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'''Aircraft operations:''' | '''Aircraft operations:''' | ||
* A new head-up display (HUD) system | * A new head-up display (HUD) system | ||
* An in aircraft moving map dialog box | * An in-aircraft moving map dialog box | ||
* ATC/ATIS improvements | * ATC/ATIS improvements | ||
* Improved autopilots | * Improved autopilots | ||
* Indicated airspeed ( | * Indicated airspeed (IAS) limitations can be indicated on the airspeed indicator | ||
* TCAS, works with AI and multiplayer aircraft, provides aural warnings for conflicting traffic and is also capable of driving a realistic traffic display. AI aircraft also respond to TCAS alerts and take evasive | * TCAS, works with AI and multiplayer aircraft, provides aural warnings for conflicting traffic and is also capable of driving a realistic traffic display. AI aircraft also respond to TCAS alerts and take evasive action | ||
* Updates to the KLN89 | * Updates to the KLN89 | ||
* Wind-up prevention on simple autopilot systems | * Wind-up prevention on simple autopilot systems | ||
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'''AI Traffic''' | '''AI Traffic''' | ||
* General and | * General and commercial aviation traffic at LOWI airport | ||
* Malaysian Airways / Kuala Lumpur based traffic | * Malaysian Airways / Kuala Lumpur based traffic | ||
* Traffic for Adria (Croatia) | * Traffic for Adria (Croatia) | ||
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'''Environment''' | '''Environment''' | ||
* A local weather system to simulate physically correct local weather phenomena | * A local weather system to simulate physically correct local weather phenomena | ||
* Discard of | * Discard of outdated METAR weather information sources and improved METAR parsing | ||
* New Fog layers with limited elevation | * New Fog layers with limited elevation | ||
* Scenery can be downloaded and installed on-the-fly via an in-sim TerraSync interface | * Scenery can be downloaded and installed on-the-fly via an in-sim TerraSync interface | ||
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* Autopilot controllers can be used for general purpose processing through a “property rule” system | * Autopilot controllers can be used for general purpose processing through a “property rule” system | ||
* Better integration of separate weather systems | * Better integration of separate weather systems | ||
* Mouse acceleration, one can click on the lever and drag the mouse forward in order to advance thrust | * Mouse acceleration, one can click on the lever and drag the mouse forward in order to advance thrust, or any other lever-action. | ||
* Support fo VNC clients. This allows an external application to output its data to a texture placed within flightgear | * Support fo VNC clients. This allows an external application to output its data to a texture placed within flightgear | ||
* Unified runway selection code that is shared between user controlled and AI controlled aircraft. | * Unified runway selection code that is shared between user controlled and AI controlled aircraft. | ||
'''Highlighted new and improved aircraft''' | '''Highlighted new and improved aircraft''' | ||
* A new and highly detailed IAR-80 (a Romanian produced WW2 fighter) | * A new and highly detailed IAR-80 (a Romanian-produced WW2 fighter) | ||
* A new | * A new highly detailed piper Cub | ||
* An improved P-51D, completely remodeled and containing improved flight dynamics | * An improved P-51D, completely remodeled and containing improved flight dynamics | ||
* Bell AH-1 Cobra Helicopter | * Bell AH-1 Cobra Helicopter | ||
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* Many buildings for small airports in the Italian Alps | * Many buildings for small airports in the Italian Alps | ||
* Many contributions to the Switserland area, including building models and shapefiles for future terrain improvements | * Many contributions to the Switserland area, including building models and shapefiles for future terrain improvements | ||
* Many historic and | * Many historic and current launch sites have been added to the Kennedy Space Center Area, including some AI controlled rocket launches | ||
* The city of Dubai (terrain, city buildings and AI traffic) | * The city of Dubai (terrain, city buildings and AI traffic) | ||
* Time dependent placement of buildings. | * Time dependent placement of buildings. | ||
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* A reflection shader that allows the realistic modeling of metallic aircraft fuselages and glass reflections | * A reflection shader that allows the realistic modeling of metallic aircraft fuselages and glass reflections | ||
* Dynamic moving water | * Dynamic moving water | ||
* Easy GUI based | * Easy GUI-based access to a host of stereoscopic 3D rendering effects | ||
* Improved shader based rock textures | * Improved shader-based rock textures | ||
* Panoramic distortion | * Panoramic distortion | ||
* Persistent contrails | * Persistent contrails | ||
* Sun reflections in water | * Sun reflections in water | ||
* Support for lightmaps, which allow aircraft and scenery developers to create realistic lighting effects relatively | * Support for lightmaps, which allow aircraft and scenery developers to create realistic lighting effects relatively easily. | ||
'''Bug fixes''' | '''Bug fixes''' | ||