2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
|
|
|
|
|
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
|
|
|
|
|
<html >
|
|
|
|
|
<head><title>C Landing: Some further thoughts before leaving the plane</title>
|
|
|
|
|
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
|
|
|
|
|
<meta name="generator" content="TeX4ht (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/mn.html)">
|
|
|
|
|
<!-- html,2,info,next,sections+ -->
|
|
|
|
|
<meta name="src" content="getstart.tex">
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<meta name="date" content="2002-12-15 21:48:00">
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="getstart.css">
|
|
|
|
|
</head><body
|
|
|
|
|
>
|
|
|
|
|
<div class="crosslinks"><p class="noindent">[<a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartli3.html" >next</a>] [<a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartap2.html" >prev</a>] [<a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartap2.html#tailgetstartap2.html" >prev-tail</a>] [<a
|
|
|
|
|
href="#tailgetstartap3.html">tail</a>] [<a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartpa3.html#getstartap3.html" >up</a>] </p></div>
|
|
|
|
|
<h2 class="appendixHead"><span class="titlemark">Appendix C</span><br><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="getstart.html#QQ2-14-80" name="x14-80000C">Landing: Some further thoughts before leaving the plane</a></h2>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.1</span> <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="getstart.html#QQ2-14-81" name="x14-81000C.1">A Sketch on the History of <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span></a></h3>
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 38--><p class="noindent">History may be a boring subject. However, from time to time there are people asking for
|
|
|
|
|
the history of <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>. As a result, we’ll give a short outline.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 40--><p class="indent"> The <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>project goes back to a discussion among a group of net citizens in
|
|
|
|
|
1996 resulting in a proposal written by David Murr<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81001"></a> who, unfortunately, dropped out of
|
|
|
|
|
the project (as well as the net) later. The original proposal<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81002"></a> is still available from the
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>web site and can be found under
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 44--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1" >http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1</a>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 47--><p class="noindent">Although the names of the people and several of the details have changed over time, the
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
spirit of that proposal has clearly been retained up to the present time.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 51--><p class="indent"> Actual coding started in the summer of 1996 and by the end of that year
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
essential graphics routines were completed. At that time, programming was mainly
|
|
|
|
|
performed and coordinated by Eric Korpela<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-81003"></a> from Berkeley University. Early code ran
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
under Linux<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-81004"></a> as well as under DOS<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81005"></a>, OS/2<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81006"></a>, Windows 95/NT<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81007"></a>, and Sun-OS<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81008"></a>. This
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
was found to be quite an ambitious project as it involved, among other things,
|
|
|
|
|
writing all the graphics routines<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-81009"></a> in a system-independent way entirely from
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
scratch.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 59--><p class="indent"> Development slowed and finally stopped in the beginning of 1997 when Eric was
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
completing his thesis. At this point, the project seemed to be dead and traffic on the
|
|
|
|
|
mailing list went down to nearly nothing.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 63--><p class="indent"> It was Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81010"></a> from the University of Minnesota who re-launched the
|
|
|
|
|
project in the middle of 1997. His idea was as simple as it was powerful: Why
|
|
|
|
|
invent the wheel a second time? There have been several free flight simulators<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81011"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
available running on workstation<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81012"></a>s under different flavors of UNIX<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81013"></a>. One of these,
|
|
|
|
|
LaRCsim<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81014"></a> (developed by Bruce Jackson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81015"></a> from NASA), seemed to be well suited
|
|
|
|
|
to the approach. Curt took this one apart and re-wrote several of the routines
|
|
|
|
|
such as to make them build as well as run on the intended target platforms. The
|
|
|
|
|
key idea in doing so was to exploit a system-independent graphics platform:
|
|
|
|
|
OpenGL<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81016"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 73--><p class="indent"> In addition, a clever decision on the selection of the basic scenery<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-81017"></a> data was made
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
in the very first version. <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>scenery is created based on satellite data
|
|
|
|
|
published by the U. S. Geological Survey<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-81018"></a>. These terrain data are available from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 79--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/" >http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 82--><p class="noindent">for the U.S., and
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 86--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.html" >http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.html</a>,
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 89--><p class="noindent">resp., for other countries. Those freely accessible scenery data, in conjunction with
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
scenery building tools included with <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>, are an important feature enabling
|
|
|
|
|
anyone to create his or her own scenery.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 95--><p class="indent"> This new <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>code - still largely being based on the original LaRCsim<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-81019"></a> code -
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
was released in July 1997. From that moment the project gained momentum again. Here
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
are some milestones in the more recent development history.
