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Community News for=20 May 6, 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

SimHQ=20 Preview: Alex "Zander"=20 Keep previews this weekend's Formula 1 Spanish = Grand=20 Prix here in pdf format (130=20 kb).

SimHQ=20 Review: The = 5 part=20 "Boeing vs. Airbus" series concludes with = "BeachAV8Rs" thoughts on this weeks reviewed = planes.=20 Read his wrap-up comments here.

SimHQ=20 Review: Next = up in=20 the "Boeing vs. Airbus" series, = "BeachAV8R"=20 reviews the DreamFleet Boeing 727 WhisperJet for = FS9.=20 Read what Chris has to say here.

SimHQ=20 Review: In = Part 3=20 "BeachAV8R" flys the Phoenix Simulation Software = Airbus=20 A320 for FS9 in his "Boeing vs. Airbus" = series.=20 You can read the latest report here.

SimHQ=20 Review: "BeachAV8R"=20 continues his "Boeing vs. Airbus" series = with a=20 look at the Level-D Simulations Boeing 767 for = FS9. You=20 can read about it in Part 2 here.

SimHQ=20 Review: Chris=20 "BeachAV8R" Frishmuth starts a new 5 part series = today=20 titled "Boeing vs. Airbus". Read the = nose-to-nose=20 comparison of the best in FS9 add-ons each day = this=20 week. Part 1 is on the Simulation Software = Workshop=20 Airbus A310. You can read it here.

SimHQ=20 Review: NaturalPoint's=20 TrackIR3 with Vector Expansion has created quite = a stir=20 in flight simulation with it's 6 degrees of = freedom, but=20 how does it work in racing sims? Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad tests the most popular sims here in his article = "TrackIR3 and = Motorsport=20 Sims".

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH: "miciospino" needs technical help with = improving=20 the Comanche MFDs.

European=20 Air War: "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a patch for = the OAW Roy autoinstaller version.

Falcon=20 4.0: News of the Falcon AF AI improvements has been = posted at=20 Frugal's World. Thanks to "Overkill" for the heads = up.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "grover" has posted a MiG-29 video. Eduardo Fadul has = released his=20 new MiG-29 at Simviation. The = following files=20 have been released at FlightSim: FS2004 Real Airlines AI = Traffic=20 (Europe) (FILENAME: europtrf.zip). FS2004 Hopping = Round The=20 World Adventure (FILENAME: hrwpak78.zip). FS2004 Real = Airlines=20 AI Traffic (USA) (FILENAME: usatraff.zip).

Helicopter Sims: = "PSYKLIK" has=20 posted a Gunship Times of Sand update.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Tchaika." has released new MS 406 (GC II/2) skins. "vpmedia" = has=20 released a new USAAF Desert Spitfire Vb skin. Scorched Earth is running missions = at 9PM=20 Eastern US Time, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in = Hyperlobby's=20 Scorched Earth coop slots. "SparrowThree" has posted a = preview=20 of a natural metal finish P-47D.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: "NC_Creeper" has posted a VFA-102 CAG skin.

Lock-On:=20 Flaming Cliffs: A new video by Rafal = Stankiewicz that=20 features the Su-25T is available here.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "capun" has = posted a P-40E preview. "pasko" has = released the Yak-3 Ubitsya. "Kout" has posted a = preview=20 of the Taiwan=20 straits screens. "howling1" has released a MiG-17F (Phamtuan's Col. Tomb) = skin. "The=20 Wrench" has posted new and revised Phantom Hangar Screens.

General=20 News: Dragonair's "20th Anniversary Aircraft" Arrives = in Hong=20 Kong. EU insurance rules ground the UK's last = airworthy B-17. Global Military Aircraft = Systems To=20 Demonstrate C-27J Military Transport in the = United=20 States. MCAS Cherry Point to hold a large = airshow=20 Friday May 6th through Sunday May 8th.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Gamershell=20 has new WWII Tank=20 Commander screens here.

Gamershell=20 has a demo for the American=20 Civil War: Gettysburg available here.

