New Nexgen Cobra Video!

Special thanks to Natascha Randt for creating a really great video on the new Nexgen AH-1W SuperCobra! You can view the video below:

Nexgen Aviation Releases an AH-1W Super Cobra!

The latest from Nexgen Aviation is an AH-1W Super Cobra! Nexgen describes the new Cobra as: "detailed customized mesh modeling is super smooth scripts make this a master of sim crossing; this attack helicopter is everything u need to raise some serious hell . The kickass hmg main gun rotates to gunner eyesight. That's just the gun. Take out tanks and those nasty AA ground guns with the HELLFIREs, (MDB). Also defend against air threat with Aim9 Sidewinders (SMB) and blast enemy infantry with Hydra rockets (CMB). The best thing about this is you get a very high quality, custom made mesh model fully loaded with only 45 PE land impact. It is scripted with NEW smooth and efficient flight engine fully combat ready for not 6000L, not 4000L, but only 2100L!!!

WARNING: This badass cobra has fangs and brings poison!"

You can purchase the Cobra at vendors throughout Second Life an at their marketplace shop.

Nexgen Releases an Apache AH-64D Longbow Combat Helicopter!

Nexgen Aviation, in cooperation between Domus STX,  is pleased to release it's latest creation: an Apache AH-64D Longbow Combat Helicopter! The Apache is VICE and TCS combat enabled and you can get your new Nexgen Aviation Apache from the Nexgen Main Store and at our affiliate vendors in world.

Nexgen Aviation Mainstore

Nexgen Aviation Sponsors the LFV World Cup All Star Game!

We are pleased to announce that Nexgen Aviation will sponsor the LFV World Cup All Star Game! The LFV is a Second Life in world Soccer League and you can catch the all star game in world at the official LFV World Cup Stadium:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ibiza%20The%20Island/216/128/2 at 1 pm slt, on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Below is a promotional video about the all star match, from LFV's owner Redlag Mayo:

You can learn more about the LFV, by visiting their official website:
http://www.ligafutbolvirtual.com/en/

Special thanks to LFV for promoting Nexgen Aviation and allowing us to sponsor the All Star Match!

VE Day Celebrations is a FEATURED Second LIfe Destinations Event!

We are pleased to announce that our VE Day Celebrations is a FEATURED Second Life Destinations event! This event is a joint effort between the London Sims, Karl Reisman (THI), Nexgen Aviation, and the Flying Tigers! Check out a listing of events in the London Sims, as we remember those who fought bravely to reclaim Europe in WW2:


Dates: May 4-May 8, 2012

Description: This 4 day event will remember VE Day, a major WW2 historical event in the London Sims.  The SL Flying Tigers, Nexgen Avation, and Karl Reisman (THI Industries) will recreate the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over the London Sims.  This event will be live streamed on the SL Flying Tiger's live stream channel: http://www.livestream.com/slflyingtigers

Events Schedule:

May 5, 2012 to May 8, 2012- THI and Nexgen Aviation WW2 Planes Display. Remembrance Book set up at the Tower Hill Memorial.

May 5, 2012 - sponsorship of Retrograde and Coach & Horses club events for the weekend

May 8, 2012:
-12pm to 2pm slt Hyde Park Event - DJ Anakin.  At 12:30pm slt, Anakin will call for a moment of silence to remember the heros of WW2 and for VE Day.  The park sim will go to dark for windlights.  After the on minute of silence.  The Last Post Bugle Call will be played, followed by a 21 gun salute on air.  Lastly God Save the Queen will be played, then events will resume.

-2pm slt -The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will fly over Mayfair, Knightsbridge, and Hyde Park Sims.

-6pm to 8pm slt - DJ Heath. At 6:30pm slt, Heath will call for a moment of silence to remember the heros of WW2 and for VE Day.  The park sim will go to dark for windlights.  After the on minute of silence.  The Last Post Bugle Call will be played, followed by a 21 gun salute on air.  Lastly God Save the Queen will be played, then events will resume.

