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=== Getting Scenery === | === Getting Scenery === | ||
A limited set of scenery comes installed with FlightGear, which consists of the area surrounding KSFO. | A limited set of [[scenery]] comes installed with [[FlightGear]], which consists of the area surrounding [[San Francisco International Airport|KSFO]]. | ||
In FlightGear, scenery is divided into two kinds of data: Objects and Terrain. Objects are the buildings, bridges and radio towers, etc. that represent three-dimensional structures. Terrain represents the contours, elevations and type of ground you fly over. | In FlightGear, scenery is divided into two kinds of data: Objects and Terrain. Objects are the buildings, bridges and radio towers, etc. that represent three-dimensional structures. Terrain represents the contours, elevations and type of ground you fly over. | ||
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All object data goes in an Objects directory and all terrain data goes in a Terrain directory. The location of the scenery and its sub-directories depends on your particular installation. | All object data goes in an Objects directory and all terrain data goes in a Terrain directory. The location of the scenery and its sub-directories depends on your particular installation. | ||
To download Objects and Terrain for FlightGear, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page. On this page follow the link to download scenery from the map. Choose a block from the map where you will by flying. Once the package has downloaded, extract into your | To download Objects and Terrain for FlightGear, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page. On this page follow the link to download scenery from the map. Choose a block from the map where you will by flying. Once the package has downloaded, extract into your FlightGear scenery directory. | ||
For those with bandwidth and a BitTorrent client, a [http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/822970/FlightGear_Simulator_Terrain_Objects_Data_Entire_World torrent is available] which includes the entire world scenery (4 DVDs). You can select which files you want if you do not wish to download the entire set. | For those with bandwidth and a BitTorrent client, a [http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/822970/FlightGear_Simulator_Terrain_Objects_Data_Entire_World torrent is available] which includes the entire world scenery (4 DVDs). You can select which files you want if you do not wish to download the entire set. | ||
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=== Getting Aircraft === | === Getting Aircraft === | ||
To download additional Aircraft for FlightGear individually, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page, then choose [Aircraft Downloads http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/index.shtml]. A (possibly temporary) archive of all aircraft available as of 8/14/2006 is at: [FGaircraft_20060814.zip http://139.78.95.188/flightgear/FGaircraft_20060814.zip] (about 108 MB). | To download additional [[Aircraft]] for FlightGear individually, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page, then choose [Aircraft Downloads http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/index.shtml]. A (possibly temporary) archive of all aircraft available as of 8/14/2006 is at: [FGaircraft_20060814.zip http://139.78.95.188/flightgear/FGaircraft_20060814.zip] (about 108 MB). | ||
Once the aircraft package has downloaded, decompress and extract the archived files onto your computer. You may extract to a temporary directory and move them, or extract directly into the Aircraft directory in FlightGear. This is typically | Once the aircraft package has downloaded, decompress and extract the archived files onto your computer. You may extract to a temporary directory and move them, or extract directly into the Aircraft directory in FlightGear. This is typically | ||