![]() Demonstrating the versatility of FG, this reptile doesn’t fly on magic (like the Santa and his reindeer do, if you know the model…), instead it uses the aerodynamical data from attempts to reconstruct the flight dynamics of a Pterosaur. The ALS framework offers a host of new options for aircraft developers, for instance a quick option to render panel backlighting using the so-called implicit lightmap technique, irradiance mappings giving a more faithful impression from where indirect light can fall into the cabin and the option to show reflections of the lit cockpit panels in the windows at night.Ī fire-breathing dragon (and other impressive aircraft)Īmong the most interesting aircraft to be added to the repository is the dragon. Improvements to aircraft interior rendering Encountering a T-storm at night will be memorable now! In addition, the position is registered in FG, allowing aircraft modelers to include ambient thunder sounds with the correct delay – this has for instance been done for the C-172p. Each lightning strike will not only trigger a visible bolt, but also (in the Atmospheric Light Scattering (ALS) framework) at night illuminate the clouds in the vicinity for a split second. The weather system has received an update to simulate lightning strikes during thunderstorms. Ideally these would not affect the end user, but they take time and effort nevertheless.ĭevelopment on the other side did not stop – we keep making FG more interesting. In addition, there are multiple changes behind the scenes having to do with the server infrastructure for the FG scenery. Time will tell whether this works better. At the same time, it will decrease the waiting period for the next stable. We hope that this will stretch bug reporting by the general audience from the current one-week period between release candidate and stable (which makes it very hard to act in time) over a wider period, giving us the opportunity to respond better. Rather, the idea which will be tried is a series of more automated stable releases – about four per year. The matching aircraft collection can be obtained from the repository following these instructions.Īt this point, we’re not sure whether there will be a regular 3.8 release. Ideally this should have been communicated earlier – we’re sorry for this, the final decision not to have a 3.6 release was made not so long ago.Īt this point, let me take the opportunity to point out the links to the automated builds where you can find the (as we now know rather stable) 3.6 release candidate and an automated nightly build of the FG development version. Flightgear is developed by human beings, and sometimes things don’t go the way we’d like them to. In the end, the release team had personal constraints, got as far as producing a release candidate but then the efforts stalled. The simple truth is – it didn’t work out. Please continue to our wiki article for all the specific details and new features in the release.Ĭhanges of various kinds affect FG – it seems this year more than in others. ![]() Best of all, being open-source, the simulator is owned by the community and everyone is encouraged to contribute.ĭownload FlightGear v2016.1 for free from /download FlightGear is used all over the world by desktop flight simulator enthusiasts, for research in universities and for interactive exhibits in museums.įlightGear features more than 500 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, a multiplayer environment, detailed sky and weather modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling system, varied networking options, multiple display support, a powerful scripting language and an open architecture. ![]() ![]() Highlights in this release include an integrated launcher that includes the ability to download aircraft, a reduction in the installation package size, performance improvements and many rendering improvements.įounded in 1997, FlightGear is developed by a worldwide group of volunteers, brought together by a shared ambition to create the most realistic flight simulator possible that is free to use, modify and distribute. This new version contains many exciting new features, enhancements and bugfixes. The FlightGear development team is delighted to announce the v2016.1 “San Francisco” release of FlightGear, the free, open-source flight simulator. ![]()
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