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# Download the aircraft | # Download the aircraft | ||
# Create a directory to store your aircraft if you have not already done so. Make sure this directory is outside <tt>/usr/share/games/flightgear/</tt>. For example, use <tt>/home/{YourUserName}/FlightGear/ | # Create a directory to store your aircraft if you have not already done so. Make sure this directory is outside <tt>/usr/share/games/flightgear/</tt>. For example, use <tt>/home/{YourUserName}/FlightGear/CustomAircraft</tt>. | ||
# Extract your aircraft file into the folder (the one you created above) | # Extract your aircraft file into the folder (the one you created above) | ||
#: unzip XXXXX.zip | #: unzip XXXXX.zip | ||
# Start up FlightGear. | # Start up FlightGear with Launcher. In Launcher, go to the ''Add-ons'' tab. In the ''Additional aircraft folders'' section, click the ''Add'' button and select the main folder for additional aircrafts (in our case <tt>/home/{YourUserName}/FlightGear/CustomAircraft</tt>). Now your plane should appear on the list of planes, otherwise restart FlightGear. | ||
Now, you just need to unzip the next downloaded plane in the same directory and it should already be visible on FlightGear. | |||
=== Macintosh OS X === | === Macintosh OS X === | ||
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# Download an aircraft and save it on your desktop. | # Download an aircraft and save it on your desktop. | ||
# Unzip the file using a file archiver, for example the open source file archiver [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]. | # Unzip the file using a file archiver, for example the open source file archiver [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]. | ||
# Create a directory to store your aircraft if you have not already done so. Make sure this directory is outside your <tt>[[$FG_ROOT]]</tt> directory. For example, use <tt>C:\Users\{YourUserName} | # Create a directory to store your aircraft if you have not already done so. Make sure this directory is outside your <tt>[[$FG_ROOT]]</tt> directory. For example, use <tt>C:\Users\{YourUserName}\FlightGear\CustomAircraft</tt>. | ||
# Move the unzipped folder (usually the aircraft's name) to your that aircraft directory. | # Move the unzipped folder (usually the aircraft's name) to your that aircraft directory. | ||
# Start up FlightGear. | # Start up FlightGear with Launcher. In Launcher, go to the ''Add-ons'' tab. In the ''Additional aircraft folders'' section, click the ''Add'' button and select the main folder for additional aircrafts (in our case <tt>C:\Users\{YourUserName}\FlightGear\CustomAircraft</tt>). Now your plane should appear on the list of planes, otherwise restart FlightGear. | ||
Now, you just need to unzip the next downloaded plane in the same directory and it should already be visible on FlightGear. | |||
== When installing an aircraft fails == | == When installing an aircraft fails == | ||
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[[es:Cómo:Instalar_aviones]] | [[es:Cómo:Instalar_aviones]] | ||
[[fr:Howto Installer un avion]] | [[fr:Howto Installer un avion]] | ||
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