We received this press = announcement=20 from GMX Media:

GMX Media has announced the=20 availability of a new massively multiplayer online = title for=20 June 2005 titled Beyond=20 Blitzkrieg. The first-person game allows = players to use=20 one of dozens of accurately modeled combat vehicles, = naval=20 vessels or aircraft.

The game world includes more = than=20 36,000 strategic objects such as buildings, bunkers = and=20 bridges placed among 4,000+ facilities in 450 cities = and=20 towns. The current game map measures over 354,000 = square=20 miles. It allows thousands of players to fight 24/7 in = a=20 persistent world in which character advancement and = multiple=20 career paths provide a rich RPG layer and strategic = systems=20 are driven by player missions and command structure. = The game=20 is developed by Cornered Rat Software, the in-house=20 development studio operated by Playnet Inc.

Features include:

Thousands of players = sharing a=20 single world- First person perspective in all game = play.=20
Huge game world measuring = more than=20 350,000 square miles.=20
Character advancement and = career=20 paths for rich RPG layer.=20
Strategic systems driven = by player=20 missions and command.=20
Growing list of 80+ = historically=20 accurate weapons including aircraft, tanks, = anti-aircraft=20 guns, trucks, rifles, machine guns and more!=20
Groundbreaking physics = and damage=20 modeling- Localized in English, French, German, = Spanish=20 & Italian.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Can't get enough of the S.C.S. Dangerous Waters reviews? = Afraid that=20 you might have missed one? Fear not reader, for you = find all=20 the known Dangerous Waters reviews here. (thanks Subsim)

Canada's Navy reports that R.M. =91Mike=92 = Eaton the=20 =91Father of electronic chart=92 has been awarded the = Admirals=92=20 Medal. Read more here.

Canada's Navy reports that naval bigwigs from = the=20 United States and Canada met to discuss naval strategy = and=20 relations between the bordering nations. Read = more here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

Hummerich and crew are = working on=20 F1 2005. A = render has=20 been released at Racing Renders here.=20 Thanks to Blackhole=20 Motorsports for the link.

VROC3 now offers = support for=20 Richard Burns = Rally=20 through RBRnet. This plugin was added by Donny Tytgat, = who did=20 a great job on it! It allows you to view and join all = events=20 hosted through RBRnet. Furthermore, you can host races = directly from within VROC. Those will then be visible = both in=20 VROC and in the RBRnet list as well. If you intend to = host=20 races, you can optionally install the WinPcap library = so VROC=20 can directly interface with your dedicated server. = This might=20 not work on all systems and it's only necessary until = the next=20 release of RBRnet which will include direct support = for VROC,=20 thanks to Racer_S.

Work is underway creating a = Formula 1 1993 mod = for rFactor. The renders = can be=20 admired in the m4driving=20 forum here.

Tantra is back! = Tantra's new=20 site is hosted by Race = Sim=20 Central and the opening is celebrated by the = release of=20 Virginia Raceway for GTR.=20 You can get it here.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

1C=20 Company announces 23 games for E3. Read here at Gamershell.

3DXtreme=20 reviews the Aerocool=20 Turbine 550W PSU here.

ViperLair=20 tests out the Albatron = TC6200Q video card here.

HotHardware reviews the Asus Vento 3600 case = here.

AnandTech=20 reviews the ATI RADEON = X800=20 XL 512MB Video Card here, thanks to NeoSeeker.

PCStats=20 reviews the MSI=20 NX6600GT-VTD128SP card here.

Tweaknews=20 reviews the Raidmax = Virgo=20 811 computer case here.

Xtreme Resources reviews Revoltec's Case Modification = Products here.

TrustedReviews looks at Sapphire's All-in-Wonder = X800=20 XT AGP card here.

CoolTechZone reports that ATI will launch "SLI" = at=20 Computex. Read here.

Neoseeker=20 takes a look here at the Athlon 64 3800+ based = on AMD's=20 Venice core revision.

Beyond3D=20 takes a look at Sapphire's version of the Radeon X800 XL 512MB. = Read here.

Community News for May 5, = 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH: "gotcha" has mipmapped terrain working. = Click here for the discussion.

