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Founded in 1997, FlightGear is developed by a worldwide group of volunteers, brought together by a shared ambition to create the most realistic flight simulator possible that is free to use, modify and distribute. FlightGear is used all over the world by desktop flight simulator enthusiasts, for research in universities and for interactive exhibits in museums. | Founded in 1997, FlightGear is developed by a worldwide group of volunteers, brought together by a shared ambition to create the most realistic flight simulator possible that is free to use, modify and distribute. FlightGear is used all over the world by desktop flight simulator enthusiasts, for research in universities and for interactive exhibits in museums. | ||
FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, a multiplayer environment, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling system, varied networking options, multiple display support, a powerful scripting language and an open architecture. Best of all, being open-source, the simulator is owned by the community and everyone is encouraged to contribute. | FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, a multiplayer environment, detailed sky and weather modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling system, varied networking options, multiple display support, a powerful scripting language and an open architecture. Best of all, being open-source, the simulator is owned by the community and everyone is encouraged to contribute. | ||
Download FlightGear v2016.1 for free from [http://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear.org]. | Download FlightGear v2016.1 for free from [http://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear.org]. | ||
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* Better cockpit rendering: | * Better cockpit rendering: | ||
** interior shadows | ** interior shadows | ||
** glass reflections, fogging and frosting | ** glass reflections, dynamical raindrops, fogging and frosting | ||
** panel backlighting | ** panel backlighting | ||
** irradiance mapping for more realistic distribution of indirect light | |||
** diffuse illumination of the interior by instrument lighting | |||
* New thruster effect (can be used for afterburners flames, rockets, etc.). | * New thruster effect (can be used for afterburners flames, rockets, etc.). | ||
* Lightning | * Lightning strikes illuminating the surrounding clouds during thunderstorms | ||
* Rainbows | |||
* Improved airport rendering, including runway skid marks and better effects for the runways and surrounding grass. | * Improved airport rendering, including runway skid marks and better effects for the runways and surrounding grass. | ||
* | * Optical phenomena in icy hazes: Halos, sundogs, parhelic ring and light pillar. | ||
* Aurora Borealis at night | |||
* More realistic rendering of generic lights (runway, PAPI, taxiway,...) | |||
* Detailed procedurally generated lights for aircraft | |||
* A dynamical wingflex shader suitable for wing beats (see the [[Dragon]]) | |||
'''Usability''' | '''Usability''' | ||