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{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hanger}}<br/>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hanger}}<br/>
[[#BAe Sea Harrier FA2|BAe Sea Harrier FA2]]<br/>
[[#BAe Sea Harrier FA2|BAe Sea Harrier FA2]]<br/>
[[#Citation II|Citation II]]<br/>
[[#Cessna 550 Citation II|Cessna 550 Citation II]]<br/>
[[#Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]]<br/>
[[#Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]]<br/>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}<br/>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}<br/>
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''See also the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24711#p232339 forum announcement] and the [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|wiki page]] …''
''See also the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24711#p232339 forum announcement] and the [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|wiki page]] …''


=== Citation II ===
=== Cessna 550 Citation II ===
[[File:CitationII-Rembrandt.png|thumb|Citation II with new Rembrandt lights]] [[File:CitationII-instrumentpanel.png|thumb|New instruments on Citation II's instrument panel]] [[File:CitationII-gimmicks.png|thumb|New objects on the flightdeck]]
The '''[[Cessna 550 Citation II]]''', a light business jet, has received several updates, with more still to come.  Ludovic Brenta and {{usr|chris_blues}} have put in a lot of time to polish up and improve this aircraft.
Also the [[Cessna_550_Citation_II|Citation II]] has received several upgrades - and still there's more to come! Ludovic Brenta and chris_blues put in a lot of time to polish her and bring her up to specs.


While overhauling the FDM, Ludovic also created a new aircraft for us: the Sierra Super II. This is essentially an aftermarket modifcation of the Citation II, with newer and more powerful engines. She's got an impressive rate of climb, and needs less fuel for an increased reach.
The Cessna Sierra Super II has also been added to the Citation II package. This is essentially an aftermarket modifcation of the Citation II, with new, more powerful engines giving an impressive rate of climb and greater fuel economy.


We hope you will enjoy flying this little aircraft and exploring all the new possibilities it has to offer. 


This nice aircraft is available via: <code>--aircraft=Sierra-Super-II</code> (Note: You need the Citation-II installed!)
''Find out more at [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] …''


The Citation II and Sierra Super II are available for download on [http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tarball?path=/trunk/Aircraft/Citation SourceForge.net] (note, that this option downloads the entire history of development - this translates to ~ 1GB zip file!) or via SVN with:
<gallery mode="packed">
 
CitationII-Rembrandt.png|New [[Rembrandt]] lights
<code>$ svn checkout http://svn.code.sf.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/trunk/Aircraft/Citation Citation</code>
CitationII-instrumentpanel.png|New instruments on the instrument panel
 
CitationII-gimmicks.png|New objects on the flightdeck
The latter has the advantage,that you don't pull all of the history (~90 MB), and that for updates all you have to do, is navigate to the folder and type:
</gallery>
 
<code>$ svn up</code>
 
Now you've got all the latest updates.
 
 
Here's a more detailed list of what's been updated:
==== Systems ====
* several checklists have been added.
* A realistic startup procedure.
* A major overhaul of the Autopilot-systems.
* The FDM got upgraded and several bugs got fixed in the process.
* All knobs can now be turned with the mouse-wheel.
 
==== Instruments ====
* Added a new Lighting Panel to the pilots panel. All knobs and switches, which actually have a function are animated.
* Instrument Panel got new textures. Looks a bit more used now.
* RMI now is switchable on Nav1/ADF and Nav2/ADF.
* HSI can be switched between Nav1/Nav2/GPS with the AP control panel's NAV-button.
* a ZVK500 GPS instrument was added on the pilots instrument panel.
* a CDU was added on the center pedestal.
 
==== Model ====
* All exterior lights are now Rembrandt-capable.
* The missing door-ladder was added and animated.
* The speedbrakes got a major overhaul and are now much closer to the real thing, also the lower speedbrakes are added and animated.
* Several small additions to the cockpit and cabin, including an accurate circuit breaker panel, sadly without functionality for now.
 
==== Still-To-Do's ====
* Interior Rembrandt lighting
* Finetuning of speedbrake's animations and add LoD
* More interior model details (e.g. better textures, overhead lights, air conditioning outlets etc)
* Create different liveries for Citation II and Sierra Super II.
* CDU needs more functions and bugfixes
 
We hope you will enjoy flying this little aircraft and explore all the new possibilities she's got to offer. If you want to be on the very latest point of development, check out the new [http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tarball?path=/trunk/Aircraft/Citation download site for aircraft] regularly.


=== Space Shuttle ===
[[File:Atlantis.png|thumb|Atlantis SpaceShuttle. Astronaut Commander TICO]]
[[File:Atlantis.png|thumb|Atlantis SpaceShuttle. Astronaut Commander TICO]]
 
[[File:spacetripready.png]]
=== Space Shuttle ===
[[image:spacetripready.png]]


With great enthusiasm of a few cosmonauts we have now a totally working [[Space Shuttle]] in the line. Comprising 3 Main engines, 2 booster engines, 5 orbit control engines, 2 orbit manouver engines, smoke, sound, animations - all in MP-modus, and ready for you to start up in the orbit! A detailed help lets you go up and try to hold a stable orbit in 150000 to 350000 ft, up to mach 30 and soon on the way to the moon :)
With great enthusiasm of a few cosmonauts we have now a totally working [[Space Shuttle]] in the line. Comprising 3 Main engines, 2 booster engines, 5 orbit control engines, 2 orbit manouver engines, smoke, sound, animations - all in MP-modus, and ready for you to start up in the orbit! A detailed help lets you go up and try to hold a stable orbit in 150000 to 350000 ft, up to mach 30 and soon on the way to the moon :)
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