|
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.1.1</span> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartli1.html#QQ2-14-82" name="x14-82000C.1.1">Scenery</a></h4><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82001"></a>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<ul class="itemize1">
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Texture support<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-82002"></a> was added by Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82003"></a> in spring 1998. This marked
|
|
|
|
|
a significant improvement in terms of reality. Some high-quality textures<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82004"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
were submitted by Eric Mitchell<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82005"></a> for the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>project. Another set of
|
|
|
|
|
high-quality textures was added by Erik Hofman<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82006"></a> in summer 2002.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">After improving the scenery<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82007"></a> and texture<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82008"></a> support frame rate<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82009"></a> dropped down to
|
|
|
|
|
a point where <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>became unflyable in spring 1998. This issue was
|
|
|
|
|
resolved by exploiting hardware OpenGL<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82010"></a> support, which became available
|
|
|
|
|
at that time, and implementing view frustrum culling<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82011"></a> (a rendering technique
|
|
|
|
|
that ignores the part of the scenery not visible in a scene), done by
|
|
|
|
|
Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82012"></a>. With respect to frame rate<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82013"></a> one should keep in mind that the
|
|
|
|
|
code, at present, is in no way optimized, which leaves room for further
|
|
|
|
|
improvements.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">In September 1998 Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82014"></a> succeeded in creating a complete terrain
|
|
|
|
|
model for the U.S. The scenery is available worldwide now, via a clickable
|
|
|
|
|
map <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82015"></a>at:
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 111--><p class="noindent"><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/world-scenery.html" >http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/world-scenery.html</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Scenery<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82016"></a> was further improved by adding geographic features<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82017"></a> including
|
|
|
|
|
lakes, rivers,and coastlines later, an effort still going on. Textured runways
|
|
|
|
|
were added by Dave Cornish<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82018"></a> in spring 2001. Light textures<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82019"></a> add to the visual
|
|
|
|
|
impression at night. To cope with the constant growth of scenery data, a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
binary scenery format was introduced in spring 2001. Runway lighting<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82020"></a> was
|
|
|
|
|
introduced by Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82021"></a> in spring 2001. Finally, a completely new set of
|
|
|
|
|
scenery<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82022"></a> files for the whole world was created by William Riley<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82023"></a> based on
|
|
|
|
|
preparatory documentation by David Megginson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82024"></a> in summer 2002. This is
|
|
|
|
|
based on a data set called VMap0<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82025"></a> as an alternative to the GSHHS data<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82026"></a> used
|
|
|
|
|
so far. This scenery is a big improvement as it has world wide coverage of
|
|
|
|
|
main streets, rivers, etc., while it’s downside are much less accurate coast
|
|
|
|
|
lines. <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>’s base scenery is based on these new scenery files since
|
|
|
|
|
summer 2002. The complete set is available via a clickable map,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82027"></a> too, from
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 117--><p class="noindent"><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.randdtechnologies.com/fgfs/newScenery/world-scenery.html" >http://www.randdtechnologies.com/fgfs/newScenery/world-scenery.html</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">There was support added for static objects<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82028"></a> to the scenery in 2001, which
|
|
|
|
|
permits placing buildings, static planes, trees and so on in the scenery.
|
|
|
|
|
However, despite a few proofs of concept systematic inclusion of these
|
|
|
|
|
landmarks is still missing.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">The world is populated with random ground objects<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82029"></a> with appropriate type
|
|
|
|
|
and density for the local ground cover type since summer 2002. This
|
|
|
|
|
marks a mayor improvement of reality and is mainly thanks to work by D.
|
|
|
|
|
Megginson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-82030"></a>.</li></ul>
|
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.1.2</span> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartli1.html#QQ2-14-83" name="x14-83000C.1.2">Aircraft</a></h4><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83001"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
<ul class="itemize1">
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">A HUD<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83002"></a> (head up display<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83003"></a>) was added based on code provided by Michele
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
America<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83004"></a> and Charlie Hotchkiss<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83005"></a> in the fall of 1997 and was improved later by
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Norman Vine. While not generally available for real Cessna 172<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83006"></a>, the HUD
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
conveniently reports the actual flight performance of the simulation and may
|
|
|
|
|
be of further use in military jets later.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">A rudimentary autopilot<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83007"></a> implementing heading hold was contributed by Jeff
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Goeke-Smith<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83008"></a> in April 1998. It was improved by the addition of an altitude
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
hold and a terrain following switch in October 1998 and further developed
|
|
|
|
|
by Norman Vine<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83009"></a> later.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Friedemann Reinhard <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-83010"></a>developed early instrument panel<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83011"></a> code, which was
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
added in June 1998. Unfortunately, development of that panel slowed down
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
later. Finally, David Megginson <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83012"></a>decided to rebuild the panel code from
|
|
|
|
|
scratch in January 2000. This led to a rapid addition of new instruments and
|
|
|
|
|
features to the panel, resulting in nearly all main instruments being included
|
|
|
|
|
until spring 2001. A handy minipanel was added in summer 2001.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Finally, LaRCsim<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83013"></a>s Navion<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83014"></a> was replaced as the default aircraft when the
|
|
|
|
|
Cessna 172<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83015"></a> was stable enough in February 2000 - as move most users will
|
|
|
|
|
welcome. There are now several flight model<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83016"></a> and airplane options to choose
|
|
|
|
|
from at runtime. Jon Berndt<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83017"></a> has invested a lot of time in a more realistic and
|
|
|
|
|
versatile flight model with a more powerful aircraft configuration method.
|
|
|
|
|
<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">JSBSim</span>, as it has come to be called, did replace LaRCsim as the default
|
|
|
|
|
flight dynamics model<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83018"></a> (FDM<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83019"></a>), and it is planned to include such features
|
|
|
|
|
as fuel slosh effects, turbulence, complete flight control systems, and other
|
|
|
|
|
features not often found all together in a flight simulator. As an alternative,
|
|
|
|
|
Andy Ross<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83020"></a> added another flight dynamics model called <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">YASim </span>(Yet Another
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Dynamics Simulator) which aims at simplicity of use and is based on
|
|
|
|
|
fluid dynamics, by the end of 2001. This one bought us flight models for a
|
|
|
|
|
747, an A4, and a DC-3. Alternatively, a group around Michael Selig<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83021"></a> from
|
|
|
|
|
the UIUC<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83022"></a> group provided another flight model along with several planes
|
|
|
|
|
since around 2000.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">A fully operational radio stack<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83023"></a> and working radios were added to the panel
|
|
|
|
|
by Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83024"></a> in spring 2000. A huge database of Navaids contributed
|
|
|
|
|
by Robin Peel<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83025"></a> allows IFR navigation since then. There was basic ATC<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83026"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
support added in fall 2001 by David Luff<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83027"></a>. This is not yet fully implemented,
|
|
|
|
|
but displaying ATIS messages<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83028"></a> is already possible. A magneto switch<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83029"></a> with
|
|
|
|
|
proper functions was added at the end of 2001 by John Check<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83030"></a> and David
|
|
|
|
|
Megginson.<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83031"></a>. Moreover, several panels were continually improved during
|
|
|
|
|
2001 and 2002 by John and others. <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>now allows flying ILS
|
|
|
|
|
approaches and features a Bendix transponder<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83032"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">In 2002 functional multi-engine support<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83033"></a> found it’s way into <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>.
