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== Scenery corner == | == Scenery corner == | ||
=== Red Bull Air Race === | |||
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|1= as some of you are probably aware of, the [http://redbullairrace.com/ Red Bull Air Race] is using FlightGear for various tasks during planing and preparation of their races. Our Zivko Edge 540 in fgaddon is often used to virtually test-fly a track and to create introduction videos for the racing teams. | |||
We have already received some valuable feedback from the Air Race team. For example the EFIS and the g-load led strip indicator included in the Edge has been modeled after the real thing after being able to visit the team in Gdynia, Poland last summer. | |||
Over the last years we have developed a very friendly relationship to the team, this year at FSweekend we had one of their members at our booth. Check the video at 2:44. | |||
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I think, none of us was able to complete the track, I usually crashed no later than the second gate while Alvaro, our pro always completed realistically in less than a minute while still looking relaxed. | |||
For the next season they are evaluating several new locations, one of them is the [http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/ Indianapolis Motor Speedway]. To make their evaluation as realistic as possible, they need good scenery. Unfortunately, we don't have anything there and they are looking into FSX (insert some sound of disgust here). | |||
Here comes my challenge for our 3d and texture artists: | |||
Would some of you like to create a virtual motor speedway with all its buildings, signs etc and check them in into our scenemodels database? There are many photos available on the net, the racetracks itself are in OSM. The terrain generation tool is already working, but we need objects! | |||
Be sure, some of the best pilots of world will see and like your work! | |||
|2= {{cite web | |||
| url = http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=264731#p264731 | |||
| title = <nowiki>Red Bull Air Race: Request for help with 3d models</nowiki> | |||
| author = <nowiki>Torsten</nowiki> | |||
| date = Nov 16th, 2015 | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
== Community news == | == Community news == | ||