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Official [[aircraft]] can be downloaded at [http://www.flightgear.org/ | Official [[aircraft]] can be downloaded at [http://www.flightgear.org/download/aircraft-v2-4/ FlightGear.org Aircraft], which then usually require unzipping software to extract from a compressed file format. Then these must be manually installed in a FlightGear software installation to use. The details depend on the method of download, operating system, and user setup. | ||
An open source file archiver is [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip], although be aware of user setup. | An open source file archiver is [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip], although be aware of user setup. | ||
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# Select aircraft folder from menu, and click "Open" | # Select aircraft folder from menu, and click "Open" | ||
# Click OK on pop-up box. | # Click OK on pop-up box. | ||
=== Windows === | === Windows === | ||
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# Unzip the file, using a file archiver like 7-Zip. | # Unzip the file, using a file archiver like 7-Zip. | ||
# Move the unzipped folder (usually the aircraft's name) to your <tt>FlightGear/data/Aircraft</tt> directory. | # Move the unzipped folder (usually the aircraft's name) to your <tt>FlightGear/data/Aircraft</tt> directory. | ||
'''!!! IMPORTANT !!!''' | '''!!! IMPORTANT !!!''' | ||
"Modern" Windows Versions (e.g. XP, Vista, Win7) tinkering a lot with user rights on access level. Therefore it's a bad idea to install and run FlightGear to and from "C:\Program Files" (German: C:\Programme). Find another drive / folder where you as logged in user have all neccesary right to read, write and execute the files you installed. Additionally there's a space / blank in folder's name which could cause weird behaviour. Use something like "C:\FlightGear". | "Modern" Windows Versions (e.g. XP, Vista, Win7) tinkering a lot with user rights on access level. Therefore it's a bad idea to install and run FlightGear to and from "C:\Program Files" (German: C:\Programme). Find another drive / folder where you as logged in user have all neccesary right to read, write and execute the files you installed. Additionally there's a space / blank in folder's name which could cause weird behaviour. Use something like "C:\FlightGear". | ||
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== Related content == | == Related content == | ||
* [[Installing Scenery]] | * [[Installing Scenery]] | ||