|
|
|
|
|
<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">JSBSim </span>is now the default FDM in <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Support of ”true” 3D panels<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83034"></a> became stable via contributions from John
|
|
|
|
|
Check<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83035"></a> and others in spring 2002. In addition, we got movable control
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
surfaces<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83036"></a> like propellers etc., thanks to David Megginson.<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-83037"></a></li></ul>
|
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.1.3</span> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartli1.html#QQ2-14-84" name="x14-84000C.1.3">Environment</a></h4><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84001"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
<ul class="itemize1">
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">The display of sun, moon and stars have been a weak point for PC flight
|
|
|
|
|
simulators for a long time. It is one of the great achievements of <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>
|
|
|
|
|
to include accurate modeling and display of sun, moon, and planets very
|
|
|
|
|
early. The corresponding astronomy code<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84002"></a> was implemented in fall 1997 by
|
|
|
|
|
Durk Talsma<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84003"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Christian Mayer, <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84004"></a>together with Durk Talsma,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84005"></a> contributed weather code in the
|
|
|
|
|
winter of 1999. This included clouds<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84006"></a>, winds<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84007"></a>, and even thunderstorms<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-84008"></a>.</li></ul>
|
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.1.4</span> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartli1.html#QQ2-14-85" name="x14-85000C.1.4">User Interface</a></h4><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85001"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
<ul class="itemize1">
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">The foundation for a menu system<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85002"></a> was laid based on another library, the
|
|
|
|
|
Portable Library <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">PLIB</span><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85003"></a>, in June 1998. After having been idle for a time, the
|
|
|
|
|
first working menu entries came to life in spring 1999.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 161--><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">PLIB </span>underwent rapid development later. It has been distributed as a
|
|
|
|
|
separate package by Steve Baker<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85004"></a> with a much broader range of applications
|
|
|
|
|
in mind, since spring 1999. It has provided the basic graphics rendering
|
|
|
|
|
engine for <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>since fall 1999.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">In 1998 there was basic audio support<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85005"></a>, i. e. an audio library and
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
some basic background engine sound. This was later integrated into the
|
|
|
|
|
above-mentioned portable library, <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">PLIB</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85006"></a>. This same library was extended to
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
support joystick/yoke/rudder<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85007"></a> in October 1999, again marking a huge step in
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
terms of realism. To adapt on different joystick, configuration options were
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
introduced in fall 2000. Joystick support was further improved by adding a
|
|
|
|
|
self detection<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85008"></a> feature based on xml joystick files, by David Megginson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85009"></a> in
|
|
|
|
|
summer 2002.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Networking/multiplayer<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85010"></a><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85011"></a> code has been integrated by Oliver Delise <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85012"></a>and Curt
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Olson<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85013"></a> starting fall 1999. This effort is aimed at enabling <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>to
|
|
|
|
|
run concurrently on several machines over a network<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85014"></a>, either an Intranet or
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
the Internet<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85015"></a>, coupling it to a flight planner<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85016"></a> running on a second machine,
|
|
|
|
|
and more. There emerged several approaches for remotely controlling
|
|
|
|
|
<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>over a Network during 2001. Notably there was added support
|
|
|
|
|
for the ”Atlas”<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85017"></a> moving map program. Besides, an embedded HTTP server<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85018"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
developed by Curt Olson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85019"></a> late in 2001 can now act a property manager<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85020"></a> for
|
|
|
|
|
external programs.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">Manually changing views<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85021"></a> in a flight simulator is in a sense always ”unreal”
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
but nonetheless required in certain situations. A possible solution was
|
|
|
|
|
supplied by Norman Vine<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85022"></a> in the winter of 1999 by implementing code for
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
changing views using the mouse. Alternatively, you can use a hat switch for
|
|
|
|
|
this purpose, today.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li class="itemize">A property manager<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85023"></a> was implemented by David Megginson<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85024"></a> in fall
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
2000. It allows parsing a file called <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">.fgfsrc</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85025"></a> under UNIX/Linux and
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">system.fgfsrc</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85026"></a> under Windows for input options. This plain ASCII file
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
has proven useful in submitting the growing number of input options, and
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
notably the joystick settings<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85027"></a>. This has shown to be a useful concept, and
|
|
|
|
|
joystick, keyboard, and panel settings are no longer hard coded but set using
|
|
|
|
|
*.xml files since spring 2001 thanks to work mainly by David Megginson
|
|
|
|
|
and John Check.<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85028"></a></li></ul>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 189--><p class="noindent">During development there were several code reorganization efforts. Various code
|
|
|
|
|
subsystems were moved into packages. As a result, code is organized as follows at
|
|
|
|
|
present:
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 193--><p class="indent"> The base of the graphics engine is <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">OpenGL</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85029"></a>, a platform independent graphics library.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Based on OpenGL<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85030"></a>, the Portable Library <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">PLIB</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85031"></a> provides basic rendering, audio, joystick
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
etc. routines. Based on <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">PLIB</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85032"></a> is <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">SimGear</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85033"></a>, which includes all of the basic routines
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
required for the flight simulator as well as for building scenery. On top of <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">SimGear</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85034"></a> there
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
are (i) <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85035"></a> (the simulator itself), and (ii) <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">TerraGear</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85036"></a>, which comprises the scenery
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
building tools.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 201--><p class="indent"> This is by no means an exhaustive history and most likely some people who have
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
made important contributions have been left out. Besides the above-named contributions
|
|
|
|
|
there was a lot of work done concerning the internal structure by: Jon S. Berndt<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85037"></a>, Oliver
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Delise, <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85038"></a>Christian Mayer, <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85039"></a>Curt Olson,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85040"></a> Tony Peden, <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85041"></a>Gary R. Van Sickle<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85042"></a>, Norman Vine<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-85043"></a>, and
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
others. A more comprehensive list of contributors can be found in Chapter <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="#x14-80000C">C<!--tex4ht:ref: landing--></a> as well as in
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">Thanks </span>file provided with the code. Also, the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>Website<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-85044"></a> contains a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
detailed history worth reading of all of the notable development milestones at
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 213--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.flightgear.org/News/" >http://www.flightgear.org/News/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.2</span> <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="getstart.html#QQ2-14-86" name="x14-86000C.2">Those, who did the work</a></h3>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86001"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 219--><p class="noindent">Did you enjoy the flight? In case you did, don’t forget those who devoted hundreds of
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
hours to that project. All of this work is done on a voluntary basis within spare
|
|
|
|
|
time, thus bare with the programmers<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86002"></a> in case something does not work the
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
way you want it to. Instead, sit down and write them a kind (!) mail proposing
|
|
|
|
|
what to change. Alternatively, you can subscribe to the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>mailing
|
|
|
|
|
lists<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86003"></a> and contribute your thoughts there. Instructions to do so can be found at
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 227--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.flightgear.org/mail.html" >http://www.flightgear.org/mail.html</a>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 230--><p class="noindent">Essentially there are two lists, one of which being mainly for the developers and the other
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
one for end users. Besides, there is a very low-traffic list for announcements.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 236--><p class="noindent">The following names the people who did the job (this information was essentially taken
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
from the file <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">Thanks </span>accompanying the code).
