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[[Image:OV10A-NASA-in-action.jpg|thumb|right|270px|NASA OV-10 in FlightGear 1.0]] | [[Image:OV10A-NASA-in-action.jpg|thumb|right|270px|NASA OV-10 in FlightGear 1.0]] | ||
'''FlightGear''' | '''FlightGear''' Flight Simulator is a sophisticated free, completely open-source flight simulator framework, created by volunteers. | ||
The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is | The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.9.0 in December 2008, with specific builds for a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows (Win 32), Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris. ([http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ FlightGear Download Central]) | ||
Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is free software. Flightgear is mostly written in C++ with some in C programming languages. | Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is free software. Flightgear is mostly written in C++ with some in C programming languages. | ||
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FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry. | FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry. | ||
==Release timeline== | ===Version 1.9.0== | ||
At the time version 1.9.0 was released FlightGear switched from PLIB to OSG. | |||
===Release timeline=== | |||
Final build code release dates by year. | Final build code release dates by year. | ||
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FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a Navion, which was replaced by a Cessna 172 by 2000. UIUC as well as JSBsim development brought several more aircraft with them, as did the development of YASim which have since become the main FDM used in FG. | FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a Navion, which was replaced by a Cessna 172 by 2000. UIUC as well as JSBsim development brought several more aircraft with them, as did the development of YASim which have since become the main FDM used in FG. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.flightgear.org Official website] | *[http://www.flightgear.org Official website] | ||
*[http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ Community] | *[http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ Community website] | ||
*[http://gallery.flightgear.org.uk/ Development screenshots] | *[http://gallery.flightgear.org.uk/ Development screenshots] | ||