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FlightGear

2008-06-23T10:16:24Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft */

'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source flight simulator framework.

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows (Win 32), Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris.

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, FlightGear is free software.

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present.

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone [[aircraft]] adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|250px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available SRTM elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with NVIDIA hardware having better support. Early versions had support for 3dfx cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of aircraft models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to [[militairy aircraft|fighter jets]]. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models JSBSim, YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|Wright Flyer]] in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]
[[Flight Dynamics Models]] (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by NASA, which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*JSBSim - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also made use of LaRCsim.
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from Matlab.
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. OpenAL is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5). PLIB is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. OpenGL is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. OpenSceneGraph is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, Simple DirectMedia Layer is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several networking options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[Multiplayer Howto|multiplayer]] protocol is available for using FlightGear on a local network in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for formation flight or [[ATC|control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a Google maps based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|250px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for KDE. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a GTK+ based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''[[Atlas]]'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''[[Kelpie Flight Planner]]'' is a Java based flight planner for FlightGear. ''[[FlightGear Scenery Designer]]'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''[[World Custom Scenery Project]]'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''[[TaxiDraw]]'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries, including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on Mac OS 9 but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific Linux distributions
**Slackware package (v0.9.10), Fedora Core 2,3,4 packages (v0.9.10), Pardus (v0.9.10), Debian (v0.9.9)
*Solaris packages either for it running on either SPARC or x86 processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*Silicon Graphics IRIX
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*Mac OS X
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*FreeBSD has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work. PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by FlightXPress, had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
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.

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Hawker Seahawk|Hunter Sea Hawk]] in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Carrier Howto|Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Aerostar 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787|Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A4 Skyhawk|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Grumman A-6E|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[Fairchild A-10|A-10]] Thunderbolt II *|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov AN-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beechcraft Model 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft B1900D|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Boeing B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2|BAC TSR-2 Prototype]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna C172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift|ComperSwift Comper]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle |McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 |Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[British Aerospace Harrier|Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[Dragonfly|LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed 1049|Lockheed Constellation]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA34-200T Seneca II|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab J 35Ö Draken |Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Jeep|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mobile Stairs]] || || || || 1.0.0 (first release)
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10]] Thunderbolt II, [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], Fairchild [[A-10|A-10]] Thunderbolt II, Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

==Sources==

http://en.wikipeida.org
(I actually copied everything from there, I have to finish uploading the pictures.)

FlightGear

2008-06-23T10:15:16Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft */

'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source flight simulator framework.

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows (Win 32), Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris.

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, FlightGear is free software.

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present.

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone [[aircraft]] adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|250px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available SRTM elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with NVIDIA hardware having better support. Early versions had support for 3dfx cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of aircraft models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to [[militairy aircraft|fighter jets]]. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models JSBSim, YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|Wright Flyer]] in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]
[[Flight Dynamics Models]] (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by NASA, which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*JSBSim - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also made use of LaRCsim.
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from Matlab.
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. OpenAL is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5). PLIB is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. OpenGL is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. OpenSceneGraph is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, Simple DirectMedia Layer is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several networking options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[Multiplayer Howto|multiplayer]] protocol is available for using FlightGear on a local network in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for formation flight or [[ATC|control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a Google maps based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|250px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for KDE. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a GTK+ based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''[[Atlas]]'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''[[Kelpie Flight Planner]]'' is a Java based flight planner for FlightGear. ''[[FlightGear Scenery Designer]]'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''[[World Custom Scenery Project]]'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''[[TaxiDraw]]'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries, including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on Mac OS 9 but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific Linux distributions
**Slackware package (v0.9.10), Fedora Core 2,3,4 packages (v0.9.10), Pardus (v0.9.10), Debian (v0.9.9)
*Solaris packages either for it running on either SPARC or x86 processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*Silicon Graphics IRIX
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*Mac OS X
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*FreeBSD has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work. PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by FlightXPress, had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
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.

