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[[#Environment-responsive glass|Environment-responsive glass]]<br/> | [[#Environment-responsive glass|Environment-responsive glass]]<br/> | ||
[[#Cockpit interior light and shadow|Cockpit interior light and shadow]]<br/> | [[#Cockpit interior light and shadow|Cockpit interior light and shadow]]<br/> | ||
[[#FlightGear goes to space, part III|FlightGear goes to space, part III]]<br/> | |||
[[#New ATC-pie release|New ATC-pie release]]<br/> | [[#New ATC-pie release|New ATC-pie release]]<br/> | ||
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All that's needed from aircraft modellers is a pre-computed cube map representing the cockpit. See [[ALS technical notes#Internal cockpit reflection|internal cockpit reflection]] and [[ALS technical notes#Interior shading|interior shading]] for more details. | All that's needed from aircraft modellers is a pre-computed cube map representing the cockpit. See [[ALS technical notes#Internal cockpit reflection|internal cockpit reflection]] and [[ALS technical notes#Interior shading|interior shading]] for more details. | ||
=== FlightGear goes to space, part III === | |||
Independent of the [[FlightGear space program]], efforts are underway to provide the [[Space Shuttle]] with a flight dynamics model which has the characteristics of a real spacecraft and performance close to the real Shuttle. | |||
[[File:Shuttle FG01.jpg|600px|The Space Shuttle]] | |||
Currently, a plausible behaviour of the {{Wikipedia|Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster|{{Abbr|SRBs|Solid Rocket Boosters}}}} has been implemented. Only the main engines respond to throttle, but SRBs burn until exhausted when ignited. The ascent path is controlled by thrust vectoring on both main engines and SRBs. Callouts for important ascent milestones are implemented, such as thrust bucket<ref>Throttling down to prevent the exceeding of {{Wikipedia|maximum dynamic pressure}}.</ref>, SRB separation, orbital insertion, {{Abbr|MECO|Main Engines Cut-Off}}, etc. Balancing the top-heavy external tank to a good orbit is moderately challenging. | |||
[[File: | [[File:Shuttle FG02.jpg|300px|Launch]] | ||
[[File:Shuttle FG03.jpg|300px|At 4,000 ft.]] | |||
The best visuals can be obtained by switching to the Earthview orbital rendering engine at high altitude: | |||
[[File:Shuttle FG04.jpg|300px|Crossing 30,000 ft.]] | |||
[[File:Shuttle FG5.jpg|300px|Racing to orbital speed at 650,000 ft.]] | |||
Stay tuned for more! Modelers interested in realism are very welcome to come aboard and help. | |||
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=== New ATC-pie release === | === New ATC-pie release === | ||