![]() NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. ![]() The design, which Boeing submitted for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, is known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing. The resulting demonstrator aircraft will have long, thin wings with engines mounted underneath and a set of aerodynamic trusses for support. To build the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 aircraft, shortening the fuselage and replacing its wings and engines. We’ll of course keep you covered with any future developments on their roadmap.The X-66A is the X-plane specifically aimed at helping the United States achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. That concludes the lengthy blog post from Thomson about X-Plane 12’s immediate future. Thomson said that this is to enable the team to expand the team to provide the “most realistic flight simulation experience imaginable.” This is for X-Plane 12 and future projects that have yet to be shared. In order to take X-Plane to the next level, Laminar Research is increasing the price of X-Plane 12 to $79.99. Improved synchronization between external visuals monitors – ground trucks, etc.This should result in sharper textures and less likelihood of out-of-VRAM crashes. Virtualized VRAM – using the virtual memory capabilities of modern graphics cards, we can pack VRAM more tightly, waste less VRAM and not have to move things around like a number puzzle.Sparks from engines/fuselages touching the ground at speed.Depth of Field effects (for pretty pictures).Thomson also listed a bunch of other things that are currently in the works at team X-Plane in order to improve the simulator. More information on what X-Plane 12.1.0 will come in the future. Expect improvements for the real weather, cloud shadows, better bloom effects, software ground shadows and improved performance on the CPU. ![]() The first major update release, X-Plane 12.1.0 will be where all the “fun stuff” that the graphics team has worked on will appear in the simulator. Other improvements to this version also come to the networking capabilities, a fix to long pauses when popping out windows and also ensuring the “totally out of VRAM” crash has been resolved. This is a feature for those on professional licenses, but now a new grid system will help you blend your multiple projector displays much easier than before. In particular, the code for the controls wheel inertia, weld modelling and the ABS has all been revised to produce more realistic landings and less forward pitch/slamming during rollout.Īnother area that X-Plane 12.0.8 will see improvement in is projector warping/blending. ![]() Engines aren’t the only improved area, as landing gear has seen an overhaul. This includes improvements to engine performance, especially on jets and turboprops – following data much more closely. X-Plane 12.0.8 will have a big focus on the flight model. That means the next version of X-Plane will be X-Plane 12.0.8. X-Plane 12.01, X-Plane 12.02), but as of the next update, will move to a ‘two dot’ system. So far, they have only used a ‘one dot’ system (e.g. It may not be the most exciting part of the update, but Thomson really wanted to clarify to users that X-Plane 12 will be shifting to a new version numbering system. ![]()
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