FlightGear v2.8.0 is released!

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Hi,

The FlightGear team is very excited to announce the v2.8.0 Release is now
available!

The full release announcement can be read here:

    http://www.flightgear.org/news/flightgear-v2-8-0-released/

Some of the notable changes and improvements include:

Major improvements from v2.6.0 include improved AI aircraft, up to date
with all the recent JSBSim flight dynamics model improvements, support for
region specific textures, better random 3d buildings, better random object
placement, 3d airport signage, in-sim toggling between summer and winter
texture sets. The core FlightGear code now supports a flexible 2d rendering
system which can be used to accurately model glass cockpit displays and
other complex instrumentation. There are many new and improved aircraft to
explore. A new automated system is now available for scenery submissions
that automatically get rolled into the scenery distribution to be enjoyed
by everyone. Version 2.8 has improved atmospheric light scatter modeling,
better terrain haze, and improved 3d clouds.

A very exciting new addition is =93Project Rembrandt=94. This is still
considered =93experiemental=94 and not enabled by default. But when you tur=
n it
on you will get real-time shadows, support for multiple light sources
(landing lights, instrument lights, directional ground spotlights, even the
rotating beacons illuminate the surrounding correctly.) In addition,
Project Rembrandt offers a variety of other visual effects such as night
vision, film grain effects, depth of field effects, lens (i.e. fisheye)
distortion =97 all in real time.

Enjoy!!!

Curt.
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Curtis Olson:
http://www.atiak.com - http://aem.umn.edu/~uav/
http://www.flightgear.org - http://gallinazo.flightgear.org

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<div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>The FlightGear team is very excited to an=
nounce the v2.8.0 Release is now available!</div><div><br></div><div>The fu=
ll release announcement can be read here:</div><div><br></div><div>=A0 =A0 =
<a href=3D"http://www.flightgear.org/news/flightgear-v2-8-0-released/">http=
://www.flightgear.org/news/flightgear-v2-8-0-released/</a></div>

<div><br></div><div><div>Some of the notable changes and improvements inclu=
de:</div><div><br></div><div>Major improvements from v2.6.0 include improve=
d AI aircraft, up to date with all the recent JSBSim flight dynamics model =
improvements, support for region specific textures, better random 3d buildi=
ngs, better random object placement, 3d airport signage, in-sim toggling be=
tween summer and winter texture sets. The core FlightGear code now supports=
 a flexible 2d rendering system which can be used to accurately model glass=
 cockpit displays and other complex instrumentation. There are many new and=
 improved aircraft to explore. A new automated system is now available for =
scenery submissions that automatically get rolled into the scenery distribu=
tion to be enjoyed by everyone. Version 2.8 has improved atmospheric light =
scatter modeling, better terrain haze, and improved 3d clouds.</div>

<div><br></div><div>A very exciting new addition is =93Project Rembrandt=94=
. This is still considered =93experiemental=94 and not enabled by default. =
But when you turn it on you will get real-time shadows, support for multipl=
e light sources (landing lights, instrument lights, directional ground spot=
lights, even the rotating beacons illuminate the surrounding correctly.) In=
 addition, Project Rembrandt offers a variety of other visual effects such =
as night vision, film grain effects, depth of field effects, lens (i.e. fis=
heye) distortion =97 all in real time.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Enjoy!!!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Curt.</div>-- <=
br><div><div>Curtis Olson:</div><div><a href=3D"http://www.atiak.com" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://www.atiak.com</a> - <a href=3D"http://aem.umn.edu/~uav/=
" target=3D"_blank">http://aem.umn.edu/~uav/</a></div>

<div><a href=3D"http://www.flightgear.org" target=3D"_blank">http://www.fli=
ghtgear.org</a> - <a href=3D"http://gallinazo.flightgear.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://gallinazo.flightgear.org</a></div></div><br>

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