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* multi platform flight simulator: support as many platforms as possible | * multi platform flight simulator: support as many platforms as possible | ||
* encourage contributions and community involvement | * encourage contributions and community involvement | ||
* provide an open framework for educational and scientific projects | |||
* well-documented and public interfaces | * well-documented and public interfaces | ||
* uncomplicated installation/deinstallation | * uncomplicated installation/deinstallation | ||
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* appropriate realism | * appropriate realism | ||
* wide support for all sorts of aircraft (airplanes, helicopters, unpowered flight) | * wide support for all sorts of aircraft (airplanes, helicopters, unpowered flight) | ||
* realistic avionics modeling | |||
* realistic weather modeling | * realistic weather modeling | ||
* realistic IFR simulator | * realistic IFR simulator | ||
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=== Technical === | === Technical === | ||
* conveniently extensible, even for non-programmers | |||
* highly configurable and customizable | |||
* fully runtime configurable | |||
* backwards compatible | |||
=== Source Base === | |||
* support as many C++ compilers and -versions as possible | * support as many C++ compilers and -versions as possible | ||
* provide current project files for as many compilers/IDEs as possible | * provide current project files for as many compilers/IDEs as possible | ||
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* comprehensible source code | * comprehensible source code | ||
* tight code base | * tight code base | ||
* | * quality code base | ||
* | * well documented and commented | ||
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Revision as of 12:02, 18 June 2006
Note: this is not an official collection of goals, rather it is simply assembled from various mailing list discussions and thus reflects mainly personal goals of individual contributors, rather than the official set of goals of the FlightGear project as a whole. However, given that FlightGear is being developed by these very contributors, this should be fairly representative list of long term goals.
General
- multi platform flight simulator: support as many platforms as possible
- encourage contributions and community involvement
- provide an open framework for educational and scientific projects
- well-documented and public interfaces
- uncomplicated installation/deinstallation
- stable flight simulation platform
- provide a compelling and free alternative to commercial flight simulator products
- highly available (i.e. provide binaries for all supported platforms)
Realism
- worldwide scenery coverage
- appropriate realism
- wide support for all sorts of aircraft (airplanes, helicopters, unpowered flight)
- realistic avionics modeling
- realistic weather modeling
- realistic IFR simulator
- realistic VFR simulator
- procedure trainer
- realistic visual and aural effects where appropriate
Features
- multiplayer support
- multi-head/monitor support
- multi-accelerator support
- support for multi-core architectures (SMP)
- support for networked distribution
- framework for scientific/professional use
- strive for eligibility for FAA PCATD/FTD certification
Hardware
- support lower-end hardware
- support a wide range of input hardware (joysticks, yokes, pedals)
- support various makes of 3D accelerator cards
Performance
- appropriate startup and runtime performance
- provide playable framerates (>=20fps) in 1024x768 on older systems
Footprint
- appropriate download size
- appropriate memory footprint, resource consumption
- minimum amount of external dependencies
- reasonable build times
Technical
- conveniently extensible, even for non-programmers
- highly configurable and customizable
- fully runtime configurable
- backwards compatible
Source Base
- support as many C++ compilers and -versions as possible
- provide current project files for as many compilers/IDEs as possible
- modular design and architecture
- comprehensible source code
- tight code base
- quality code base
- well documented and commented
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