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Official aircraft can be downloaded at [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/ FlightGear.org Aircraft], which then usually require unzipping software to extract from a compressed file format. Then these must be manually installed in a FlightGear software installation to use. The details depend on the method of download, operating system, and user setup.
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An open source file archiver is [[7-Zip]] ([http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip.org]), although be aware of user setup (see also [[Recommended Software]])
Official [[aircraft]] can be downloaded at [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/ FlightGear.org Aircraft], which then usually require unzipping software to extract from a compressed file format. Then these must be manually installed in a FlightGear software installation to use. The details depend on the method of download, operating system, and user setup.


== Installing aircraft ==
An open source file archiver is [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip], although be aware of user setup.


In your FG_ROOT directory you would find the following directores
=== Linux ===
<pre>
TODO
./Translations
 
./Protocol
=== Windows===
./Textures
# Download an aircraft and save it on your desktop.
./Timezone
# Unzip the file, using a file archiver like 7-Zip.
./Airports
# Move the unzipped folder (usually the aircraft's name) to your <tt>FlightGear/data/Aircraft</tt> directory.
./gui
./Aircraft-uiuc
./Scenery
./Traffic
...
</pre>


==Choosing aircraft==
==Choosing aircraft==
If you are looking for information to decide what aircraft to download, try [[Table of models]] or [[Aircraft]]. External links to third=party aircraft can be found at [[FlightGear hangars]].
If you are looking for information to decide what aircraft to download, try [[Table of models]] or [[Aircraft]]. External links to third=party aircraft can be found at [[FlightGear hangars]].


==Related==
==Related content==
*[[Installing Scenery]]
* [[Downloading New Flightgear Scenery for Windows XP]]
*[[Downloading New Flightgear Scenery for Windows XP]]
* [[Hardware Recommendations]]
*[[Hardware Recommendations]]
* [[Installing Scenery]]
* [[Recommended Software]]

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