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'''Animated jetways''' are dynamic jetway models that connect to your aircraft when you are pulled up at | '''Animated jetways''' are dynamic {{Wikipedia|jetway|noicon=1}} models that connect to your aircraft when you are pulled up at a gate. [[FlightGear]] boasts the most advanced animated jetways in the flight simulator market, beating those of Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-plane in features — a testament to the flexibility of FlightGear. This article describes how to obtain and use the jetways and interface them with aircraft and scenery. | ||
== Current state (09/2015) == | == Current state (09/2015) == | ||
Jetways defined in Airports/K/S/F/KSFO.jetways.xml using Models/Airport/Jetway/generic.xml do not work. | === Issues === | ||
Jetways that are defined in <code>Airports/K/S/F/KSFO.jetways.xml</code> using {{repo link|site=s|proj=flightgear/fgdata|type=git|path=Models/Airport/Jetway/generic.xml|text=Models/Airport/Jetway/generic.xml}} do not work. The jetways below, however, appear work: | |||
* jetway-movable.xml | * jetway-movable.xml | ||
* jetway-movable-2.xml | * jetway-movable-2.xml | ||
* jetway-movable-3.xml | * jetway-movable-3.xml | ||
=== Known limitations === | |||
* you click one and all start to move | * you click one and all start to move | ||
* they only work when placed in front of the aircraft, I can not use them when the terminal building is on the side of the aircraft. | * they only work when placed in front of the aircraft, I can not use them when the terminal building is on the side of the aircraft. | ||
* movement is not visible via multiplayer | * movement is not visible via multiplayer | ||
=== Solutions === | |||
Airport Developers: just place them as OBJECT_SHARED. quick & easy. examples: EDDK, EDDH,... | Airport Developers: just place them as OBJECT_SHARED. quick & easy. examples: EDDK, EDDH,... | ||
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{{WIP}} | {{WIP}} | ||
== | == Related content == | ||
=== FlightGear wiki === | |||
* [[Ramp Marshall]] | |||
* [http://flightgear.org | === Forum topics === | ||
* [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8728 The animated jetway project] | |||
[[Category:Scenery]] | [[Category:Scenery]] | ||
[[Category:Scenery enhancement]] | [[Category:Scenery enhancement]] | ||