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 241--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">A1 Free Sounds</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86004"></a> (techie<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>mail.ev1.net)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Granted permission for the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>project to use some of the sound effects from
|
|
|
|
|
their site. Homepage under
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 246--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/" >http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 249--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Raul Alonzo</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86005"></a> (amil<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>las.es)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Mr. Alonzo is the author of Ssystem and provided his kind permission for using the
|
|
|
|
|
moon texture. Parts of his code were used as a template when adding the texture.
|
|
|
|
|
Ssystem Homepage can be found at:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 256--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www1.las.es/~amil/ssystem/" >http://www1.las.es/<img
|
|
|
|
|
src="getstart14x.gif" alt="~" class="tilde" > amil/ssystem/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 259--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Michele America</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86006"></a> (nomimarketing<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>mail.telepac.pt)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed to the HUD<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86007"></a> code.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 264--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Michael Basler</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86008"></a> (pmb<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>epost.de)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Author of Installation and Getting Started. Flight Simulation Page at
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 268--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.geocities.com/pmb.geo/flusi.htm" >http://www.geocities.com/pmb.geo/flusi.htm</a>
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 271--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jon S. Berndt</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86009"></a> (jsb<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>hal-pc.org)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Working on a complete C++ rewrite/reimplimentation of the core FDM<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86010"></a>. Initially he is
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
using X15 data to test his code, but once things are all in place we should be able to
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
simulate arbitrary aircraft. Jon maintains a page dealing with Flight Dynamics at:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 278--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/" >http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 281--><p class="noindent">Special attention to X15 is paid in separate pages on this site. Besides, Jon contributed
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
via a lot of suggestions/corrections to this Guide.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 286--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Paul Bleisch</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86011"></a> (pbleisch<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>acm.org)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Redid the debug system so that it would be much more flexible, so it could be easily
|
|
|
|
|
disabled for production system, and so that messages for certain subsystems could be
|
|
|
|
|
selectively enabled. Also contributed a first stab at a config file/command line parsing
|
|
|
|
|
system.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 295--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jim Brennan</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86012"></a> (jjb<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>kingmont.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Provided a big chunk of online space to store USA scenery for <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 299--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Bernie Bright</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86013"></a> (bbright<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>bigpond.net.au)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Many C++ style, usage, and implementation improvements, STL portability and much,
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
much more. Added threading support and a threaded tile pager.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 306--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Bernhard H. Buckel</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86014"></a> (buckel<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>mail.uni-wuerzburg.de)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed the README.Linux. Contributed several sections to earlier versions of
|
|
|
|
|
Installation and Getting Started.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 312--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Gene Buckle</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86015"></a> (geneb<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>deltasoft.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">A lot of work getting <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>to compile with the MSVC<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86016"></a>++ compiler. Numerous
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
hints on detailed improvements.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 318--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Ralph Carmichael</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86017"></a> (ralph<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>pdas.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Support of the project. The Public Domain Aeronautical Software web site at
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 322--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.pdas.com/" >http://www.pdas.com/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 325--><p class="noindent">has the PDAS CD-ROM for sale containing great programs for astronautical
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
engineers.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 328--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Didier Chauveau</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86018"></a> (chauveau<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>math.univ-mlv.fr)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Provided some initial code to parse the 30 arcsec DEM files found at:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 333--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/gtopo30/gtopo30.html" >http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/gtopo30/gtopo30.html</a>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 336--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">John Check</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86019"></a> (j4strngs<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>rockfish.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">John maintains the base package CVS repository. He contributed cloud textures, wrote an
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
excellent Joystick Howto as well as a panel Howto. Moreover, he contributed new
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
instrument panel configurations. <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>page at
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 341--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.rockfish.net/fg/" >http://www.rockfish.net/fg/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 344--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Dave Cornish</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86020"></a> (dmc<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>halcyon.com)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Dave created new cool runway textures plus some of our cloud textures.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 348--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Oliver Delise</span> <a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86021"></a>(delise<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">@</span>mail.isis.de)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Started a FAQ, Documentation, Public relations. Working on adding some
|
|
|
|
|
networking/multi-user code.<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86022"></a> Founder of the FlightGear MultiPilot Project at
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 354--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.isis.de/members/~odelise/progs/flightgear/" >http://www.isis.de/members/<img
|
|
|
|
|
src="getstart15x.gif" alt="~" class="tilde" > odelise/progs/flightgear/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 357--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jean-Francois Doue</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86023"></a>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Vector 2D, 3D, 4D and Matrix 3D and 4D inlined C++ classes. (Based on Graphics
|
|
|
|
|
Gems IV, Ed. Paul S. Heckbert)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 362--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.animats.com/simpleppp/ftp/public_html/topics/developers.html" >http://www.animats.com/simpleppp/ftp/public_html/topics/developers.html</a>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 365--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Dave Eberly</span> <a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86024"></a>(eberly @ magic-software.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed some sphere interpolation code used by Christian Mayer’s weather data