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Hawker Seahawk|Hunter Sea Hawk]] in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Carrier Howto|Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Aerostar 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787|Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A4 Skyhawk|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Grumman A-6E|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[Fairchild A-10|A-10]] Thunderbolt II *|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov AN-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beechcraft Model 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft B1900D|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Boeing B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2|BAC TSR-2 Prototype]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna C172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift|ComperSwift Comper]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle |McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 |Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[British Aerospace Harrier|Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[Dragonfly|LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed 1049|Lockheed Constellation]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA34-200T Seneca II|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab J 35Ö Draken |Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mobile Stairs]] || || || || 1.0.0 (first release)
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10]] Thunderbolt II, [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], Fairchild [[A-10|A-10]] Thunderbolt II, Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

==Sources==

http://en.wikipeida.org
(I actually copied everything from there, I have to finish uploading the pictures.)

FlightGear

2008-06-23T10:05:30Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft */

'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source flight simulator framework.

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows (Win 32), Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris.

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, FlightGear is free software.

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present.

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone [[aircraft]] adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|250px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available SRTM elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with NVIDIA hardware having better support. Early versions had support for 3dfx cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of aircraft models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to [[militairy aircraft|fighter jets]]. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models JSBSim, YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|Wright Flyer]] in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]
[[Flight Dynamics Models]] (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by NASA, which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*JSBSim - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also made use of LaRCsim.
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from Matlab.
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. OpenAL is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5). PLIB is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. OpenGL is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. OpenSceneGraph is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, Simple DirectMedia Layer is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several networking options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[Multiplayer Howto|multiplayer]] protocol is available for using FlightGear on a local network in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for formation flight or [[ATC|control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a Google maps based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|250px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for KDE. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a GTK+ based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''[[Atlas]]'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''[[Kelpie Flight Planner]]'' is a Java based flight planner for FlightGear. ''[[FlightGear Scenery Designer]]'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''[[World Custom Scenery Project]]'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''[[TaxiDraw]]'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries, including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on Mac OS 9 but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific Linux distributions
**Slackware package (v0.9.10), Fedora Core 2,3,4 packages (v0.9.10), Pardus (v0.9.10), Debian (v0.9.9)
*Solaris packages either for it running on either SPARC or x86 processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*Silicon Graphics IRIX
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*Mac OS X
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*FreeBSD has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work. PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by FlightXPress, had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
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.

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Hawker Seahawk|Hunter Sea Hawk]] in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Carrier Howto|Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Aerostar 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787|Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A4 Skyhawk|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Grumman A-6E|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[Fairchild A-10|A-10]] Thunderbolt II *|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov AN-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft B1900D|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna C172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[Dragonfly|LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed 1049|Lockheed Constellation]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA34-200T Seneca II|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mobile Stairs]] || || || || 1.0.0 (first release)
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10]] Thunderbolt II, [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], Fairchild [[A-10|A-10]] Thunderbolt II, Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

==Sources==

http://en.wikipeida.org
(I actually copied everything from there, I have to finish uploading the pictures.)

User talk:Kailingkazak

2008-04-26T12:31:47Z

Kailingkazak: /* Show preview */

== Show preview ==

Hi Kailingkazak,

I really appreciate your additions to the wiki. But please use the '''edit''' button on top of an article to edit the whole article (in stead of changing one small part) and use '''Show preview''' before saving your work. That will save a lot of space because you don't have to save it after every bit of work you did.

Thanks again,

[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 08:24, 26 April 2008 (EDT)

---

Hi,
Ok sorry, I just re-read the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1067 topic on the forum], and as I am quite inactive in the moment i became quite a creating rage...

Sorry again,

Kailingkazak 08:31, 26 April 2008

Saab 35 Draken

2008-04-26T12:10:01Z

Kailingkazak: New page: {{infobox Aircraft |image =Saab_J35.jpg |name =Saab J35Ö Draken |type =Military Aircraft |fdm = |status = |authors = }}

{{infobox Aircraft
|image =Saab_J35.jpg
|name =Saab J35Ö Draken
|type =Military Aircraft
|fdm =
|status =
|authors =
}}

Military aircraft

2008-04-26T12:06:20Z

Kailingkazak: New page: In Flightgear, there are some military aircrafts, partly under development put flyable. Here's a short list: BAC TSR-2 Prototype Boeing B-52 Boeing KC-135E [[British Aerosp...