Victory in Europe (VE) Day Celebration

Join the London Sims as they remember Victory in Europe (VE) Day in Second Life! Events include a replica of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight by the Flying Tigers, a WW2 Exhibit featuring information and aircraft of WW2, live djs, contests and events! For information visit the London Sims blog: http://thelondonsims.blogspot.com

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Two New Nexgen Aviation Hawk Videos!

Special thanks to Yumix Writer and Nastscha Randt for making two great videos on the new Nexgen Aviation's Hawk! You can view both videos below:

Yumix Writer's Nexgen Aviation's Hawk Video:

Natascha Randt's Nexgen Aviation's Hawk Video:
You can purchase the Nexgen Aviation Hawk from the SL Marketplace, as well as other Nexgen Aviation planes:
Nexgen Aviation SL Marketplace Shop

Nexgen Aviation Releases the Hawk!

today we are pleased to announce the launch of the Nexgen Aviation Hawk Plane! This plane is a replica of the BAE Hawk plane, which is a well known and cherished British aviation symbol! The Nexgen Aviation Hawk is in the livery of the RAF Training version.

You can purchase the Nexgen Aviation Hawk from the SL Marketplace:

Nexgen Aviation Hawk

Below is more information about the Nexgen Hawk:

The NEXGEN Hawk is a British single-engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft. The Hawk is still in production with over 900 Hawks sold to 18 customers around the world.


The NEXGEN  Hawk comes equipped with VICE/TCS COMBAT SYSTEMS as well as CMS / ATMS missile systems.


MENU CONTROLLED OPTIONS ARE:   GUEST -  LADDER DISPLAY - Martin-Baker  EJECTION SEAT -  COMMANDS NOTECARD  
OTHER FEATURES:  FLYSAFE - LIGHTS  -  FULLY ARTICULATING SURFACES


Avoid skybox air collisions with *Flysafe* which enables flight through solid objects that are blocking your flight path


SPECIFICATIONS:
TOP SPEED: 45 MS
MIL SPEED: 60 MS360 
BANK:35M@15ms / 65m@40ms360 
LOOP: 80M@17MS
STALL: 14MS


ARMAMENT:
VICE/TCS COMBAT SYSTEMSDUAL MISSILE SYSTEMS: CMS/ATMS 
150HP AMA
MACHINE GUNS: 30 mm ADEN cannon, centreline pod (HMG)
AIR TO AIR: AIM9(CMB) 
AIR TO GROUND:GBU-24 MDBAGM-65 SMB


Contact us with any questions.  Now go rock and roll and get your own!


Sincerely, 
NEXGEN Aviation Development Team:
Tig Spijkers-Laxness – chief script engineer / testing
Guarocuya Giano - scripts / textures / marketing / testing
Phadrus Karu – modeling / textures


We would like to acknowledge and thank the following gifted people for their assistance and feedback: 


Roc Hamori – (3D Modeling)
Whitewolf “Wuffy” Mumfuzz - Sounds
Jessii Warrhol-Giano - Marketing
Debs Regent - Location Shooting

If you look at the official Hawk poster you will notice a landmark, Big Ben, in the background! Special thanks to the London Sims and owner Debs Regent for letting us shoot photos of the Hawk near Big Ben!

You can also enter to win a free Hawk this week by entering our Nexgen Aviation Hawk raffle! Teleport near Marble Arch and touch the board.  Follow the prompts to enter:

Nexgen Hawk Raffle

Actual Real Life Hawk

Nexgen Aviation is Mentioned in Levity Magazine!

Special thanks to Levity Magazine for mentioning our great CO's Second Life business, Nexgen Aviation in this month's issue! To view the article, click on image below and turn to page 15, the article ends on page 16.  Levity Magazine are also non Military exhibitor's at our Military Expo this week and will feature the Flying Tigers' in their upcoming April 2012 edition!

Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show -Days 4 and 5!

