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[[File:Cockpit_full.jpg|thumb|[[Space_Shuttle|Space Shuttle]] cockpit at night (FlightGear 2017.x). There are variants that start you directly in orbit to enjoy the view, on approach for training, or in piggyback mode on a carrier aircraft. The Space Shuttle uses a <!-- maybe the rest should be collapsible?--> JSBSim FDM with a 3d model of gravity used by the space industry, and gravity that changes across the shuttle. The FDM is based on detailed NASA windtunnel data. The Shuttle contains the most extensive systems in FG, and is the most detailed simulation outside NASA's internal ones. It can be flown by the NASA crew operations manual.]]
[[File:SOTM-Sept17.jpg|thumb|[[Eurocopter_EC135|Eurocopter EC135]] around "weeping wall" waterfalls at Mount Waialeale on the lush island of Kauai, near PHLI. Some helicopters in FGAddon to see: [[Eurocopter EC130|EC130]], [[Alouette-III]], and [[Robinson_R44|R-44]]. (FG 2017).]]
[[File:SOTM_2020-03_Winter_Evening_Departure_by_legoboyvdlp_(A320).jpg|thumb|[[Airbus_A320_Family|Airbus A320]] cockpit on a rainy night. The A320 is the glass cockpit airliner with the most detailed systems available through FGAddon as of August 2020. It features a JSBSim FDM with some offline Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Needs FlightGear 2020.1 or later. The [[Boeing_777|777]] is a Boeing glass cockpit airliner (YaSim FDM) that is well developed. (FG 2020)]]
[[File:SOTM_2018-07_Grim_reapers_take_off_by_massima.jpg|thumb|[[Grumman_F-14_Tomcat|Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] on the carrier Harry S. Truman. The carrier list can be [[Howto:Carrier#From_the_launcher_.28Version_2020.1_and_later.29|viewed]] by clicking the ship icon next to the search bar in ''location'' tab in the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|launcher]]. The F-14 features a JSBSim FDM with windtunnel data. Fighters with windtunnel data include [[Saab_37_Viggen|Saab Viggen]], [[McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle|F-15]], and [[General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon|F-16]]. (FG 2018)]]
[[File:C172p-preview13.jpg|thumb|[[Cessna_172P|Cessna 172P Skyahwk]] with internal lighting. The C172P is included in the base package, and doesn't have to be installed. C172p has float plane, amphibious, ski, and bush tire variants. The C172p has autostart, and the startup state is determined by start position. The C172p features detailed checklists, and guided tutorials in picturesque Hawaii. Well developed single-prop learning planes: [[Piper_PA28_Warrior_II|Piper PA 28]] with [[FG1000|G1000]], [[Piper_J3_Cub|J3 Cub]] with G1000, [[Cessna 182S|C182S]] with G1000, and the easy to fly [[Ercoupe_415-C|Ercoupe]]. (FG 2018)]]
[[File:Pterosaur_over_Blue_Mountains_in_Australia_with_signature_blue_haze_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg|thumb|[[Pterosaur|Pterosaur]] over the Blue Mountains in Australia, near YKAT. Scenery from: [[Australia_Custom_Scenery|Australia scenery project]]. The Pterosaur has a JSBSim FDM is based on research papers, and windtunnel data. The blueness in the screenshot is from organic smog due to Eucalyptus trees. To model blue haze increase the smog slider in: ''menu > Environment > Weather > Detailed weather > Advanced settings''. (FG 2020) ]]
[[File:C182_at_dawn.jpg|thumb|[[Cessna 182S|Cessna 182S Skylane]] at dawn. The C182T variant features the [[FG1000|G1000]] glass cockpit. (FG 2016)]]
[[File:SOTM_2018-09_Back_from_work_honey_by_GinGin.jpg|thumb|[[Space_Shuttle|Space Shuttle]] (FG 2018)]]


The preferred option to install the latest official [[aircraft]] is through the ''Aircraft'' tab in the [[FlightGear Qt launcher|built-in launcher]], as explained in the following video. The remainder of this article describes the manual process, only to be performed when you don't use the aircrafts from the official FGAddon hangar.
The preferred option to install the latest official [[aircraft]] is through the ''Aircraft'' tab in the [[FlightGear Qt launcher|built-in launcher]], as explained in the following video. The remainder of this article describes the manual process, only to be performed when you don't use the aircrafts from the official FGAddon hangar.
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==Video tutorial by the community==
==Video tutorial by the community==
{{#ev:youtube|OiqGjc8W880|480px||Tutorial on downloading and installing aircraft from Github pages by PINTO. Adding manually downloaded aircraft folders in the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|qt-launcher]] is pretty much the same for non-github downloads too. Aircraft are often developed on Github. This shows you to the download Github versions of aircraft that are not in FGAddon yet for whatever reason, and the latest work-in-progress state of some aircraft in FGAddon for testing and feedback. (September 2019)}}
{{#ev:youtube|OiqGjc8W880|480px||Tutorial on downloading and installing aircraft from Github pages by PINTO. Adding manually downloaded aircraft folders in the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|qt-launcher]] is pretty much the same for non-github downloads too. Aircraft are often developed on Github. This shows you to the download Github versions of aircraft that are not in FGAddon yet for whatever reason, and the latest work-in-progress state of some aircraft in FGAddon for testing and feedback. (September 2019)}}
== Gallery (2017+) ==
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File:EC135_Heer.jpeg|[[Eurocopter_EC135|Eurocopter EC135]] showing rotor downwash on grass. (FG 2020)
File:DHC-6_in_Alaska.jpg|[[De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter|de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] over Alaska. Variants: floats, amphibious, and skis. (FG 2017)
File:Amelia.jpg|[[Alouette-III]] has an AI simulation of an (intentionally imperfect) [[Alouette-III#Amelia|human copilot]] that can assist people learning to fly helicopters to take off and hover. (FG 2018)
File:EC_130_on_the_slope_of_a_shield_volcano_in_Hawaii_-_Flightgear_2018.x.jpg|[[Eurocopter_EC130|Eurocopter EC130]] on the slope of a shield volcano in Hawaii. The EC130 has the most detailed systems of helicopters available through FGAddon in FlightGear. (FG 2018)
File:Asia.jpg|[[Space_Shuttle|Space Shuttle]]. FlightGear can show the view from orbit using [[Earthview]] - high resolution textures seen here are available as separate downloads.
File:ALS_Compositor_pipeline.jpg|[[Piper J-3 Cub|Piper J-3 Cub]] is also suitable for training. The J-3 Cub features a [[FG1000|G1000]] glass cockpit variant, as well as float, amphibious, lite ski/ski, tricycle, bush variants in several engine sizes. (FG 2020.x, Compositor)
File:SOTM-Jan19.jpg|[[Robinson_R44|Robinson R44]] is a popular training helicopter as it is inexpensive, but is hard to control. In simulations, expense does not matter. People trying a helicopter in FlightGear for the first time should try one of the other ones before the R44, unless they have a specific reason to. (FG 2019)
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