In Flightgear, there are some military aircrafts, partly under development put flyable. Here's a short list:

[[BAC TSR-2 Prototype]]

[[Boeing B-52]]

[[Boeing KC-135E]]

[[British Aerospace Harrier]]

[[Douglas A4 Skyhwak]]

[[Fairchild A-10]]

[[General Dynamics F-16]]

[[Grumman A-6E]]

[[Hawker Hunter]]

[[Hawker Seahawk]]

[[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]]

[[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]]

[[North American OV-10A Bronco]]

[[Northrop T-38 Talon]]

[[Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23]]

[[P51D Mustang]]

[[Saab J 35Ö Draken]]

[[Siai Marchetti S.211]]

[[Soko J-22 Orao / IAR-93]]

[[Supermarine Spitfire IIa]]

[[X24]]

FlightGear

2008-04-26T11:54:01Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft */

'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source flight simulator framework.

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows (Win 32), Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris.

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, FlightGear is free software.

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present.

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone [[aircraft]] adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|250px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available SRTM elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with NVIDIA hardware having better support. Early versions had support for 3dfx cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of aircraft models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to [[militairy aircraft|fighter jets]]. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models JSBSim, YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|Wright Flyer]] in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]
[[Flight Dynamics Models]] (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by NASA, which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*JSBSim - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also made use of LaRCsim.
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from Matlab.
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. OpenAL is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5). PLIB is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. OpenGL is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. OpenSceneGraph is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, Simple DirectMedia Layer is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several networking options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[Multiplayer Howto|multiplayer]] protocol is available for using FlightGear on a local network in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for formation flight or [[ATC|control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a Google maps based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|250px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for KDE. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a GTK+ based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''[[Atlas]]'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''[[Kelpie Flight Planner]]'' is a Java based flight planner for FlightGear. ''[[FlightGear Scenery Designer]]'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''[[World Custom Scenery Project]]'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''[[TaxiDraw]]'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries, including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on Mac OS 9 but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific Linux distributions
**Slackware package (v0.9.10), Fedora Core 2,3,4 packages (v0.9.10), Pardus (v0.9.10), Debian (v0.9.9)
*Solaris packages either for it running on either SPARC or x86 processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*Silicon Graphics IRIX
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*Mac OS X
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*FreeBSD has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work. PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by FlightXPress, had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
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.

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Hawker Seahawk|Hunter Sea Hawk]] in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Carrier Howto|Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer (UIUC)|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Aerostar 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787|Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A4 Skyhawk|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Grumman A-6E|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[Fairchild A-10|A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft B1900D|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna C172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[Dragonfly|LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed 1049|Lockheed Constellation]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA34-200T Seneca II|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mobile Stairs]] || || || || 1.0.0 (first release)
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

==Sources==

http://en.wikipeida.org
(I actually copied everything from there, I have to finish uploading the pictures.)

FlightGear

2008-02-15T11:56:56Z

Kailingkazak: /* Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
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===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9]]

[[Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

2008-02-15T11:56:40Z

Kailingkazak: /* Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
{{imagefarm}}

===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9]]

[[Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

2008-02-15T11:56:15Z

Kailingkazak: /* Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
{{imagefarm}}

===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9]]

[[Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

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FlightGear

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Kailingkazak: /* Beginnings: 1996, 1997 */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
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===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9]]

[[Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

2008-02-14T16:06:24Z

Kailingkazak:

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref> <ref> "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007</ref>

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
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===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9]]

[[Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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(I actually copied everything from there, I have to finish uploading the pictures.)

