FlightGear Newsletter July 2010: Difference between revisions
Quadunit404 (talk | contribs) |
|||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
===SpaceShipOne and White Knight=== | ===SpaceShipOne and White Knight=== | ||
''helijah'' has made some changes to the SpaceShipOne model including the [[FDM]], adding fuselage reflection effect and separating the SpaceShipOne and White Knight objects. The next step is to improve the SpaceShipOne model by adding wheels and moving parts. After that he will try to separate the two aircraft when in flight. | ''helijah'' has made some changes to the SpaceShipOne model including the [[FDM]], adding fuselage reflection effect and separating the SpaceShipOne and White Knight objects. The next step is to improve the SpaceShipOne model by adding wheels and moving parts. After that he will try to separate the two aircraft when in flight. | ||
===De Havilland Canada DHC-7-150 Dash 7=== | |||
''Quadunit404'' has announced [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8805 intentions] to produce his first aircraft, the De Havilland Canada DHC-7-150 Dash 7, adding yet another member of the De Havilland Canada family to to FlightGear fleet after active development begins. Currently he is learning how to model using [[Blender]] and will be studying the FDMs of other turboprop regional airliners already in FlightGear to get an idea of how to write the FDM. | |||
==Scenery corner== | ==Scenery corner== | ||
Revision as of 04:20, 8 July 2010
|
We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter can not live without the contributions of FlightGear users and developers. Everyone (with a wiki account, free to register) can edit the newsletter and every contribution is welcome.
This month's newsletter marks a year since the first issue was written!
Development news
In the hangar
Bell P59 Airacomet and Bell 222 X
helijah created and pushed both P59 and Bell 222X onto Git. The Bell 222X FDM is still in development. More information and download at helijah's Hangar.
SpaceShipOne and White Knight
helijah has made some changes to the SpaceShipOne model including the FDM, adding fuselage reflection effect and separating the SpaceShipOne and White Knight objects. The next step is to improve the SpaceShipOne model by adding wheels and moving parts. After that he will try to separate the two aircraft when in flight.
De Havilland Canada DHC-7-150 Dash 7
Quadunit404 has announced intentions to produce his first aircraft, the De Havilland Canada DHC-7-150 Dash 7, adding yet another member of the De Havilland Canada family to to FlightGear fleet after active development begins. Currently he is learning how to model using Blender and will be studying the FDMs of other turboprop regional airliners already in FlightGear to get an idea of how to write the FDM.
Scenery corner
Animated Jetways
skyop and Gijs are currently working on animated jetways for FlightGear that can be activated with a click of the mouse. At the moment they are very primitive and only fit 737s. Planned features include automatic attachment to your airplane's door and even multiple jetways for wide-body airliners and A380s. See this thread for more information.
Night Flying at London Gatwick
The new version of London Gatwick Airport (EGKK) is available and has improved textures and features. It claims to be one of the few (two?) major international airports in FlightGear suitable for night flying with full lighting textures on all buildings, hazard lights and approximately one hundred lighting masts. The tower even has lit instrumentation visible in the control room. Images are shown at the forum topic.
The taxiways at night are complex but made easier if the official charts are downloaded from [1]. Many taxiway and runway signs have been included to help you on your way. Additional AI ground network and AI traffic have made this into a very busy airport and a single gate at each pier has been thoughtfully reserved so you can find a parking space when you land here (see the readme file for details).
In daytime the airport is fully modelled with detailed textures and even the roofs of buildings having accurate features. Stock model jetways, cargoes and ground vehicles have been added in quantity to give an authentic look to the airport. Large areas of open air car parks are distributed around the perimeter with novel layering of textures to enhance the 3D effect of the parked cars. Similarly, woods and trees have been added in surrounding areas to add more to the overall feel of the airport.
London Gatwick EGKK may be downloaded from MediaFire.
Aircraft review
This Month: (name of aircraft here)