FlightGear Newsletter February 2017
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Scenery Corner |
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Development news
FlightGear v2017.1 released
The FlightGear development team is delighted to announce the v2017.1 "Bergen" release of FlightGear, the free, open-source flight simulator. This new version contains many exciting new features, enhancements and bugfixes. Highlights in this release include accurate buildings from OpenStreetMap, voice synthesis of tutorial instructions, improved rendering of Earth from orbit, and a more realistic blackout/redout system.
Bombable v4.6 released
Flug has released Bombable v4.6. This version includes some bugfixes and many improvements to the Bombable-enabled Sopwith Camel (detailed below). This new version is fully compatible with FlightGear versions up to 2017.1.
Bombable is an addon that converts FlightGear into a combat flight simulator with realistic weapons, dogfighting, bombing, and strafing either with AI opponents or via multiplayer.
Download the Bombable add-on, or find out more, on the wiki page
In the hangar
JSBSim Sopwith Camel v2.0delta released
Flug's JSBSim Bombable-enabled Sopwith Camel has undergone major revisions and the 2.0delta version of the aircraft has been released.
More information and download the JSBSim Camel here
Major features of the new release:
- Greatly updated/refined flight dynamics model, even more closely adhering to the historically reported behavior of the aircraft
- Crashes modeled - parts break, dust, explosions, etc.
- Completely new sound design - hear when you are rolling, landing gear makes contact, wind buffeting etc
- Ground interactions - tail drag, wheels, wingtip, etc dragging surface kicks up dust
- Water landings - you can successfully ditch in water, kicks up spray & other effects
- Friction effects and bumps - you can land or take off on almost any suitable land, but you will notice increased drag from e.g. tall grass, bumps, and you might break a landing gear if you're not careful. Use 'n' key to nudge the aircraft if you get stuck in a hole or ditch.
- New Inspect Aircraft View - based on Walk View, this allows you to easily get various views near the aircraft
View a video demo of an early version of some of these features.
More information and download the JSBSim Camel here
Scenery corner
Community News
Contributing
Translators required
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The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at Help:Translate. |
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Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire Help:Traduire. |
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Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem Help:Übersetzen an. |
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De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij Help:Vertalen. |
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La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en Help:Traducir. |
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La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a Help:Traduir. |
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A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em Help:Traduzir. |
FlightGear logos
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit FlightGear logos for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.
Screenshots
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings (anti-aliasing, texture sharpening, etc.). More info at Howto:Make nice screenshots.
Screenshot of the Month
FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month February 2017 is Having some fun in the Basque Country by xcvb!
If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of March 2017, you can submit your candidate to this forum topic. Be sure to see the first post for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of March.