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=== EC130 B4 === | |||
The EC130 B4 helicopter has recieved a major update, and e.g is now ... | |||
[[Image:Tooltipready.png|link=Tooltips]] | |||
FG 3.5 version of '''EC130 B4''' is the first update after FG 3.0 version and the first one made available in '''[http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tree/trunk/Aircraft/ec130/ FGAddon - ec130]''' at the new Sourceforge FGAddon SVN repository. | |||
For full details about all updates see '''[[Eurocopter_EC130_B4#Updates_as_of_FG_3.5_version|EC130-B4 Wiki Page]]'''. For the latest updates - even newer than FG 3.5 version - see the '''[https://gitorious.org/ec130 Git - development repository]'''. | |||
'''New Liveries''' | |||
* '''N156BC Sheriff''' Broward County Florida | |||
* '''N812MH Maverick''' Helicopters (Grand Canyon) | |||
* '''PR-BOP Parana Police''' Policia Militar, Curitiba (Brazil) | |||
<gallery widths=200px> | |||
File:EC130-B4 Broward County Sheriff.jpg|EC130-B4 of Broward County Sheriff (Florida) | |||
File:EC130-B4 Maverick LOWI in summer.jpg|EC130-B4 of Maverick Helicopters (Grand Canyon) at LOWI airport | |||
File:EC130-B4 PR-BOP Parana Policia Militar 1.jpg|EC130-B4 PR-BOP of Parana Policia Militar (Brazil) | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''Enhancements of Model / Equipment''' | |||
* NEW Searchlight Trakkabeam A800, fully functional with stow/deploy, color-filters (white,amber,red,IR),... | |||
* NEW Stabilization for Trakkabeam A800, i.e. lightbeam direction remains stable in the air despite helicopter motion | |||
* NEW Strobe Light, additional landing lights and all optimized for Rembrandt | |||
* NEW wide luggage boxes, and a lot of new antennas | |||
* Cockpit instruments are now fully adjustable | |||
<gallery widths=170px> | |||
File:EC130-B4 MAC rescue equipment.jpg|EC130-B4 of MAC rescue with new Trakkabeam A800 searchlight | |||
File:EC130-B4 Trakkabeam A800 Searchlight 04.jpg|Trakkabeam A800 Searchlight deployed and active | |||
File:EC130-B4 Trakkabeam A800 Searchlight 02.jpg|Attention: never look directly into a searchlight, this may cause severe injuries to the unprotected eye ... | |||
File:EC130-B4 wide luggage box-007.jpg|EC130-B4 wide luggage box open with animated gas strut | |||
</gallery> | |||
Remark: The searchlight code used with the EC130 heli is completely separate from the rest of the implementation, and so is very easy to reuse with other models and highly portable. | |||
'''Updates of User Interface''' include new | |||
* Operator/Model Info Dialog | |||
* Antenna Setup Dialog | |||
* Multi-Key Shortcuts | |||
* Tooltips for pick animations | |||
The work was contributed with a lot of excitement by '''mhab''' (aka Mike-DE). | |||
== Scenery Corner == | == Scenery Corner == | ||