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FlightGear Newsletter October 2013 (view source)
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=== Updated aircraft === | === Updated aircraft === | ||
==== Boeing 747-400 instrument displays ==== | ==== Boeing 747-400 instrument displays ==== | ||
[[File:Boeing 747-400 PFD ILS approach EHAM 18R.png|thumb|270px|The PFD while on ILS approach to | [[File:Boeing 747-400 PFD ILS approach EHAM 18R.png|thumb|270px|The PFD while on ILS approach to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schiphol]]'s runway 18R]] | ||
Nearly all of the instrument displays in the [[Boeing 747-400]]'s cockpit have been converted to the new [[Canvas]] system. Instead of complex animated 3D models (with the various layers very close to each other, to feign a 2D instrument), the displays are now relatively simple 2D SVG drawings. | Nearly all of the instrument displays in the [[Boeing 747-400]]'s cockpit have been converted to the new [[Canvas]] system. Instead of complex animated 3D models (with the various layers very close to each other, to feign a 2D instrument), the displays are now relatively simple 2D SVG drawings. The code for the primary flight display (PFD) for example has been reduced by nearly 2000 lines. | ||
Some of | Thanks to the flexible nature of a Canvas based instrument, a great deal of new features have been added. Some of these functions include: | ||
* The '''PFD''' now shows speed limits, reference speeds, ILS guidance and autopilot modes. | |||
* The '''primary EICAS''' has been extended with an expanded gear position indicator (non-normal display in case of gear failure) and pagination for the memo messages. | |||
* The '''secondary EICAS''' received two new pages: doors and status. | |||
The new displays are available through Git. | The plan is to make these displays available in dialogs, to work around the fact that simpilots cannot easily/quickly look around their cockpit. | ||
The new displays are already available through Git and will be available for all with the next release. | |||
=== Liveries === | === Liveries === | ||