Friday, March 16, 2012 marked the end of the Nexgen Aviation Airplane show in London! Guests had turned out on Thursday and on Friday in huge numbers! On Thursday DJ Neilio with host AJ packed London's Hyde Park, while avis danced to a variety of top 40's and dance tunes.  On Friday the event was closed by DJ Anakin, who also had the honor to open the event! DJ Anakin played a variety of rock tunes and soon the park's numbers swelled to 100! Nexgen Aviation thanks the London team, guests, and residents for welcoming us the past week.  Special thanks to Debs Regent for allowing us to exhibit in the park! Below are photos of Thursday's and Fridays events:

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100 Avis on Day 5 of the Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show

Nexgen Aviation also has replaced and provided a Spitfire replica on the London Sims Tower Hill Memorial:

Blog Spotlight: London Sims Owner Debs Regent!

Nexgen Aviation is currently holding it's FEATURED Second Life Destinations event in the London Sims this week.  Debs Regent, owner and operator of the London Sims was kind enough to answer some questions about London:

1. So tell us about the London Sims? How long have they been here, what inspired you to start the sims?

Goodness, we have been here for 6 years, since 2006, it seems such a long time now! I was inspired to start London after meeting a very dear friend at Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge. At the time she was an avid Second Lifer and suggested I join. I love the London vibe and architecture in real life, and if I wanted to do anything, it was to bring that into Second Life too.

2.  What are some interesting things to do in London?

Wow - big question. There are a lot of interesting things to do in London. Many I have forgotten because they are always there. We focus on realism, so the London bus is important and taxis too. However my treat is always the Expo. When we have an Expo there is an opportunity to see amazing things that someone has created, such as the Nexgen Expo, where you can look at, and go in, World War 2 and modern planes. You get a sense of how cramped it was for the pilots during WW2 and the skill they needed to fly these things.

3.  Obviously Nexgen is thrilled that you opened up Hyde Park for our expo! Are you an aviation enthusiast?

I would love to fly! I plan to go for glider lessons first in real life. At present my flight experience consists of being a passenger while other people fly. One day... I promise myself. In fact I have hoped that I might get a flight as a passenger in Second Life. I would love that opportunity. I have to confess that as a little girl, I used to by modelling kits of planes, and put them together. Very un-girlie I know.

4.  There are many favorite planes in Hyde Park, any particular one catch your eye?

The plane I love best is the Spitfire. Of course it’s a British plane and Nexgen has recreated the sense of it so accurately. It looks like the real thing (I saw one fly at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford - which used to be a US Airforce base). When my mother was a child, she used to watch them as they flew over London and, as everyone knows, the Spitfire was the decision maker of the Battle of Britain. It’s great to know that when you buy one of these planes from Nexgen, you also get a brief history of the actual plane itself.

5.  What are some fun things you love doing in Second Life?

I haven’t done them all yet. I have tried a hot air balloon ride, a racing car ride, shooting targets and also clubbing, and shopping – which all women love, but I haven’t flown yet and that is next on my list of ‘must do’s’.

6.  What are your future plans for London? Any exciting or new things on the horizon.

London is always changing and growing. I am working on making it a more interesting place to visit and a better place for merchants to gain awareness and sales. It is also a growing community and we will soon be outgrowing the 4 regions that we currently have now. So watch this space... as people say.  As for recent future. Come to the Nexgen expo this week!

You can learn more about the London Sims by visiting their official blog:

http://thelondonsims.blogspot.com

Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show - Day 3 Recap!

Yesterday was Day 3 of the Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show in the London Sims! Events kicked off at 12pm slt with a 2 hour event by Scottish DJ Keith with Host Lilly! DJ Keith kept the busy streak at the expo going and packed the park with 100 Avis! Below are photos of yesterday's event:

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Another 100 AVI day!

Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show - Day 2 Recap!

The Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show in London continued yesterday, with everyone commenting on the awesome planes and of course having fun! Yesterday's music event featured DJ Anakin with Host Hazel.  Guests were treated to a rousing 2 hour rock set and everyone had fun dancing in the makeshift airstrip in Hyde Park! Below are photos of the music event:

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While it was not another 100 avi sim day, DJ Anakin was in true form and filled the park with the still awesome number of 97:

London Sims Owner, Debs Regent, generously created a video of the festivities of the day! Special thanks to Debs for making this great video:

Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show Day 1 Recap!

