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{{Infobox Software
{{Infobox Software
| title                 = FlightGear
|title             = FlightGear Flight Simulator
| logo                   = FlightGear_logo.png
|logo             = FlightGear logo.png
| logosize               = 200px
|logosize         = 200px
| image                 = Boeing_777-200ER_cockpit.jpg
|image             = Boeing 777-200ER cockpit.jpg
| alt                   = The cockpit of the [[Boeing 777-200ER]]
|alt               = The cockpit of the [[Boeing 777-200ER]]
| developedby           = FlightGear developers & contributors
|developedby       = FlightGear developers & contributors
| initialrelease         = July 17, 1997
|initialrelease   = July 17, 1997
| latestrelease         = 2016.1 (February 17, 2016)
|latestrelease     = 2016.2.1 (May 17, 2016)
| writtenin             = C++
|writtenin         = C and C++
| os                     = Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flightgear.org/download/main-program/|title = http://www.flightgear.org/download/main-program/|accessdate = February 15, 2015}}</ref>
|os               = Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flightgear.org/download/main-program/|title = http://www.flightgear.org/download/main-program/|accessdate = February 15, 2015}}</ref>
| platform               = Cross-platform
|platform         = Cross-platform
| developmentstatus     = Active (1996-present)
|developmentstatus = Active (1996-present)
| type                   = Flight simulator
|type             = Flight simulator
| license               = [[GNU General Public License]]
|license           = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website               = http://www.flightgear.org/
|website           = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
}}
[[File:OV10A-NASA-in-action.jpg|thumb|right|270px|NASA [[OV-10]] in FlightGear 1.0]]
[[File:OV10A-NASA-in-action.jpg|thumb|right|270px|NASA [[OV-10]] in FlightGear 1.0]]
 
'''FlightGear Flight Simulator''' (often shortened to '''FlightGear''' or '''FGFS''') is a sophisticated, free, and completely open-source flight simulator framework, created by volunteers. FlightGear is released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]]. FlightGear is mostly written in the C and C++ programming languages.
'''FlightGear Flight Simulator''' (often shortened to '''FlightGear''' or '''FGFS''') is a sophisticated, free, and completely open-source flight simulator framework, created by volunteers. FlightGear is released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]]. FlightGear is mostly written in the C++ programming language.


Increasingly detailed and realistic versions of FlightGear have been released every year since the project was started in 1996.
Increasingly detailed and realistic versions of FlightGear have been released every year since the project was started in 1996.

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