European=20 Air War: "VonBeerhofen" has posted a trial EXE with increased = scrollspeed.=20 "RAF_Roy" has announced the OAW Install Basic Setup is now = available.=20 "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a series of comparative skyset (VonBeerhofen's) = screenshots. Changes=20 to OAW will be happening very soon. = Redeyes' EAW Page clears 20,000 = hits.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "elephant_ " has released a USMC pilot pack. "JakeSnake" has = released a=20 new mission: "A Tidal Wave Strikes Ploesti = v1."

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "ZoomBoy27" = has=20 released a new Su-25T campaign: "Hold Back the AEF."

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: = "WhiteKnight06604" has=20 released a new Hungarian Su-17 and a Bulgarian Mig-19 = skin.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Worthplaying has news of a Full Spectrum Warrior = add-on here.

Gamespot has=20 a online game guide for SWAT 4=20 here, and also a downloadable one = for=20 complete members.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

The Pirates of the Burning Sea Community=20 Site has reported that "It's been = officially=20 announced that the game will ship at the end of this = year, and=20 beta will occur in the fall of this year". Read = more here.

For those that may have = missed it...=20 S.C.S.=20 Dangerous Waters v1.01 patch is released! The = first S.C.S.=20 Dangerous Waters Patch (v1.01) has been released by Battlefront. = The update=20 is just over 5 megs in size and features a large list = of=20 improvements, fixes and additions. Also included with = the=20 patch is a very useful Sonar Profile document which = lists=20 every naval unit's sound frequencies, turns per knot = and blade=20 count, essential info to help track and categorize = contacts.=20 To download the patch, go here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

S.C.A.R. (Squadra = Corse Alfa=20 Romeo) demo has been released. You can download from = one of=20 the mirrors found at Race Sim Central.

The = Gamers' Temple=20 reviews NASCAR = SimRacing=20 here. Thanks to m4driving=20 for the link.

A progress report on the GPL 1955 mod which is = in the=20 works has been posted here at Race = Sim=20 Central. Some stunning screenshots are included = too!

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Hardware=20 Zone reviews the MSI P4N=20 Diamond (nForce4 SLI) Intel Edition here, giving it 4 stars out of = 5.

Another motherboard, the = ABIT Fata1ity AA8XE = i925XE, is=20 reviewed here, by HEXUS.

Overclockers Online reviews the = Antec TX1088 AMG case = here.

3DXtreme=20 reviews the Arctic = Cooling ATI=20 Silencer 5 Revision 2 here.

nV = News=20 reviews PolarFLO=20 watercooling here.

SL = Central=20 tests out the Ryanpower2=20 CableFREE 550W=20 ACR-PS2100 here.

PC = Stats=20 tests out the Vantec = Stealth=20 VAN-520A 520W PSU here.

SFF = Tech=20 tests the Soltek 3501 = Pro=20 SFF PC here.

Community News for May 4, = 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH: "0xMossad" has posted a preview of a texture mod WIP.

European=20 Air War: "VonBeerhofen" has posted some = prototype Hi-Res skysets.

Falcon=20 4.0: Lead Pursuit has some screenshot of Falcon = 4.0=20 Allied Force posted here. Thanks to "Overkill" for the = information.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: The following files are available at FlightSim: FS2004 MiG-29 Fulcrum = (FILENAME:=20 mig29ful.zip). FS2004 Inland Water And River Textures=20 (FILENAME: aawater.zip). FS2004 General Electric = CF6-80A=20 Sounds (FILENAME: 767gesnd.zip). FS2004 Sea Hurricane=20 (FILENAME: seahurri.zip) Developer's award recipient. = FS2004=20 Massive Thunderstorm (FILENAME: msvthndr.zip).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "CanonUK" has posted Fw-190 and Bf-109F-2 skins. = "IceFire" has=20 released a new P-38 campaign: Lightning Strikes. "elephant_" has = uploaded=20 a USN pilot pack.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: Team Super Hornet has released Switchable Cockpits Ver1.6. Thanks = Joe! Team=20 Super Hornet has released F-14D Cockpit Ver1.5.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: Natural = Point Jason=20 has announced that Lock On Gold (title on EB and New = Egg) does=20 not include Flaming Cliffs 1.1. Read the announcement = here. "BritRadarDude" has = uploaded: Crimea Tour. The USAF Virtual Thunderbirds are = holding a=20 training session on Saturday May 7th.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "capun" has = posted a=20 preview of the Folland Gnat. "capun" has posted a = link to=20 the Me-262A data ini update.