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Kailingkazak:

Zurich airport

2008-02-14T16:02:21Z

Kailingkazak:

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|owner =Unique (Zurich Airport)
|city = Zurich, Switzerland
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Kailingkazak:

FlightGear

2008-02-14T15:58:50Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.9.9 (2005) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref> <ref> "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007</ref>

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
{{imagefarm}}

===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9]]

[[Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9]]
[[Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9]]

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

2008-02-14T15:56:41Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.9.4 (2004) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref> <ref> "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007</ref>

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
{{imagefarm}}

===0.9.4 (2004)===

[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]

===0.9.9 (2005)===
<gallery>
Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9

Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
</gallery>

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

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Kailingkazak: /* 0.9.4 (2004) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref> <ref> "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007</ref>

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
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===0.9.4 (2004)===
<gallery>
[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]
</gallery>

===0.9.9 (2005)===
<gallery>
Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9

Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
</gallery>

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

2008-02-14T15:55:48Z

Kailingkazak: /* 0.9.4 (2004) */

{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref> <ref> "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007</ref>

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
{{imagefarm}}

===0.9.4 (2004)===
<gallery>
[[Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg||Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004]]
</gallery>

===0.9.9 (2005)===
<gallery>
Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9

Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
</gallery>

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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FlightGear

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{{Infobox software
| name = FlightGear
| screenshot = [[Image:FG-787.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Boeing 787 with [[Continental Airlines]] livery in version 1.0.0
| developer = FlightGear build team
| latest_release_version = 1.0.0
| latest_release_date = [[17 December]] [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[32-bit]] Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris or IRIX
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Flight simulator]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://www.flightgear.org/
}}
'''FlightGear''' is a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated free, completely open-source [[flight simulator]] framework.<ref>{{cite web | title = FlightGear takes off | first = Joe | last = Barr | date = [[4 December]] [[2006]] | url = http://www.linux.com/articles/58579 | accessdate = 2007-06-25 }}</ref>

The project was started in 1996, with the first release in 1997. The latest public release is 1.0.0 in December 2007, with specific builds for a variety of [[operating system]]s including [[Microsoft Windows]] (Win 32), [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[IRIX]], and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]].

Released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], FlightGear is [[free software]].

==History==

===Beginnings: 1996, 1997===
Development formally started in the late-1990s with an online proposal and code being written in 1996, but using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olsen starting in 1997, after the initial start in 1996. A large community response lead to many contributing to the project from its start in late '90s up to the present. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref> <ref> "Flight Gear Flight Simulator" Proposal http://www.flightgear.org/proposal-3.0.1 checked June 26, 2007</ref>

Rather than start entirely from scratch, FlightGear developers made use of the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, with OpenGL for 3D graphic code, and freely available elevation data. First working binaries came out in 1997, with an intense updating of newer versions for several years resulting in progressively more stable and advanced programs.

By 2001, the team was releasing new beta versions regularly (0.7.x, 0.8.x over 2001-2003). Later in the decade, the rate of final public releases slowed, but had larger amounts of content (0.9.8, 0.9.10, etc.). The maturity of software by 2005 lead to more widespread reviews, and increased popularity. The use of version numbers slowed dramatically after the late 2002 release of version 0.9.0. Versions 0.9.9 (2005) and 0.9.10 (2006) had about 8 all-new or redone aircraft adding to a total of 70-90 aircraft, while 0.9.11 has about 33 new or redone designs.

===Version 0.9.0-1.0 (2002-2007)===
[[Image:FG-A-10.jpg|thumb|300px|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008]]

FlightGear graphics are outdated in many respects compared to flight simulators such as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'' of the same period, but can compare well to older versions. Also, the whole world is well represented using the freely available [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission|SRTM]] elevation data, and a number of special features are available, such as sloped runways. Over 20,000 runways, 3d clouds, multi-platform support, multiple open FDM choices, roughly 100 aircraft choices by version 0.9.10 provide a well-rounded feature set.

Hardware needed for FlightGear is narrow to machines that support OpenGL and 3D hardware acceleration, with [[NVIDIA]] hardware having better support. Early versions had support for [[3dfx]] cards, though this dropped as hardware requirements increased.

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix04/tech/sigs/full_papers/perry/perry_html/Applications_Simulator.html|title=Applications for the Simulator|accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>

==Software==
The simulation engine in FlightGear is called [[SimGear]]. It is used both as an end-user application and in academic and research environments, for the development and pursuit of flight simulation ideas.

This customizability of FlightGear is illustrated by the wide range of [[aircraft]] models that are available in FlightGear, from [[glider]]s to [[helicopter]]s, and from [[airliner]]s to fighter jets. These aircraft models have been contributed by many different people.

