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Linux-Announce Digest #289
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Linux-Announce Digest #289, Volume #5 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:13:03 EST
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FlightGear v0.9.9 ("Curtis L. Olson")
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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:01:06 -0600
From: "Curtis L. Olson" <curt0001@flightgear.org>
Subject: FlightGear v0.9.9
I am pleased to announce the release of FlightGear v0.9.9.
FlightGear is a free, open-source, multi-platform flight simulator.
The source code is licensed under the GPL.
FlightGear is available for free download from:
http://www.flightgear.org
Precompiled versions of FlightGear v0.9.9 for most platforms including
Windows, Linux, Sgi, Solaris, and Mac OS X are available (or will
become available) for download in the next few days.
Here are a few of the highlights from this release:
- 3D volumetric clouds.
- Aircraft shadows.
- Support for seasonal texture sets.
- New working aircraft carrier.
- Enhanced weather modeling (lightning, rain, thunderstorms.)
- High-G redout/blackout effects.
- Gui/menu updates.
- Flight dynamics improvements.
- Many new and updated aircraft.
You can view the complete summary of the new features, changes, and
bug fixes for this release here:
http://www.flightgear.org/version.html
Best regards,
Curt.
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Curtis Olson http://www.flightgear.org/~curt
HumanFIRST Program http://www.humanfirst.umn.edu/
FlightGear Project http://www.flightgear.org
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