General=20 News: "bones" has posted photos of the Springfield Air Rendezvous. Piper = Introduces=20 Emergency Icing Protection for = their six=20 seat un-pressurized models. New Bell 429 Light Twin Unveiled. U.S. = Army=20 Orders portable Advanced Aviation Forward Area = Refueling=20 Systems. U.S. Navy uses million dollar F-18 simulator to = aid in=20 recruiting. "Brain" in Dish Flies Simulated = F-22 Fighter=20 Jet, a possibility for biological computers? How F-15s = Work. A=20 cursory look at the F-15 and its systems is posted here.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Gamespot has=20 a Q&A session with a few of the makers of Call of Duty 2 here.

Worthplaying has new screens and a = new=20 trailer of Battlefield = 2=20 action here.

Worthplaying also has the just = released a=20 multiplayer demo for Act of=20 War here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy News reports=20 that a substantial Royal Naval presence will help = Channel=20 Islanders celebrate the 60th anniversary of their = liberation=20 next weekend. Jersey was the only sovereign = territory of the=20 British Isles occupied by the Germans during the = conflict.=20 Read more here.

If you want to progress onto = doing=20 manual TDC = solutions in=20 Silent Hunter III then head over = to Wazoo's=20 Manual Charting & Targeting Tutorial here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

The launch of the official = web site=20 for the upcoming racing title GT = Legends.com.

GT=20 Legends is the name of the new racing = simulation by 10TACLE, which takes us back to = the early=20 stages of the touring car races of the 60s and 70s. = Created by=20 the Simbin Development Team, the = makers of "GTR=20 - FIA GT Racing Game", this racing title not only = guarantees=20 the extremely precise representation of all the cars = and=20 routes, but also offers a number of highlights for=20 breathtaking duels on international race tracks, such = as the=20 career mode, the new graphic engine and the enhanced = list of=20 features.

Consistently updated information on = the=20 historic racing simulation can be accessed with = immediate=20 effect at GT Legends.

Besides = screenshots and=20 wallpapers, the first animated images will be = available for=20 download here in the course of the next months, as = well as a=20 demo version for test driving purposes. So it's worth = your=20 while checking it out every so often!

Gamershell=20 reviews NASCAR = SimRacing=20 here. Thanks to Blackhole=20 Motorsport for the tip.

The World GT Series by = Racesims=20 Revolution (RSR) is now available here from m4driving.

WGTS is a free add-on = / mod for=20 F1 Challenge = 99-02 and=20 includes over 35 teams from some of the world=92s most = distinguished Road Racing series, and was designed = with the=20 aim of creating the most realistic GT racing = simulation=20 available. Realistic driving and physics models, as = well as=20 realistic AI behavior, were implemented in the = creation of=20 WGTS to give you a challenging, yet rewarding sim = racing=20 experience.

A very interesting video from = rFactor has=20 been released. Read more about it and download it here from m4driving.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

CoolTechZone reviews the Altec Lansing inMotion = iM4=20 portable audio system here.

PC = Perspective=20 tests the CoolerMaster = AquaGate=20 Mini R120 water cooling system here.

SystemCooling reviews the Cooler Master CoolDrive = Lite here.

MBReview=20 tests out Foxconn's = Winfast=20 NF4UK8AA-8EKRS motherboard here.

PCStats=20 reviews Gigabyte's=20 GO-W1616A DVD Burner here.

HotHardware tests out Leadtek's Winfast PX6200 TC = TDH=20 256MB video card here.

FrostyTech=20 tests out the Spire = VertiCool=20 SPA49B0 Socket A heatsink here.

Home = Theater PC=20 News reviews the HIS Radeon=20 X850xt video card here.

