-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Stuart Buchanan wrote: > --- Durk Talsma wrote: >> Another question: we always have a limited number of aircraft that are >> in the >> distribution, with the rest being available as separate downloads. We >> like to >> keep the number of aircraft constant, and representative of the many >> types of >> aircraft supported by FlightGear. Is there any pressing reason to swap >> one >> aircraft for another one? IIRC, there have been some suggestions of >> replacing >> the 737 by the 787. FWIW, we currently have the following selection of >> aircraft (Taken from Makefile.am): >> > >> data/Aircraft/UIUC \ > > Ditch this - I don't think we have any UIUC aircraft in common use (though > the Wright Flyer might be) Well one of the splash screens picture an UIUC aircraft iirc.
<snip> >> data/Aircraft/j3cub \ > > Include as a nice easy taildragger. I agree > >> data/Aircraft/Rascal \ > > Does anyone actually use this? Good question. > >> data/Aircraft/T38 \ > > I'm sure that there are better jets, but I'm not familiar with them in > enough detail to suggest a replacement. I would suggest Lightning. It is very detailed aircraft and nice looking. It is also (in my opinion) easier to fly than T38, both with mouse and with joystick. > As Melchior says - ditch as no-one uses it. > > I'd also suggest that we include a carrier-capable jet as well - seahawk? I agree. Regards, Arvid Norlander -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHVdUSWmK6ng/aMNkRCrX6AJ0fNTFPSrDvBV4qMPG3veoIp1L2vQCfaHHg FKA0l3OgYeAfwJnQId8KmSU= =41sy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
