis.php?eicao=edhw EDHW] (Wahlstedt, Germany) can be found [http://www.t3r.de/d-eeqa/ here]. | ||
== New tools and tutorials == | |||
=== Howto receive (and verify) the fgdata bundle === | |||
People with a weak Internet connection may encounter broken GIT downloads which forces them to re-download all again. You can download the [[Git#fgdata.bundle|fgdata.bundle]] file ('''3.3 GByte''' as of 07/01/2011) as one big file with any downloader tool (partial downloads are supported) and extract a local repository from it. This allows you to do "git pull" as usual. There is also a tutorial [http://flightgear.mxchange.org/fgdata-bundle.html available] to verify the download. | |||
== 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 guide on writing such systems. | *[[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 guide on writing such systems. | ||
=== New aircraft === | |||
==== Bombardier CRJ700 series ==== | |||
The [[Bombardier CRJ700 series]] is a family of 70- to 100- seat regional jet airliners manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. Its primary competition is the Embraer E-jet series. The family consists of the Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900, and CRJ1000. The CRJ700 series was developed from the [[Bombardier CRJ-200LR|Bombardier CRJ200]], and remains one of the most popular regional airliner series in the world. | |||
It is currently in early production (pre-stable) and may have flaws here and there, bug reports are warmly welcomed! ([http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11863 Development thread]) | |||
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=== Don't do this at home folks === | === Don't do this at home folks === | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprv8RVjxHw Tempest bomb-test] | |||
=== Contributing === | === Contributing === | ||