Community News for May 3, = 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: VonBeerhofen" has posted a screenshot = of a new=20 sky making technique: Stratoid.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has posted new 354th FW A-10 skins.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Gibbage" has posted a CW-21B update. Thanks to "HOOTCHIE = MAMA" for=20 the heads up. "vpmedia" has posted a new skin of George S. Welch's P-40B. "IceFire" = has=20 posted a new P-38 campaign (BETA), "Lightning Strikes." "Robo" has = found a skin=20 site that is dedicated to Czechoslovakian pilots. = "BlackLion" has=20 found a new Winter-War 1939/40 campaign.

Jane's=20 Longbow Series: There is a new proposed terrain import process = thread.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "ruggbutt" = has=20 released a movie preview.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "kout" has = posted a North Africa screen preview. = "RussoUK2002"=20 has posted a Bf-109E update. "The Wrench" has = posted a Fresco loading screen. "BBury" has = released=20 the Tiny Tim 11.75 Rocket. "capun" has = posted a=20 preview of the AH-1G Cobra. "Jet-Z" has posted a = preview of=20 the BAC Strikemaster 167.

General=20 News: Remember your first flight simulator? = Post it here. Aircraft device (Traffic Alert / Collision Avoidance = System)=20 averts midair collision.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

From Gamershell=20 comes the report that the SpecForce web site is = now live.=20 Take a look here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

'Fighting the War from a = Sardine Can'=20 is The Wargamers' review of Silent Hunter III.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

A public beta of the 1979 = mod for=20 GP4 is reported = by m4driving to be very close to = release. Check=20 the status here.

Gamesplanet has published a = Q&A with a=20 SimBin 3D artist here, discussing many aspects of = GTR.

RBR Car Manager v1.2 = can be=20 found here at Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

eUSB=20 looks at Diamond's = Xtreme TV=20 PVR600 here.

Hardware=20 Pacers reviews the Bluetake=20 BT510 Bluetooth mini mouse here.

Red = &=20 Blackness tests out Connect3D's X700 Pro = PCI-E=20 video card here.

AMDZone tests=20 out Foxconn's = NF4K8MC-ERS=20 motherboard here.

TechGage=20 tests the Ultra = X-Finity=20 600W PSU here.

Virtual=20 Hideout tests the Vantec=20 Nexstar-3 external HDD enclosure here.

Xtreme=20 Resources reviews the Revoltec Procyon II = 7-in-1=20 multifunction panel and the UFO=20 Design USB 2.0 Hub here.

Gruntville=20 tests out SkyHawk's USA ICE-Q IMC6375 Part II here.

Community News for May 2, = 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "Herr Shreck" has posted a Catalina flying over the pacific = screenshot.=20 "Herr Shreck" has posted a preview of some Mk III Panzers. "Baron von Martin" = has=20 posted some shots of a Dornier Do 335 'Pfeil' in action.=20 "sandbagger's" latest news is here.

Falcon=20 4.0: "Fangs32" has posted an update to the = 444th's weekend campaign server. It is = now=20 available to the public Friday through Sunday at=20 Hyperlobby.

FS 2002=20 / FS 2004: The following files have been = released at FlightSim: FS2004 Inland Water And = River=20 Textures (FILENAME: aawater.zip). FS2004 Tips And = Tricks -=20 Part 9 (FILENAME: tandt9.zip). FS2002/FS2004 Unreal = Aviation=20 Enterprise IV Airship (FILENAME: ent_iv.zip). FS2004 = RAF=20 Lockheed C-130 Hercules including full virtual cockpit = (FILENAME: c-130c3.zip). FS2004 Deciduous And = Evergreen Tree=20 Macros (FILENAME: v2_libry.zip). FS2004 Kneeboard = Checklist=20 For 737s (FILENAME: 737chk2.zip). FS2004 UAL Boeing = 777 Cabin=20 (FILENAME: ualcab2.zip). FS2004 Airport Data = (FILENAME:=20 fs9_airp.zip). FS2002/FS2004 Aircraft Config Tool v. = 5.1=20 (FILENAME: acthm51b.zip). FS2004 The Ultimate 737 = Soundset=20 Update (FILENAME: 737sndud.zip). FS2004 Production = Video=20 (FILENAME: lndings5.zip). This is the 5th release in = the free=20 "Landings" series. First class music and video quality = that=20 requires WM Player 9 / 10.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP /Pacific Fighters: = "goshikisen"=20 has posted an unofficial development update here. "vpmedia" has released new = LaGG-3 skins. "vpmedia" has = released new R-10 skins. "vpmedia" has released = a new Ki-43 skin. Scorched Earth The Luftkrieg web = site has=20 been updated. "Box-weasel" has posted a Tony update. "Monstad" has posted = some=20 Polish and Norwegian striped Spitfire skins. "dieg777" has = posted some shooting practice missions.