|
|
|
|
|
base system. On Dave’s web site there are tons of really useful looking code at
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 371--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.magic-software.com/" >http://www.magic-software.com/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 374--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Francine Evans</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86025"></a> (evans @ cs.sunysb.edu) Wrote the GPL’d tri-striper we use.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 378--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~stripe/" >http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/<img
|
|
|
|
|
src="getstart16x.gif" alt="~" class="tilde" > stripe/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 381--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Oscar Everitt</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86026"></a> (bigoc @ premier.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Created single engine piston engine sounds as part of an F4U package for FS98<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86027"></a>. They
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
are pretty cool and Oscar was happy to contribute them to our little project.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 387--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Bruce Finney</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86028"></a> (bfinney @ gte.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed patches for MSVC5 compatibility.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 391--><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Melchior Franz</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86029"></a> (a8603365 @ unet.univie.ac.at)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed joystick hat support, a LED font, improvements of the telnet and the http
|
|
|
|
|
interface. Notable effort in hunting memory leaks in <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>, <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">SimGear</span>, and <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">JSBSim</span>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 395--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jean-loup Gailly</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86030"></a> and <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Mark Adler</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86031"></a> (zlib @ gzip.org)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Authors of the zlib library<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86032"></a>. Used for on-the-fly compression and decompression
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
routines,
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 400--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.gzip.org/zlib/" >http://www.gzip.org/zlib/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 403--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Mohit Garg</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86033"></a> (theprotean<span class="underline"> </span>1 @ hotmail.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed to the manual.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 408--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Thomas Gellekum</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86034"></a> (tg @ ihf.rwth-aachen.de)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Changes and updates for compiling on FreeBSD<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86035"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 413--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Neetha Girish</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86036"></a> (neethagirish @ usa.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed the changes for the xml configurable HUD.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 418--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jeff Goeke-Smith</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86037"></a> (jgoeke @ voyager.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed our first autopilot<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86038"></a> (Heading Hold). Better autoconf check for external
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
timezone/daylight variables.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 424--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Michael I. Gold</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86039"></a> (gold @ puck.asd.sgi.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Patiently answered questions on OpenGL<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86040"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 429--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Habibe</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86041"></a> (habibie @ MailandNews.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Made RedHat package building changes for SimGear.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 433--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Mike Hill</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86042"></a> (mikehill @ flightsim.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">For allowing us to concert and use his wonderful planes, available form
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 437--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.flightsimnetwork.com/mikehill/home.htm" >http://www.flightsimnetwork.com/mikehill/home.htm</a>,
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 439--><p class="noindent">for <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 443--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Erik Hofman</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86043"></a> (erik.hofman @ a1.nl)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Major overhaul and parameterization of the sound module to allow aircraft-specific
|
|
|
|
|
sound configuration at runtime. Contributed SGI IRIX support and binaries.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 449--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Charlie Hotchkiss</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86044"></a> (clhotch @ pacbell.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Worked on improving and enhancing the HUD<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86045"></a> code. Lots of code style tips and code
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
tweaks.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 454--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Bruce Jackson</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86046"></a> (NASA) (e.b.jackson @ larc.nasa.gov)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 458--><p class="indent"> Developed the LaRCsim<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-86047"></a> code under funding by NASA which we use to
|
|
|
|
|
provide the flight model. Bruce has patiently answered many, many questions.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 462--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://dcb.larc.nasa.gov/www/DCBStaff/ebj/ebj.html" >http://dcb.larc.nasa.gov/www/DCBStaff/ebj/ebj.html</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 466--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Ove Kaaven</span> <a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86048"></a>(ovek @ arcticnet.no)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed the Debian binary.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 470--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Richard Kaszeta</span> <a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86049"></a>(bofh @ me.umn.edu)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed screen buffer to ppm screen shot routine. Also helped in the early
|
|
|
|
|
development of the ”altitude hold autopilot module”<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86050"></a> by teaching Curt Olson the basics of
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Control Theory and helping him code and debug early versions. Curt’s ”Boss” Bob
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
Hain (bob @ me.umn.edu) also contributed to that. Further details available at:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 478--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/fgfs/Docs/Autopilot/AltitudeHold/AltitudeHold.html" >http://www.menet.umn.edu/<img
|
|
|
|
|
src="getstart17x.gif" alt="~" class="tilde" > curt/fgfs/Docs/Autopilot/AltitudeHold/AltitudeHold.html</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 481--><p class="noindent">Rich’s Homepage is at
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 485--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.kaszeta.org/rich/" >http://www.kaszeta.org/rich/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 488--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Tom Knienieder</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86051"></a> (tom @ knienieder.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Ported the audio library<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86052"></a> first to OpenBSD and IRIX and after that to Win32.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 492--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Reto Koradi</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86053"></a> (kor @ mol.biol.ethz.ch)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 495--><p class="indent"> Helped with setting up fog effects<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-86054"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 498--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/wuthrich/people/kor/" >http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/wuthrich/people/kor/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 501--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Bob Kuehne</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86055"></a> (rpk @ who.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Redid the Makefile system so it is simpler and more robust.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 505--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Kyler B Laird</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86056"></a> (laird @ ecn.purdue.edu)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed corrections to the manual.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 509--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">David Luff</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86057"></a> (david.luff @ nottingham.ac.uk)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed heavily to the IO360 piston engine model.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 513--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Christian Mayer</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86058"></a> (flightgear @ christianmayer.de)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Working on multi-lingual conversion tools<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86059"></a> for fgfs as a demonstration of technology.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Contributed code to read Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery textures. Christian is
