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[[#GTA V Washington|GTA V Washington]]<br>
[[#GTA V Washington|GTA V Washington]]<br>
[[#GTA IV Tampa|GTA IV Tampa]]<br>
[[#GTA IV Tampa|GTA IV Tampa]]<br>
[[#New BAe Sea Harrier version|New BAe Sea Harrier version]]<br>
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{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}<br>
[[#Naval aviation for next release|Naval aviation for next release]]<br>
[[#Canary Islands|Canary Islands]]<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}<br>
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== In the hangar ==
== In the hangar ==
=== Aucafly T1 ===
=== Aucafly T1 ===
[[Aucafly T1]] has been released.  It can be found in {{github source|proj=aucafly|repo=AUCAFLYT1|text=GitHub}}.  See also the [https://aucafly.wordpress.com official website].
The '''[[Aucafly T1]]''' has been released.  It can be found in {{github source|proj=aucafly|repo=AUCAFLYT1|text=GitHub}}.  See also the [https://aucafly.wordpress.com official website].
 
=== GTA V Washington ===
=== GTA V Washington ===
[[GTA V Washington]] has been released.  It can be found in {{github source|proj=aucafly|repo=GTAWAS|text=GitHub}}.  See also the [https://aucafly.wordpress.com official website].
The '''[[GTA V Washington]]''' has been released.  It can be found in {{github source|proj=aucafly|repo=GTAWAS|text=GitHub}}.  See also the [https://aucafly.wordpress.com official website].
 
=== GTA IV Tampa ===
=== GTA IV Tampa ===
[[GTA IV Tampa]] has been updated.  It can be found in {{github source|proj=aucafly|repo=GTATAM4|text=GitHub}}.  See also the [https://aucafly.wordpress.com official website].
The '''[[GTA IV Tampa]]''' has been updated.  It can be found in {{github source|proj=aucafly|repo=GTATAM4|text=GitHub}}.  See also the [https://aucafly.wordpress.com official website].
 
=== New BAe Sea Harrier version ===
The 2.5.0 version of the '''[[British Aerospace Sea Harrier]]''' has been released. This version includes the following changes:
* Nasal code style cleaned up
* All XML files encoded in UTF-8 w/o BOM; encoding added in headers
* Throttle and thrust vector levers fixed.
* Canvas HDD properly integrated
* Start Canvas-based radar
* All paths are now relative
* Some changes to the cockpit
* Some more bugfixes
* New splash texture
* License changed back to GNU GPL v2
 
The new version can be downloaded from [https://www.dropbox.com/s/761eqxg8al72729/harrier%20v2.5.0.zip?dl=0 here].
 
<gallery mode="packed">
<gallery mode="packed">
Aucafly_T1.png|[[Aucafly T1]]
Aucafly_T1.png|Aucafly T1
GTA_V_Washington.jpg|[[GTA V Washington]]
GTA_V_Washington.jpg|GTA V Washington
GTA IV Tampa.png|[[GTA IV Tampa]]
GTA IV Tampa.png|GTA IV Tampa
Cockpit-Sea-Harrier.png|Cockpit of the 2.5.0 version of the Sea Harrier
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Scenery corner ==
== Scenery corner ==
=== Naval aviation for next release ===
As part of the new release, there's an opportunity for us to include some carrier aviation if we wanted to. The Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian Navy) operates the aircraft carrier São Paulo, which happens to have previously been the French aircraft carrier Foch, which we have a working model for. They also happen to operate Douglas AF-1 Skyhawks (aka [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4 Skyhawk]]), which we also have, albeit not in the appropriate livery and not quite up to date avionics. If anyone is interested in doing so, it might be a nice enhancement to include an AI scenario with the Foch off the coast of Rio, and include livery support on the A4 to match the Marinha do Brasil. As Brazil is one of the few countries operating CATOBAR aircraft carriers, it seems a fine opportunity to add an additional international flavour to the sim for the upcoming release.<ref>{{cite web
As part of the new release, there's an opportunity for us to include some carrier aviation if we wanted to. The Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian Navy) operates the aircraft carrier São Paulo, which happens to have previously been the French aircraft carrier Foch, which we have a working model for. They also happen to operate Douglas AF-1 Skyhawks (aka [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4 Skyhawk]]), which we also have, albeit not in the appropriate livery and not quite up to date avionics. If anyone is interested in doing so, it might be a nice enhancement to include an AI scenario with the Foch off the coast of Rio, and include livery support on the A4 to match the Marinha do Brasil. As Brazil is one of the few countries operating CATOBAR aircraft carriers, it seems a fine opportunity to add an additional international flavour to the sim for the upcoming release.<ref>{{cite web
   |url    =  https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35147566/  
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===Canary Islands===
 
=== Canary Islands ===
[https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29773 Some work] in the Canary Islands, in [[Custom Spain and Portugal Scenery|Spain]]; dedicated textures for sandy and arid landscapes, airport buildings and structures (GXCO, GCLA, GCGM, GCHI, GCLB and others), shared objects (canary houses and hotel) and airport layout regeneration by [[User:D-ECHO|D-ECHO]] and [[User:Catalanoic|Catalanoic]].
[https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29773 Some work] in the Canary Islands, in [[Custom Spain and Portugal Scenery|Spain]]; dedicated textures for sandy and arid landscapes, airport buildings and structures (GXCO, GCLA, GCGM, GCHI, GCLB and others), shared objects (canary houses and hotel) and airport layout regeneration by [[User:D-ECHO|D-ECHO]] and [[User:Catalanoic|Catalanoic]].