Yesterday was the start of the Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show in Hyde Park! Nexgen Aviation is a quality maker of V.I.C.E. combat enabled WW2 and Modern aircraft maker in Second Life! The company is a joint effort by Flying Tigers' sim and group owner Guarocuya Giano, Spijkers Aviation & Marine owner Tig Spijkers, and 3D modeler Phadrus Karu.

London residents and guests have been delighted to see the various types of realistic aircraft from Nexgen! Below is a slideshow of some of the planes which are on display and you can purchase (photos taken by Second Life and Flying Tigers' photographer Maddy Maskelyne):

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Each day at the expo will also featured a 2 hour music performance, after all who does not want to party and look at planes? Yesterday's performance featured DJ Anakin with host Cathlace from Club Capital! Guests danced to a variety of top 40's tunes and of course slapped the loaded contest board!  Below are photos from yesterday's party:

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Of course a party is not without people and DJ Anakin soon filled the park, topping it off with 100 avis:

100 AVIS!!

We were also very happy that Gabrille Linden stopped by in the hub and was near the planes, it's always great to see a Linden in world! 

Gabrielle Linden chilling at the Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show!

Thanks to everyone who made our opening day at the Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show a success!

If you fancy fish and chips, as well as flying, then join us March 12-16, 2012 for the Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show in the London Sims! This event is also a FEATURED Second Life Destinations event!  Congrats to G, Tig, and Phad!

Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show

Nexgen Aviation and the London Sims present the first annual Nexgen Aviation Airplane Show. Nexgen Aviation is a realistic airplane and aircraft maker in SL, and will present its line of aircraft for a special plane show and exhibition in Hyde Park. The car show will be held March 12-16, with daily contests, events, live music and planes. For more information see the blog at http://pdx.be/37c7.

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Nexgen at the SLCS Fun Day!

Yesterday, Nexgen Aviation was at the SLCS Fun Day Relay for Life fundraiser! The Fun Day featured 10 hours of events at the SLCS stadium, as well as a merchant and expo area for various Second Life Merchants! Thanks for SLCS for inviting Nexgen to the Expo! You can check out photos of the event below:

Nexgen Aviation Releases a Spitfire Float Plane!

Nexgen released the new Spitfire Float Plane Yesterday! Below you will find the official statement from Nexgen as well as information about the Spitfire:

NEXGEN AVIATION©
Tig Spijkers
Guarocuya Giano
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Congratulations and thank you for choosing NexGen!  Settle into the cockpit of your new Spitfire Mk. Vb Floatplane and get ready for some fun!
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About the Spitfire Mk. Vb Floatplane:
During the 1940 Norwegian campaign, the RAF found itself at a disadvantage with relatively few airfields to operate from during the German invasion of Norway and Denmark, Operation Weserübung. In fact, on the day of the invasion, 9 April, German paratrooper units seized three main airfields in the southern part of the country near the capital, Oslo.

The British Air Staff issued a priority requirement for floatplane versions of both the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane that could operate out of the many fjords of the Norwegian coast.

Although the Sea Spitfire was not fully deployed, it was flown and it was operational for a very short period.
NEXGEN has brought the Spitfire Floatplane back to life for your SL flying pleasure.

You can purchase your new Nexgen Spitfire via the Second Life Marketplace at the following link:

NEXGEN Aviation SL Marketplace Store

The Torch SLG Guiding Light Hunt!

We are pleased to announce that our sims are part of the Torch SLG's Guiding Light Hunt!  The Torch SLG is an excellent onilne resource for newbies!  The hunt is designed to introduce newbies to the hunt culture of Second Life and to give newbies some awesome freebies.  As part of the hunt, our parent airplane maker, Nexgen, is providing a free V.I.C.E enabled plane. For hunt hints and more, please check out the official Torch SLG blog .  Happy hunting to everyone!