Flightgear 2016.1.1
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"Highly realistic flight simulator for fun and research"
Flightgear is a very useful and fun software program for fans of flying and aeronautics. It consists of a flight simulator for Windows PCs where you’ll find countless options to fly different aircrafts all over the world, taking off from famous cities, flying over snow-capped mountains, or enjoying the view from 40,000 feet. The simulator in Flightgear is so realistic that it isn’t just used for fun by aeronautics lovers, but the platform is even used for research purposes in an academic setting.
Flightgear is a very complete simulator program, with a wide variety of airplanes and settings to choose from, including commercial and military aircraft. However, because it is so realistic, it can be difficult to get the hang of at first, which is really its only disadvantage. But don’t worry, with a little practice and effort, you’ll get a feel for the different controls in no time.
Another interesting feature of Flightgear, for programmers in particular, is that the program is completely open source. That means that anyone who might have some interesting knowledge to contribute can collaborate on making the flight simulator even better.
