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Welcome to the FlightGear wiki

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About FlightGear

FlightGear is a flight-simulator created by an international group of volunteers, and released as free, open-source GPL software. It has been used for academic research, education, and for fun.

FlightGear comes with a set of illustrated documentation, notably "The Manual," which is included in the installation package. This wiki provides additional documentation on both user and development topics.

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News

FlightGear Newsletter March 2024 (archive)
  • October 18, 2023: FlightGear 2020.3.19 is released.
  • March 21, 2023: FlightGear 2020.3.18 is released.
  • December 09, 2022: FlightGear 2020.3.18 "RC" is released.
  • November 22, 2022: FlightGear 2020.3.17 is released.
  • October 20, 2022: FlightGear 2020.3.16 is released.
 
 
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Did you know …

  • ...that FlightGear is used in several FAA approved simulators?
  • ...that you can simulate random system failures realistically?
  • ...that anyone can edit FlightGear source and contribute to the project?
  • ...that the whole city of Barcelona, Spain is available in 3D models?
  • ...that there are 3,487 articles on this wiki?
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New to FlightGear
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Helicopter flyingAircraft list

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Scenery: Improving your area
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Current release: 2020.3.19 (18 Oct 2023)
Next release: 2020.3.20
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