The FlightGear aircraft use one of three main data models [[JSBSim]], YAsim, or UIUC as of version 0.9.10. Currently only one terrain engine is used, TerraGear. Weather effects include 3D clouds, lighting effects, and time of day.

===Flight Dynamics Models===
Flight Dynamics Models (FDM) are how the flight for an aircraft is simulated in the program. FlightGear uses a variety of internally written and imported flight model projects. Any aircraft must be programmed to use one of these models. Currently FlightGear is the only flight graphical flight simulator all the FDM are used for, and UIUC and YASim were developed specifically for FlightGear.

Early version used a FDM based on LaRCsim by [[NASA]], which was replaced with more flexible FDM.

*[[JSBSim]] - the default flight dynamics model software since 2000.
*YASim - another FDM using different calculation method. Introduced starting in 0.7.9 in 2002.
*UIUC - another included FDM, developed by the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], also made use of LaRCsim.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Aircraft Dynamics Models for Use with FlightGear | publisher = UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | url = http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/apasim/Aircraft-uiuc.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref>
*Flight Gear can also be setup to render using inputs from an external FDM source, such as from [[Matlab]].
*Other custom FDM for a specific aircraft type have been written, such as for lighter than air aircraft.

===FlightGear dependencies===
Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. The main one is [[SimGear]], which is the underlying sim engine for FlightGear. TerraGear is not a dependency, but simply a name for the default terrain data program in FlightGear. [[OpenAL]] is used for sound/audio software, including support for SDL (since 0.9.5).<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear v0.95 Released | publisher = LockerGnome | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/2004/08/03/flightgear-v095-released/ | accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> [[PLIB]] is used for hardware support routines, formerly used for sound support also which was taken over by OpenAL. [[OpenGL]] is used for its integrated 3D graphics routines, and other hardware acceleration (namely DirectX) is not supported. [[OpenSceneGraph]] is also integrated into FlightGear. Finally, [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] is a software library which is used for compiling. Some of the dependencies vary depending on which platform the code is being compiled for. FlightGear users must either compile the code themselves, or find a third party to release a binary, if it is not among the ones available from the project.

===Networking and multi-display===
Several [[computer network|networking]] options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A [[multiplayer]] [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] is available for using FlightGear on a [[local network]] in a multi aircraft environment. This could be used for [[Aerobatics|formation flight]] or [[control tower]] simulation. Multiplayer was soon expanded to allow playing over the internet. Other features include a [[Google maps]] based moving up that allows users to observe where other players are.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a [[multi-monitor]] environment. If all instances are running at the same frame rate consistently, it is possible to get good and tight synchronization between displays.

===Additional software===
[[Image:Fgfs-and-photo.png|thumb|259px|A comparison between a FlightGear 0.9.10 screenshot in late 2007 and a photo of San Fransico Airport]]

There are programs that are either integrated into FlightGear (dependencies) or perform a function with it. Some of these are included in the release of FlightGear for a specific platform but made by the project, while others are independently distributed but are hosted by the FlightGear project.

One major additional software is the actual interface for launching an executable of FlightGear. For most of its early life FlightGear was only run through command line interfaces. However, the FlightGear Launch Control has been included with the ''FG launcher'' front-end since 0.9.3 in 2003. ''KFreeFlight'' is a launcher/front-end for [[KDE]]. ''FGTools'' is an alternative windows launcher front-end. ''FGKicker'' is a [[GTK+]] based front-end.

Other significant programs include editors and projects for Terrain Data. ''Atlas'' is a chart/map support for FlightGear; ''Kelpie Flight Planner'' is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based flight planner for FlightGear. ''FlightGear Scenery Designer'' is a FlightGear scenery editor for working with terrain data. The ''World Custom Scenery Project'' is a project coordinating custom scenery efforts. Finally, ''Taxidraw'' is an editor for airport runways and taxiways.