|
|
|
|
|
working on a completely new weather<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86060"></a> subsystem. Donated a hot air balloon<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-86061"></a> to the
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
project.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 520--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">David Megginson</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86062"></a> (david @ megginson.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed patches to allow mouse input to control view direction yoke. Contributed
|
|
|
|
|
financially towards hard drive space for use by the flight gear project. Updates to
|
|
|
|
|
README.running. Working on getting fgfs and ssg to work without textures. Also
|
|
|
|
|
added the new 2-D panel and the save/load support. Further, he developed new panel<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86063"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
code, playing better with OpenGL, with new features. Developed the property
|
|
|
|
|
manager and contributed to joystick support. Random ground cover objects
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 533--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Cameron Moore</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86064"></a> (cameron @ unbeatenpath.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">FAQ maintainer. Reigning list administrator. Provided man pages.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 538--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Eric Mitchell</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86065"></a> (mitchell @ mars.ark.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed some topnotch scenery textures<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86066"></a> being all original creations by him.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 542--><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Anders Morken</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86067"></a> (amrken @ online.no)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Former maintainer of European web pages.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 546--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Alan Murta</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86068"></a> (amurta @ cs.man.ac.uk)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 549--><p class="indent"> Created the Generic Polygon Clipping library.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 552--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/aig/staff/alan/software/" >http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/aig/staff/alan/software/</a>
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 555--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Phil Nelson</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86069"></a> (phil @ cs.wwu.edu)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Author of GNU dbm, a set of database routines that use extendible hashing and work
|
|
|
|
|
similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 560--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Alexei Novikov</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86070"></a> (anovikov @ heron.itep.ru)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Created European Scenery. Contributed a script to turn fgfs scenery into beautifully
|
|
|
|
|
rendered 2-D maps. Wrote a first draft of a Scenery Creation Howto.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 566--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Curt Olson</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86071"></a> (curt @ flightgear.org)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Primary organization of the project.
|
|
|
|
|
<br class="newline">First implementation and modifications based on LaRCsim<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86072"></a>.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Besides putting together all the pieces provided by others mainly concentrating on the
|
|
|
|
|
scenery subsystem<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86073"></a> as well as the graphics stuff. Homepage at
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 571--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/" >http://www.menet.umn.edu/<img
|
|
|
|
|
src="getstart18x.gif" alt="~" class="tilde" > curt/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 574--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Brian Paul</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86074"></a>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">We made use of his TR library and of course of Mesa:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 577--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.mesa3d.org/brianp/TR.html" >http://www.mesa3d.org/brianp/TR.html</a>, <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.mesa3d.org" >http://www.mesa3d.org</a>
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 580--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Tony Peden</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86075"></a> (apeden @ earthlink.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributions on flight model development, including a LaRCsim based Cessna 172.
|
|
|
|
|
Contributed to <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">JSBSim </span>the initial conditions code, a more complete standard atmosphere
|
|
|
|
|
model, and other bugfixes/additions. His Flight Dynamics page can be found at:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 587--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.nwlink.com/~apeden" >http://www.nwlink.com/<img
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
src="getstart19x.gif" alt="~" class="tilde" > apeden/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 591--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Robin Peel</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86076"></a> (robin @ cpwd.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Maintains worldwide airport and runway database for <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>as well as X-Plane.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 595--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Alex Perry</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86077"></a> (alex.perry @ ieee.org)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed code to more accurately model VSI, DG, Altitude. Suggestions for
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
improvements of the layout of the simulator on the mailing list and help on
|
|
|
|
|
documentation.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 601--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Friedemann Reinhard</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86078"></a> (mpt218 @ faupt212.physik.uni-erlangen.de)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Development of an early textured instrument panel<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86079"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 606--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Petter Reinholdtsen</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86080"></a> (pere @ games.no)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Incorporated the GNU automake/autoconf system (with libtool). This should streamline
|
|
|
|
|
and standardize the build process for all UNIX-like platforms. It should have little
|
|
|
|
|
effect on IDE type environments since they don’t use the UNIX make system.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 614--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">William Riley</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86081"></a> (riley @ technologist.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed code to add ”brakes<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86082"></a>”. Also wrote a patch to support a first joystick
|
|
|
|
|
with more than 2 axis. Did the job to create scenery based on VMap0 data.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 618--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Andy Ross</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86083"></a> (andy @ plausible.org)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed a new configurable FDM called <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">YASim </span>(Yet Another Flight Dynamics
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Simulator, based on geometry information rather than aerodynamic coefficients.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 622--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Paul Schlyter</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86084"></a> (pausch @ saaf.se)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Provided Durk Talsma with all the information he needed to write the astro code. Mr.
