diff --git a/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx b/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx
index a2f542cbc..c8afc29c6 100644
--- a/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx
+++ b/src/Cockpit/cockpit.cxx
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #include <simgear/props/props.hxx>
 #include <simgear/timing/sg_time.hxx>
 
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
-
 #include <Main/globals.hxx>
 #include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
 #include <Main/viewmgr.hxx>
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ float get_sideslip( void )
 
 float get_frame_rate( void )
 {
-    return general.get_frame_rate();
+    return fgGetInt("/sim/frame-rate");
 }
 
 float get_fov( void )
diff --git a/src/GUI/gui.cxx b/src/GUI/gui.cxx
index 2e8305ba4..1ae94dbb0 100644
--- a/src/GUI/gui.cxx
+++ b/src/GUI/gui.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include <plib/pu.h>
 
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include <Main/main.hxx>
 #include <Main/globals.hxx>
 #include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
diff --git a/src/Include/Makefile.am b/src/Include/Makefile.am
index 395f635a6..d2b80e3bd 100644
--- a/src/Include/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Include/Makefile.am
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	config.h-msvc71 \
 	config.h-msvc8 \
 	cmdargs.h \
-	fg_typedefs.h \
-	general.hxx
+	fg_typedefs.h 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Include/general.hxx b/src/Include/general.hxx
deleted file mode 100644
index c72f8031e..000000000
--- a/src/Include/general.hxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-// general.hxx -- a general house keeping data structure definition for 
-//                various info that might need to be accessible from all 
-//                parts of the sim.
-//
-// Written by Curtis Olson, started July 1997.
-//
-// Copyright (C) 1997  Curtis L. Olson  - http://www.flightgear.org/~curt
-//
-// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
-// License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
-//
-// $Id$
-
-
-#ifndef _GENERAL_HXX
-#define _GENERAL_HXX
-
-
-#ifndef __cplusplus                                                          
-# error This library requires C++
-#endif                                   
-
-#include <simgear/structure/OSGVersion.hxx>
-#define FG_OSG_VERSION SG_OSG_VERSION
-
-// #define FANCY_FRAME_COUNTER
-#ifdef FANCY_FRAME_COUNTER
-#define FG_FRAME_RATE_HISTORY 10
-#endif
-
-
-// the general house keeping structure definition
-class FGGeneral {
-    // Info about OpenGL
-    char *glVendor;
-    char *glRenderer;
-    char *glVersion;
-    int glMaxTexSize;
-    int glDepthBits;
-
-    // Last frame rate measurement
-    int frame_rate;
-#ifdef FANCY_FRAME_COUNTER
-    double frames[FG_FRAME_RATE_HISTORY];
-#endif
-
-public:
-    inline char* get_glVendor() { return glVendor; }
-    inline void set_glVendor( char *str ) { glVendor = str; }
-    inline char* get_glRenderer() const { return glRenderer; }
-    inline void set_glRenderer( char *str ) { glRenderer = str; }
-    inline char* get_glVersion() { return glVersion; }
-    inline void set_glVersion( char *str ) { glVersion = str; }
-    inline void set_glMaxTexSize( int i ) { glMaxTexSize = i; }
-    inline int get_glMaxTexSize() const { return glMaxTexSize; }
-    inline void set_glDepthBits( int d ) { glDepthBits = d; }
-    inline int get_glDepthBits() const { return glDepthBits; }
-    inline double get_frame_rate() const { return frame_rate; }
-#ifdef FANCY_FRAME_COUNTER
-    inline double get_frame(int idx) const { return frames[idx]; }
-    inline void set_frame( int idx, double value ) { frames[idx] = value; }
-    inline void set_frame_rate( double rate ) { frame_rate = rate; }
-#else
-    inline void set_frame_rate( int rate ) { frame_rate = rate; }
-#endif
-};
-
-// general contains all the general house keeping parameters.
-extern FGGeneral general;
-
-
-#endif // _GENERAL_HXX
-
-
diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx b/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx
index 8a27057fe..f32e12605 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ using std::setfill;
 #include <Cockpit/panel.hxx>
 #include <Cockpit/hud.hxx>
 
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include "instrument_mgr.hxx"
 #include "od_gauge.hxx"
 #include "wxradar.hxx"
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
index 7d1b82fd8..38c4d8ee5 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 #include <Cockpit/panel_io.hxx>
 
 #include <GUI/new_gui.hxx>
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include <Input/input.hxx>
 #include <Instrumentation/instrument_mgr.hxx>
 #include <Model/acmodel.hxx>
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx b/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx
index 726c868a9..26ecbd266 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
 
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include <Scenery/scenery.hxx>
 #include "fg_os.hxx"
 #include "fg_props.hxx"
diff --git a/src/Main/main.cxx b/src/Main/main.cxx
index 03637612e..2522e69dd 100644
--- a/src/Main/main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/main.cxx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include <simgear/math/sg_random.h>
 
 #include <Time/light.hxx>
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include <Aircraft/replay.hxx>
 #include <Cockpit/cockpit.hxx>
 #include <Cockpit/hud.hxx>
@@ -87,9 +86,6 @@ using namespace flightgear;
 
 using std::cerr;
 
-// This is a record containing a bit of global housekeeping information
-FGGeneral general;
-
 // Specify our current idle function state.  This is used to run all
 // our initializations out of the idle callback so that we can get a
 // splash screen up and running right away.
@@ -277,21 +273,23 @@ struct GeneralInitOperation : public GraphicsContextOperation
     }
     void run(osg::GraphicsContext* gc)
     {
-        general.set_glVendor( (char *)glGetString ( GL_VENDOR ) );
-        general.set_glRenderer( (char *)glGetString ( GL_RENDERER ) );
-        general.set_glVersion( (char *)glGetString ( GL_VERSION ) );
-        SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, general.get_glVendor() );
-        SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, general.get_glRenderer() );
-        SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, general.get_glVersion() );
+        SGPropertyNode* simRendering = fgGetNode("/sim/rendering");
+        
+        simRendering->setStringValue("gl-vendor", (char*) glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
+        SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
+        
+        simRendering->setStringValue("gl-renderer", (char*) glGetString(GL_RENDERER));
+        SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, glGetString(GL_RENDERER));
+        
+        simRendering->setStringValue("gl-version", (char*) glGetString(GL_VERSION));
+        SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, glGetString(GL_VERSION));
 
         GLint tmp;
         glGetIntegerv( GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, &tmp );
-        general.set_glMaxTexSize( tmp );
-        SG_LOG ( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Max texture size = " << tmp );
+        simRendering->setIntValue("max-texture-size", tmp);
 
         glGetIntegerv( GL_DEPTH_BITS, &tmp );
-        general.set_glDepthBits( tmp );
-        SG_LOG ( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Depth buffer bits = " << tmp );
+        simRendering->setIntValue("depth-buffer-bits", tmp);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Main/renderer.cxx b/src/Main/renderer.cxx
index a3d6d9886..0cb00c5ab 100644
--- a/src/Main/renderer.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/renderer.cxx
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 #include <Instrumentation/HUD/HUD.hxx>
 #include <Environment/precipitation_mgr.hxx>
 
-#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include "splash.hxx"
 #include "renderer.hxx"
 #include "main.hxx"