Flightgear is an excellent 3D flight simulator written in open code so users around the world can help to improve it.
Some of Flightgear’s features are:
- Multiplatform;
- Encoded in open code based on OpenGL;
- An extensive database with real scenes from different parts of the world;
- Simulation of almost 20,000 real airports;
- Precise topographic features of the land, based on SRTM. The scenes may include lakes, rivers, roads, railroads, cities, towns and more;
- Different climatological conditions;
- Wide range of airships models with the possibility of personalising them;
- Simulation of flight instruments with great realism;
- Requires hardware with 3D acceleration.
With Flightgear you can experience the sensation of flying different airships from small ultralight aircraft to giant powerful passenger planes.