|
|
|
|
|
Schlyter is also willing to answer astro-related questions whenever one needs to.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 628--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.welcome.to/pausch/" >http://www.welcome.to/pausch/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 631--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Chris Schoeneman</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86085"></a> (crs @ millpond.engr.sgi.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed ideas on audio support.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 636--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Phil Schubert</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86086"></a> (philip @ zedley.com)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed various textures and engine modeling.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 640--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.zedley.com/Philip/" >http://www.zedley.com/Philip/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 643--><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jonathan R. Shewchuk</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86087"></a> (Jonathan_R_Shewchuk @ ux4.sp.cs.cmu.edu)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Author of the Triangle<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86088"></a> program. Triangle is used to calculate the Delauney triangulation
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
of our irregular terrain.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 649--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Gordan Sikic</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86089"></a> (gsikic @ public.srce.hr)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed a Cherokee flight model<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86090"></a> for LaRCsim<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-86091"></a>. Currently is not working and needs to
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
be debugged. Use configure <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="pcrr7t---109">--with-flight-model=cherokee </span>to build the
|
|
|
|
|
cherokee instead of the Cessna<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86092"></a>.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 656--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Michael Smith</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86093"></a> (msmith99 @ flash.net)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed cockpit graphics, 3-D models, logos, and other images. Project Bonanza
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 661--><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Martin Spott</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86094"></a> (Martin.Spott @ uni-duisburg.de)
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Co-Author of the ”Getting Started”.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 665--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Durk Talsma</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86095"></a> (d.talsma @ chello.nl)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Accurate Sun, Moon, and Planets. Sun changes color based on position in sky. Moon has
|
|
|
|
|
correct phase and blends well into the sky. Planets are correctly positioned and have
|
|
|
|
|
proper magnitude. Help with time functions, GUI, and other things. Contributed 2-D
|
|
|
|
|
cloud layer.<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86096"></a> Website at
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 673--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://people.a2000.nl/dtals/" >http://people.a2000.nl/dtals/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 676--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">UIUC</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86097"></a> - Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed modifications to LaRCsim to allow loading of aircraft parameters
|
|
|
|
|
from a file. These modifications were made as part of an icing research project.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 683--><p class="indent"> Those did the coding and made it all work:
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Jeff Scott jscott @ students.uiuc.edu<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86098"></a>
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Bipin Sehgal bsehgal @ uiuc.edu<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86099"></a>
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Michael Selig m-selig @ uiuc.edu<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86100"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 689--><p class="indent"> Moreover, those helped to support the effort:
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Jay Thomas jthomas2 @ uiuc.edu<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86101"></a>
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Eunice Lee ey-lee @ students.uiuc.edu<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86102"></a>
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Elizabeth Rendon mdfhoyos @ md.impsat.net.co<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86103"></a>
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Sudhi Uppuluri suppulur @ students.uiuc.edu
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 697--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">U. S. Geological Survey</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86104"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 701--><p class="indent"> Provided geographic data used by this project.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 704--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/" >http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 707--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Mark Vallevand</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86105"></a> (Mark.Vallevand @ UNISYS.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed some METAR parsing code and some win32 screen printing routines.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 712--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Gary R. Van Sickle</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86106"></a> (tiberius @ braemarinc.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed some initial GameGLUT<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86107"></a> support and other fixes. Has done preliminary
|
|
|
|
|
work on a binary file format. Check
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 718--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/ORKiD/fgfs.htm" >http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/ORKiD/fgfs.htm</a>.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 721--><p class="noindent">His ’Cygwin Tips’ page might be helpful for you at
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 727--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/ORKiD/cygwin.htm" >http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/ORKiD/cygwin.htm</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 730--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Norman Vine</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86108"></a> (nhv @ yahoo.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Provided more numerous URL’s to the ”FlightGear Community”. Many performance
|
|
|
|
|
optimizations throughout the code. Many contributions and much advice for the scenery
|
|
|
|
|
generation section. Lots of Windows related contributions. Contributed wgs84 distance
|
|
|
|
|
and course routines. Contributed a great circle route autopilot mode based on wgs84
|
|
|
|
|
routines. Many other GUI, HUD and autopilot contributions. Patch to allow mouse
|
|
|
|
|
input to control view direction. Ultra hires tiled screen dumps. Contributed the
|
|
|
|
|
initial ’goto airport’ and ’reset’ functions and the initial http image server code
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 739--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Roland Voegtli</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86109"></a> (webmaster @ sanw.unibe.ch)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed great photorealistic textures. Founder of European Scenery Project for
|
|
|
|
|
X-Plane:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 745--><p class="indent"> <a
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://www.g-point.com/xpcity/esp/" >http://www.g-point.com/xpcity/esp/</a>
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 749--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Carmelo Volpe</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86110"></a> (carmelo.volpe @ mednut.ki.se)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Porting <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>to the Metro Works<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86111"></a> development environment (PC/Mac).
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 755--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Darrell Walisser</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86112"></a> (walisser @ mac.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed a large number of changes to porting <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>to the Metro Works
|
|
|
|
|
development environment (PC/Mac). Finally produced the first Macintosh port.
|
|
|
|
|
Contributed to the Mac part of Getting Started, too.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 760--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Ed Williams</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86113"></a> (Ed<span class="underline"> </span>Williams @ compuserve.com).
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Contributed magnetic variation code (impliments Nima WMM 2000). We’ve also
|
|
|
|
|
borrowed from Ed’s wonderful aviation formulary at various times as well. Website at
|
|
|
|
|
<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="http://williams.best.vwh.net/" >http://williams.best.vwh.net/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 770--><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jim Wilson</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86114"></a> (mailjimw @ kelcomaine.com).
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Wrote a major overhaul of the viewer code to make it more flexible and modular.
|
|
|
|
|
Contributed many small fixes and bug reports. Contributed to the PUI property browser
|
|
|
|
|
and to the autopilot.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 775--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Jean-Claude Wippler</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86115"></a> (jcw @ equi4.com)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Author of MetaKit<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86116"></a> - a portable, embeddible database with a portable data file format
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
used in <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>. Please see the following URL for more info:
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 781--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.equi4.com/metakit/" >http://www.equi4.com/metakit/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 784--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Woodsoup Project</span><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86117"></a>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 786--><p class="indent"> While <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>no longer uses Woodsoup servies we appreciate the support
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
provided to our project during the time they hosted us. Once they provided
|
|
|
|
|
computing resources and services so that the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>project could have a real
|
|
|
|
|
home.
