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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">FlightGear Flight Simulator</h2>
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'''[[FlightGear]]''' is a sophisticated, realistic flight-simulator, created entirely by volunteers, and released as free, open-source [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] software, available for download [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ here]. FlightGear has a graphical user interface realistic enough for real-life pilot training, and mathematical flight models accurate enough for serious scientific research. FlightGear's free and open license also makes it great for educational exploration, or just for fun.

FlightGear can be expanded and improved by anyone interested in [[Volunteer|contributing]]. The complete project source code is available via [[CVS]], licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]]. FlightGear's open architecture encourages the exploration of a wide variety of flight simulator concepts, and has inspired a number of [[FlightGear related projects|related projects]].

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].

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* '''[[Portal:User|Getting Started]]'''
** [[New to FlightGear]]
** [[FAQ]]
** [[:Category:Howto|Tutorials]]
**'''[[Portal:User|More...]]'''
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* '''[[Portal:Pilot|Using FlightGear]]'''
** [[Aircraft|Additional Aircraft]]
** [[Flying the helicopter|Helicopter flying]]
** [[Portal:Pilot|Advanced Pilot Training]]
** '''[[Portal:Pilot|More...]]'''
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* '''[[Portal:Developer|Developing FlightGear]]'''
** [[Portal:Developer/Aircraft|Creating Aircraft]]
** [[Portal:Developer/Scenery|Creating Scenery]]
** [[Building FlightGear]]
** '''[[Portal:Developer|More...]]'''
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">FlightGear Features</h2>
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* '''[[Aircraft]]'''
** FlightGear simulates aircraft from hang-gliders to jumbo jets
** Aircraft from 14 categories are included with the basic package
** [[Table of models|Dozens of additional aircraft]] are available for download
** You can create your own aircraft design, or edit existing models

* '''[[:Category:Airports|Airports]]'''
** FlightGear includes a current database of over 20,000 real airports
** Realistic runways and taxiways (and 3D buildings at some airports)
** Airport layouts and 3D models can be edited with free tools

* '''[[Scenery]]'''
** Scenery is available for the entire world
** Accurate land elevation data is provided by [http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA]
** New scenery can be downloaded automatically while you fly
** Cities like San Francisco and Paris include 3D buildings
** [http://www.bestessays.com/ Writing services]
** You can help create better world scenery with free software tools

* '''GPL License'''
** FlightGear is free, open-source [[GPL]] software
** Open architecture encourages [[FlightGear related projects|Related Projects]]
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* '''February 25 2010:''' [[FlightGear]] 2.0.0 released
* '''October 31 2009:''' FlightGear wiki exceeded 3.000.000 pageviews
* '''December 22 2008:''' [[FlightGear 1.9.0]] released
* '''October 27th 2008:''' [[World Scenery 1.0.1]] released
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