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

Outside view with open doors
Cockpit view from pilot seat

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
  • Doors (front and back) open with the keys D and Shift-D
  • Frontdoor also extracts stairs
  • 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

Links:

Scenery Corner

The Airport of Manila, Philippines (RPLL) has been improved. Beside the Terminals 1 and 2, Terminal 3 is now built. The Tower is redesigned to be closer to the original. Many shared models on the ground has been added and like always all buildings are illuminated at night and ambient occlusion is added to all new textures..

Community News

Virtual Airline News

Addons

Useful links

And finally....