FlightGear v0.9.8

I am pleased to announce the release of FlightGear v0.9.8.

FlightGear is a free, open-source, multi-platform flight simulator.
It is available for free download from:

    http://www.flightgear.org

FlightGear features:

- Sophisticated and highly tunable flight dynamics engines.
- Aircraft modeling system that supports fully interactive, fully 3d
  cockpits, sophisticated internal and external animations can be tied
  to just about any FlightGear variable.
- SRTM based world scenery available for free download.
- Over 20,000 airports modeled around the world.
- Seamless continuous oblate ellipsoid world model.
- Accurate day/night and lighting effects synced to real time.
- Correct sun, moon, star, and planet placement (and correct phase of 
the moon.)
- Ability to automatically sync with real weather conditions via the 
internet.
- Flexible, adaptable, interfaceable, open architecture.
- Complete source code licensed under the GPL.
- Ported to many platforms including Windows, Max OS X, Linux, FreeBSD,
  Solaris, and sgi.

A summary of the new features, updates, and changes for this release
can be viewed 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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