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[[File:Fgrun-page2.jpg|thumb|270px|Aircraft rating and status as indicated in [[FGRun]].]] | [[File:Fgrun-page2.jpg|thumb|270px|Aircraft rating and status as indicated in [[FGRun]].]] | ||
The '''aircraft rating system''' is an attempt to help you find the aircraft | The '''aircraft rating system''' is an attempt to help you find the aircraft you're looking for among the hundreds of [[aircraft]] available for [[FlightGear]]. This is done by providing a quick objective way to rate aircraft. This was discussed in some detail on the -dev [[mailing list]] in December 2010. | ||
The rating system gives an aircraft a 0–5 score in four areas - ''[[FDM]]'', ''systems'', ''cockpit'' and ''external model''. These ratings can then be encoded in the aircraft -set.xml file from where they can be picked up by launchers, web pages etc. The sum of the scores in the four criteria provides an overall 0–20 score, which can be mapped to a textual overall aircraft status. | The rating system gives an aircraft a 0–5 score in four areas - ''[[FDM]]'', ''systems'', ''cockpit'' and ''external model''. These ratings can then be encoded in the aircraft -set.xml file from where they can be picked up by launchers, web pages etc. The sum of the scores in the four criteria provides an overall 0–20 score, which can be mapped to a textual overall aircraft status. | ||