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 791--><p class="indent"> <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://www.woodsoup.org/" >http://www.woodsoup.org/</a>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 794--><p class="noindent"><span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmb7t---109">Robert Allan Zeh</span><a
|
2002-12-16 18:43:20 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86118"></a> (raz @ cmg.FCNBD.COM)
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<br class="newline">Helped tremendously in figuring out the Cygnus<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-86119"></a> Win32 compiler and how to link with
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
.dll’s. Without him the first run-able Win32 version of <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>would have been
|
|
|
|
|
impossible.
|
|
|
|
|
<h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">C.3</span> <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="getstart.html#QQ2-14-87" name="x14-87000C.3">What remains to be done</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 803--><p class="noindent">If you read (and, maybe, followed) this guide up to this point you may probably agree:
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
<span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear</span>, even in its present state, is not at all for the birds. It is already a flight
|
|
|
|
|
simulator which sports even several selectable flight models, several planes with
|
|
|
|
|
panels and even a HUD, terrain scenery, texturing, all the basic controls and
|
|
|
|
|
weather.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 806--><p class="indent"> Despite, <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>needs - and gets - further development. Except internal tweaks,
|
|
|
|
|
there are several fields where <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>needs basics improvement and development. A
|
|
|
|
|
first direction is adding airport<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-87001"></a>s, buildings, and more of those things bringing scenery to
|
|
|
|
|
real life and belonging to realistic airports and cities. Another task is further
|
|
|
|
|
implementation of the menu system<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-87002"></a>, which should not be too hard with the basics being
|
|
|
|
|
working now. A lot of options at present set via command line or even during compile
|
|
|
|
|
time should finally make it into menu entries. Finally, <span
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>lacks any ATC<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-87003"></a> until
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
now.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 815--><p class="indent"> There are already people working in all of these directions. If you’re a programmer
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
and think you can contribute, you are invited to do so.
|
|
|
|
|
<h4 class="likesubsectionHead"><a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
href="#x14-88000C.3" name="x14-88000C.3">Achnowledgements</a></h4> Obviously this document could not have been written without all
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
those contributors mentioned above making <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>a reality.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 824--><p class="noindent">First, I was very glad to see Martin Spott <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88001"></a>entering the documentation effort. Martin
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
provided not only several updates and contributions (notably in the OpenGL section) on
|
|
|
|
|
the Linux side of the project but also several general ideas on the documentation in
|
|
|
|
|
general
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 826--><p class="indent"> Besides, I would like to say special thanks to Curt Olson,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88002"></a> whose numerous scattered
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Readmes, Thanks, Webpages, and personal eMails were of special help to me and were
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
freely exploited in the making of this booklet.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 830--><p class="indent"> Next, Bernhard Buckel <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88003"></a>wrote several sections of early versions of that Guide and
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
contributed at lot of ideas to it.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 833--><p class="indent"> Jon S. Berndt <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88004"></a>supported me by critical proofreading of several versions of the
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
document, pointing out inconsistences and suggesting improvements.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 836--><p class="indent"> Moreover, I gained a lot of help and support from Norman Vine<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88005"></a>. Maybe, without
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Norman’s answers I would have never been able to tame different versions of the <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">Cygwin</span>
|
|
|
|
|
- <span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmbi7t---109">FlightGear </span>couple.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 840--><p class="indent"> We were glad, our Mac expert Darrell Walisser <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88006"></a>contributed the section on
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
compiling under Mac OS X. In addition he submitted several Mac related hints and
|
|
|
|
|
fixes.
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
<!--l. 842--><p class="indent"> Further contributions and donations on special points came from John Check,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88007"></a>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
(general layout), Oliver Delise <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-88008"></a>(several suggestions including notes on that chapter),
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
Mohit Garg <a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="dx14-88009"></a>(OpenGL), Kyler B. Laird <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88010"></a>(corrections), Alex Perry<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88011"></a> (OpenGL), Kai Troester<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88012"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
(compile problems), Dave Perry <a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88013"></a>(joystick support), and Michael Selig<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88014"></a> (UIUC
|
|
|
|
|
models).
|
|
|
|
|
<!--l. 848--><p class="indent"> Besides those whose names got lost withing the last-minute-trouble we’d like to
|
|
|
|
|
express our gratitude to the following people for contributing valuable ’bug fixes’ to this
|
|
|
|
|
version of Getting Started (in random order): Cameron Moore,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88015"></a> Melchior Franz,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88016"></a> David
|
|
|
|
|
Megginson,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88017"></a> Jon Berndt,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88018"></a> Alex Perry,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88019"></a>, Dave Perry,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88020"></a>, Andy Ross,<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88021"></a> Erik Hofman<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88022"></a>, and Julian
|
|
|
|
|
Foad<a
|
|
|
|
|
name="dx14-88023"></a>.
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<a
|
2002-09-08 03:51:05 +00:00
|
|
|
name="Q1-14-89"></a>
|
2002-02-16 19:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<div class="crosslinks"><p class="noindent"><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">[</span><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartli3.html" ><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">next</span></a><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">] [</span><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartap2.html" ><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">prev</span></a><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">] [</span><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartap2.html#tailgetstartap2.html" ><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">prev-tail</span></a><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">] [</span><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartap3.html" ><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">front</span></a><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">] [</span><a
|
|
|
|
|
href="getstartpa3.html#getstartap3.html" ><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">up</span></a><span
|
|
|
|
|
class="ptmr7t---90">] </span></p></div><a
|
|
|
|
|
name="tailgetstartap3.html"></a>
|
|
|
|
|
</body></html>
|
