Editing Firefly

[[Image:Firefly_Moon_1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Firefly''' several hundred miles above the [[Moon]].<br>Photo by Sir Mildred Pierce.]]

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The '''Firefly''' is an addon for [[Orbiter]] meant to simulate the '''Firefly''' class spaceship found in the TV show of the same name.  The '''Firefly''' is a very versatile cargo ship capable of [[inter-planatary travel]] and [[atmospheric flight]].  The unique design of the ship features two main engines that can pivot a full 180 degrees from fore to aft.  The main engines also allow a certain amount of manouevrability during [[atmospheric flight]], while facing straight down they enable the ship to [[hover]].  In addition to the main engines, the [[Firefly]] features a unique Firefly Thruster, which enables the ship to produce enormous amounts of thrust in a short amount of time.  The Firefly Thruster gives the ship it's unique shape and colour, when the Firefly Thruster is activated (an action called a "full burn") it glows green, a trait which gives the ship it's name.

There are some differences between the Firefly ship addon and the Firefly ship of the TV show.  The most notable is the way the Thruster is used.  Due to limitations in the way [[Orbiter]] is programmed, the thruster can't be used in the same way as the TV show.  In Orbiter the thruster and the main engines fire at the same time with the thruster acting mainly as an aesthetic device.  While openeing up the engine covers (using the O key command) does enable additional thrust, it does not accurately duplicate the way the Thruster operates.  For example the Thruster would never be used in [[atmo]] due to it tendency to light the air on fire in a massive explosion (althought this is handy in evading Reavers), but in [[Orbiter]] one is incapable of firing the main engines in [[atmo]] without firing the Thruster.

Additional differences include the addition of hover jets, used to stabalise the ship in Orbiter, due to the fact that the ship is very difficult to hover using the main engines alone.  The lack of the two smaller shuttle crafts capable of atmospheric flight is a notable ommission.

== Special commands unique to Firefly ==

* G = Main Engines to HOVER
* Alt-G = Main Engines to MAIN
* Ctrl-G = Main Engines to RETRO
* K = Main Engines increment towards MAIN
* Shift-K = Main Engines increment towards RETRO
* , = Main Engines rotate towards MAIN 
* . = Main Engines rotate towards RETRO
* O = Open Firefly Thruster
* J = Cargo door
* Shift-J = Lights

