FlightGear
FlightGear is a free, open-source space and flight simulator used in aerospace research with flight dynamics (JSBSim) used in 2015 NASA benchmark to judge future sim code to NASA standards. The goal of the…
FlightGear is a simulator, released 17 July 1997 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What FlightGear is
FlightGear was released in 1997. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The goal of the FlightGear project is to create a sophisticated and open flight simulator framework for use in research or academic environments, pilot training, as an industry engineering tool, for DIY-ers to pursue their favorite interesting flight simulation idea, and last but certainly not least as a fun, realistic, and challenging desktop flight simulator. Being opensource, FlightGear has historically received development from the science and engineering community (including the Linux open-source one) with many contributors having academic background in engineering, maths, physics, or computer-science - in addition to some involvement or interest in aviation like being pilots (hobby…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
FlightGear launched on 17 July 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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