Jane's=20 Longbow Series: There is a new thread for modding utilities.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "Thomas DW" = has=20 posted a Saitek X-45 profile.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "kout" has = released new=20 USAF screens. "capun" has = announced the Ju-88's and Ju-188 have been = updated.=20 "Maverick ." has posted new F-14 burners. Post your favorite = gun camera=20 footage here. "The Wrench" has posted new = MiG screens. "Volksjager" has = released a Me-163 standard camo skin. The Libya terrain has been released. = "fubar_512"=20 has posted a sun angle and length of day fix here.

General=20 News: "Col. Gibbon" has found an excellent aircraft reference site. Bud Tordoff has been reunited with = his WWII=20 P-51D. Thanks to "Shift_E" for the information. "Heroes of the Pacific" is a new = PS2 air=20 combat arcade game. Thanks to "*Buzzsaw*" for the = information.=20 "US95th Capt Rooster" has found a Rolls Royce Merlin sound file. = Great Planes=20 releases "RealFlight G3" RC flying = simulator. The FlightGear flight simulator = project is an=20 open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight = simulator=20 development project. An extensive Flight Simulator Navigation course = with free=20 C-182 (FS) is available. "Orbiter" is a free space flight = simulator.=20 Lockheed Martin and Aerosonde Enter Strategic Alliance = for Unmanned Aircraft System = Solutions. F-14 flies into Grissom for = retirement.=20 Autonomous Surveillance Helicopter Developed. = The Airbus A380 has completed its = maiden flight=20 in Toulouse, France. Airports less than eager to make = room for=20 big new Airbus. Mars Rover Panorama Shows Vista = From=20 "Lookout" Point.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Uziyahu has compiled several = in-game=20 videos from this weekends World=20 War II Online Convention. You can view them here at SpecForce (scroll down the = page).

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

The ALMS carset for GTR has been = released. Download=20 locations can be found here.

Team Speedwerx has = released the=20 Porsche Super Cup 2004 = add-on=20 for GTR. Check the release thread here.

Thanks Race = Sim=20 Central for the previous two links.

Team = RSR's=20 WGTS mod for = F1 Challenge is = reported to be=20 just around the corner. The download will be a = whopping=20 500MB.

A patch for the recently released Live for Speed S2 = Demo has been=20 released. Find out about the details and download = mirrors here at Race = Sim=20 Central.

Patch 1.4=20 for GTR has been released and it adds fixes to = the=20 multiplayer lobby and incorporates support for the = trial=20 version of RaceMore; a web-based league racing = application.=20 You can download the patch and read more about the new = additions here.

Blackhole=20 Motorsports has some new downloads for Richard Burns Rally. = A Car=20 Manager here and RBR Mod Collection v2.12 = here.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Mistix reviews and tests the = FSP Green Power PSU here.

PC=20 Perspective tests out the Asus CT-479 Pentium = M CPU upgrade kit here.

Legion Hardware has an nForce4 SLI roundup here.

Virtual-Hideout reviews the = Thermaltake Beetle = 4-in-1 heatsink here.

ViperLair reviews and tests the = ThermalRock = Circle case here.

3DGameMan reviews the NZXT Nemesis Elite = Edition and Trinity Classic cases here.

DriverHeaven reviews the = Zalman = CNPS7700-CU and Arctic Cooling Freezer = 64 here.

PimpRig reviews the DFI LanParty UT nF4 = SLI-DR motherboard here.