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== External Links ==

* [http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=24988 Orbiter Board discussion about Firefly]
* [http://www.fireflyfans.net Firefly Fans website]
* [http://cantstopthesignal.com Can't Stop the Signal]
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-[[Image:Firefly_Moon_1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Firefly''' several hundred miles above the [[Moon]].]]
+[[Image:Firefly_Moon_1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Firefly''' several hundred miles above the [[Moon]].<br>Photo by Sir Mildred Pierce.]]
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-The '''Firefly Jumbo''' is an [[add-on]] for [[Orbiter]] inspired by the ''Firefly'' cargo ship ''Serenity'' as seen in the TV series ''[[wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]''.  The '''Firefly Jumbo''' is a very versatile cargo ship capable of interplanetary travel and [[atmospheric flight]].  The unique design of the ship features two main engines that can pivot a full 180 degrees from fore to aft.  The main engines also allow a certain amount of maneuverability during [[atmospheric flight]], while facing straight down they enable the ship to [[hover]].
+The '''Firefly''' is an addon for [[Orbiter]] meant to simulate the '''Firefly''' class spaceship found in the TV show of the same name.  The '''Firefly''' is a very versatile cargo ship capable of [[inter-planatary travel]] and [[atmospheric flight]].  The unique design of the ship features two main engines that can pivot a full 180 degrees from fore to aft.  The main engines also allow a certain amount of manouevrability during [[atmospheric flight]], while facing straight down they enable the ship to [[hover]].  In addition to the main engines, the [[Firefly]] features a unique Firefly Thruster, which enables the ship to produce enormous amounts of thrust in a short amount of time.  The Firefly Thruster gives the ship it's unique shape and colour, when the Firefly Thruster is activated (an action called a "full burn") it glows green, a trait which gives the ship it's name.
-[[Image:Firefly_drive.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Firefly Drive in action]]
-In addition to the main engines, the '''Firefly Jumbo''' features a unique '''Firefly Drive''', which enables the ship to produce enormous amounts of thrust in a short amount of time.  The Firefly Drive gives the ship it's unique shape and colour, when the Firefly Drive is activated (an action called a "full burn") it glows, a trait which gives the ship it's name.
-There are some differences between the Firefly Jumbo ship addon and the Firefly ship of the TV show.  The most notable is the scale.  The shuttles have been reduced in size and the Firefly is a little over twice the size of the Firefly in the TV series.  The size of the cargo bay has also been increased in order to allow the transportation of smaller ships or cargo containers.
+There are some differences between the Firefly ship addon and the Firefly ship of the TV show.  The most notable is the way the Thruster is used.  Due to limitations in the way [[Orbiter]] is programmed, the thruster can't be used in the same way as the TV show.  In Orbiter the thruster and the main engines fire at the same time with the thruster acting mainly as an aesthetic device.  While openeing up the engine covers (using the O key command) does enable additional thrust, it does not accurately duplicate the way the Thruster operates.  For example the Thruster would never be used in [[atmo]] due to it tendency to light the air on fire in a massive explosion (althought this is handy in evading Reavers), but in [[Orbiter]] one is incapable of firing the main engines in [[atmo]] without firing the Thruster.
-Additional differences include the addition of hover and retro thrusters for inexperienced pilots who are not yet up to the challenge of vectored thrust with the main engines.
+Additional differences include the addition of hover jets, used to stabalise the ship in Orbiter, due to the fact that the ship is very difficult to hover using the main engines alone.  The lack of the two smaller shuttle crafts capable of atmospheric flight is a notable ommission.
-== The Ships ==
-In addition to the Firefly Jumbo and shuttles the [[add-on]] comes with 8 different cargo carriers that can be hauled around the 'verse.  To help move the cargo around the '''Mule''' featured in the movie is also included.  All in all there are twelve fully functional Orbiter ships to play around with.
-=== Firefly "Jumbo" Features ===
-* There are two fully functional shuttle bays that can be used to store, launched and retrieved compatible shuttles or other compatible equipment.
-* Custom Attachment Control panel used to attach and detach the shuttles and cargo.
-* Holographic approach guides that can only be seen from the proper approach angle to help guide you to the shuttle cradles.
-* Rotating engine nacelles with preset positions for Main, Retro and Hover thrust, synchronized rotation and independent rotation.
-* Airbrakes to slowdown those fast approaches and reentries.
-* Landing gear.
-* Operating cargo door.
-* Powerful Firefly drive to quickly get you to where you want to go.
-* Super Firefly drive to get you to where you want to go even more quickly.
-* Reduced thrust mode for easier take-offs and landings in low gravity environments or when you have no cargo.
-* Standard docking port under the cockpit.
-* Custom flight model for atmospheric and space flight.
-* Hover and Retro thrusters for inexperienced pilots who are not yet up to the challenge of vectored thrust.
-* User configured drag via a parameter to add more drag for more realistic flight.
-* Automatic detection of the cargo mass to make flights with cargo a challenge.
-=== Shuttle Features ===
-* Fully functional Orbiter add-on ship in and of itself.
-* Wings that extend for improved flight performance in atmosphere or retract if you like flying a brick.
-* Airbrakes to slowdown those fast approaches and reentries.
-* Landing gear.
-* Standard docking port under the cockpit.
-* Custom flight model for atmospheric and space flight.
-=== Mule Features ===
-* Fully functional Orbiter add-on ship in and of itself.
-* Custom Attachment Control Panel for attaching and detaching the cargo skids.
-* Automatic detection of the cargo mass.
-* Ability to attach to and be transported by the Firefly.
-* Custom flight model that simulates a hovercraft type drive.
-=== Cargo Skid Features ===
-* Fully functional Orbiter add-on ships.
-* Cargo 1, QJFFSC1 can carry user defined cargo via custom user configured attachment point.
-* Cargo 2 - 6 predefined cargo skids with user configured cargo mass.
-* Two Fuel skids with docking ports so that they can be used to refuel ships.
-* Custom flight models that simulate a hovercraft type drive.
 == Special commands unique to Firefly ==
-* 1,2 = Rotate Left Engine Fore/Aft
+* G = Main Engines to HOVER
-* 3,4 = Rotate Right Engine Fore/Aft
+* Alt-G = Main Engines to MAIN
-* 5,6 = Rotate Both Engines Fore/Aft
+* Ctrl-G = Main Engines to RETRO
-* 7 = Rotate Engines to Main
+* K = Main Engines increment towards MAIN
-* 8 = Rotate Engines to Hover
+* Shift-K = Main Engines increment towards RETRO
-* 9 = Rotate Engines to Retro
+* , = Main Engines rotate towards MAIN
-* 0 = Full thrust mode
+* . = Main Engines rotate towards RETRO
-* Ctrl-0 = Reduced thrust mode
+* O = Open Firefly Thruster
-* Ctrl-F12 = Firefly Drive On/Off
+* J = Cargo door
-* Ctrl-F11 = Super Firefly Drive On/Off
+* Shift-J = Lights
-* Ctrl-B = Extend/Retract Air Brake
-* Ctrl-G = Open/Close Cargo Bay Door
-* G = Extend/Retract Landing Gear
-* F8 = Cockpit graphic On/Off
-* J = Extend/Retract Left Shuttle
-* Ctrl-J = Detach Left Shuttle
-* K = Extend/Retract Right Shuttle
-* Ctrl-K = Detach Right Shuttle
-* Ctrl-[ = Detach Cargo Bay Arm
-* Ctrl-] = Detach Mule
-* K = Wing Extend/Retract (shuttles only)
-* G = Grab Cargo (Mule only)
-* J = Jetison Cargo (Mule and Cargo 1 only)
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+[[Category:Vessel addons]]
+[[category:sci-fi addons]]
 == External Links ==
-* [https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2011-firefly.3796/ Firefly] at Orbiter Forum/Resources.
+* [http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=24988 Orbiter Board discussion about Firefly]
-* [http://orbit.m6.net/Forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=6896 Orbiter Board discussion about Firefly]
 * [http://www.fireflyfans.net Firefly Fans website]
 * [http://cantstopthesignal.com Can't Stop the Signal]
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