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=== Air-to-Air Refueling Improvements === | === Air-to-Air Refueling Improvements === | ||
AI air-to-air refueling has been improved by Stuart and now offers increased realism and improved useability: | AI air-to-air refueling has been improved by Stuart and now offers increased realism and improved useability: | ||
* You can now select from a range of | * You can now select from a range of refuelling tankers from with the simulator. In addition to the previous KA6-D Intruder and KC-135 Stratotanker, you can now use a A-4F buddy tanker or the A330-MMRT tanker. Additional tankers can easily be added in the future. | ||
* The refuelling "envelope" (e.g. how close you need to get to the tanker to refuel) is now configurable. | * The rate at which fuel is transferred between the tanker and the receiving aircraft is now configurable, both at the tanker and receiving aircraft. | ||
* The refuelling "envelope" (e.g. how close you need to get to the tanker to refuel) is now configurable in-sim. a 5m envelope is very challenging indeed! | |||
* As many aircraft don't have an easy to see fuel gauge (particularly if you're concentrating hard on keeping right up to the tanker!), you can now ask your virtual co-pilot to tell you when you engage/disengage. | * As many aircraft don't have an easy to see fuel gauge (particularly if you're concentrating hard on keeping right up to the tanker!), you can now ask your virtual co-pilot to tell you when you engage/disengage. | ||
* Finally, aircraft can now define the exact position of the refuelling point. | * Finally, aircraft can now define the exact position of the refuelling point. Aircraft designers are encouraged to define refuelling points as described in [[Howto:Implement aerial refueling capability]]. | ||
=== Mailing list digest === | === Mailing list digest === | ||