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FlightGear comes with a set of illustrated documentation, notably "The Manual", which is available as [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/getstart.pdf PDF] and [http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstart.html HTML].
FlightGear comes with a set of illustrated documentation, notably "The Manual", which is available as [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/getstart.pdf PDF] and [http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstart.html HTML].
FlightGear [[FlightGear 1.9.1|version 1.9.1]] was released in January 2009.
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* [[Portal:Developer|Developer]]
* '''[[Portal:User|User Portal]]'''
** [[Portal:Developer/3D Modelers|3D Modeling]]
** [[New to FlightGear]]
** [[Portal:Developer/Aircraft|Aircraft]]
** [[FAQ]]
** [[Portal:Developer/Scenery|Scenery]]
** [[:Category:Howto|Tutorials]]
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** [[Portal:Pilot|Pilot Training]]
* [[Portal:User|User]]
** [[Flying the helicopter|Helicopter flying]]
* [[Portal:Pilot|Pilot]]
**'''[[Portal:User|More...]]'''
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* '''[[Portal:Developer|Developer Portal]]'''
** [[Portal:Developer/3D Modelers|Creating 3D Models]]
** [[Portal:Developer/Aircraft|Creating Aircraft]]
** [[Portal:Developer/Scenery|Creating Scenery]]
** [[Building FlightGear]] from source files
** '''[[Portal:Developer|More...]]'''
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* [[New to FlightGear ]]
* '''License'''
* [[FAQ ]]
** FlightGear is free, open-source [[GPL]] software
* [[Howto: Multiplayer|Multiplayer]]
* '''[[Aircraft]]'''
* [[Howto: Get rid of common errors|Get rid of common errors]]
** Includes every type of aircraft from hang-gliders to jumbo jets
* [[Troubleshooting Problems ]]
** Aircraft from 14 categories are included with basic download
** Hundreds of additional aircraft are available for download
*** see [[Table of models]]
** Create your own aircraft models with free software tools
 
* '''Airports'''
** Includes a database of over 20,000 real-world airports
** Realistic runways, taxiways, and 3D buildings at some airports
** Edit airport layouts however you like with free software tools
 
* '''[[Scenery]]'''
** Scenery is available for the entire world
** New scenery can be downloaded automatically as needed while you fly
** Accurate scenery elevation data comes from NASA
** Roads are based data from on Open Street Map
** Cities such as San Francisco and Paris have 3D buildings
** You can help create better world scenery with free software tools
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* [[Aircraft]]
 
* [[Flying the helicopter|Helicopter flying]]
* [[Table of models]]
* [[:Category:Howto|List of all Howtos]]
'''[[Portal:User|More...]]'''
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* [[Building FlightGear]]
* [[Building_terragear-cs_in_Ubuntu_64|Building Terragear in Ubuntu]]
* [[FlightGear Package Manager]]
'''[[Portal:Developer|More...]]'''
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