FlightGear Newsletter January 2010
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This is the draft of the next edition of the FlightGear Newsletter. Please feel free to edit and add your contribution.
What's new in CVS
In the hangar
Liveries
Gijs will write a little paragraph about the new livery database.
Aircraft
In CVS you can find a new aircraft: Helijah's 737-100, which is the follower of the civil short range planes 707 and 727 and Boeing's answer to the Douglas DC-9 and BAC 1-11. The 737-100 was first built in 1967. Only 30 planes or the 100's have been built. Until today this aircraft is under improvement. Actually Boeing delivers the version 737-900.
In Flightgear this plane is still in alpha stadium. Creator is Helijah. Mike (aka D-SKY1) is building the autopilot including the 3D models.
Actual improvements:
- FDM refined
- Working instruments in front panel
- Detailed overhead panel (not yet wired)
- Detailed pedest (not yet wired)
- Autopilot incl. ILS approach (partly wired) actual screenshot of the glareshield)
- Several liveries available via menu:
- Lufthansa
- Canadian
- Continental
- Qatar
- Swiss Air
- Air France
- Alitalia
- KLM
- Kuwait Airways
- Boeing-Style
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