My latest plane, Terra Atom, has reached the beta testing stage, which means that a release date announcement is imminent. What is it, exactly?
Terra Atom is an agile and powerful single-seat plane designed with a mid-century feel. Its flowing lines are inspired by the Supermarine S.6B, P-51 Mustang, and Bugatti 100p. Even parked on the tarmac, it looks fast.
Here’s what’s under the hood:
- Mesh design
- A paint menu that lets you choose from several paint schemes
- The instrument panel in the cockpit shows real flight data if you fly in first-person (“mouselook”) view.
- The HUD attachment includes speed indicator, altimeter, artificial horizon, compass, vertical speed indicator, fuel and temperature indicators, and several switches and buttons to control your plane.
- The pop-up options menu lets you configure Atom:
- Optional hovertext display on the tail.
- Optional collision damage: prop strike, wing strike, tail strike, water landing.
- Optional overspeed wing shear.
- Optional engine damage and fuel use.
- Terra Atom’s handling can be modified to your preferences: adjust roll, pitch, and thrust.
- Flip a switch for a smoke trail.
- The product updater gets the latest available version.
Keep an eye on this blog or join the SL Aviation group in Second Life for the latest news in group notices.