==FlightGear code vs. binaries==
Unlike most commercial software, the project release dates only apply to a release of code, not an executable program. To create a runnable program the code must be compiled, which requires several specific libraries (see section of [[#FlightGear dependencies]]), including some general ones and, in some cases some platform specific ones. However, since this too difficult for most mainstream users, other contributors will work to make binaries available for a specific platform and operating system. These packages vary in their stability, performance, dependencies, and how up to date they are with the code base. For example, some older binaries work on [[Mac OS 9]] but newer releases require specific Mac OS X versions.

For example, by late 2007 the latest code release was 0.9.11-pre1 (pre-release) and 0.9.10 (final). However, the actual binaries available vary significantly. Examples of actual binaries available a year after the release of the 0.9.10 code release:

*Win-32 has ~138 Mb package (v0.9.10) (For Windows 98, 2000, ME, 32-bit XP)
*Linux- pre-built packages for specific [[Linux distributions]]
**[[Slackware]] package (v0.9.10), [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora Core]] [2,3,4] packages (v0.9.10), [[Pardus]] (v0.9.10), [[Debian]] (v0.9.9)
*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] packages either for it running on either [[SPARC]] or [[x86]] processors.
** SPARC (v0.9.8), x86 (v0.9.9)
*[[Silicon Graphics]] [[IRIX]]
**SGI binaries for (v0.9.9)
*[[Mac OS X]]
**Mac OS 10.4 (v0.9.10)
**Mac OS 10.3 (v0.9.9)
*[[FreeBSD]] has a package for(v0.9.10)

==Critical reaction==
Although not developed as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications. ''FlightGear'' 0.9.10 received many reviews, being highlighted as an accurate simulation but requiring patience and some pre-game work.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/flightgear | title = Flying high with FlightGear | publisher = Free Software Magazine | issue = 14 | year = 2006 }}</ref> PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.<ref>{{ cite web | title = FlightGear 0.9.10 | first = Tim | last = Smith | date = [[1 September]] [[2006]] | publisher = PC Magazine (UK) | url = http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2163376/flightgear | accessdate = 2007-06-29 }}</ref>

In contrast, an older review some years early, a June 2002 review by [[FlightXPress]], had been more critical, noting a lack of functions and the scenery (this would be for version 0.7.10 of FlightGear).<ref>FlightGear, Marc Stoering, Issue June 2002 FlightXPress magazine.</ref>

==Release timeline==
Final build code release dates by year. <ref> http://www.flightgear.org/index.shtml (checked June 24 , 2007) </ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Version
|-
|July 17, 1997 || First major code release
|-
|September 23, 1997 || 0.12
|-
|December 9, 1997 || 0.15
|-
|December 17, 1997 || 0.18
|-
|December 30, 1997 || 0.19 (first binaries)
|-
|January 6, 1998 || 0.22
|-
|Mar 11 98 || 0.37
|-
|April 8, 1998 || 0.41
|-
|April 14, 1998 || 0.42
|-
|April 23, 1998 || 0.43
|-
|Apr 28, 1998 || 0.44
|-
|May 7, 1998 || 0.45
|-
|May 11, 1998 || 0.46
|-
|May 18, 1998 || 0.47
|-
|June 9, 1998 || 0.48
|-
|June 27, 1998 || 0.49
|-
|July 13, 1998 || 0.50
|-
|July 21, 1998 || 0.51
|-
|August 15, 1998 || 0.52
|-
|September 2, 1998 || 0.53
|-
|September 25, 1998 || 0.54
|-
|October 23, 1998 || 0.55
|-
|November 23, 1998 || 0.56
|-
|January 21, 1999 || 0.57
|-
|February 10, 1999 || 0.58
|-
|March 31, 1999 || 0.59
|-
|May 26, 1999 || 0.6.0
|-
|June 21, 1999 || 0.6.1 (Stable)
|-
|rowspan=2 | September 11, 1999 || 0.7.0 (Development)
|-
|0.6.2 (Stable)
|-
|October 22, 1999 || 0.7.1 (Development)
|-
|February 17, 2000 || 0.7.2 (Development)
|-
|May 18, 2000 || 0.7.3 (Development)
|-
|July 20, 2000 || 0.7.4
|-
|September 18, 2000 || 0.7.5
|-
|Decemberember 19, 2000 || 0.7.6
|-
|June 20, 2001 || 0.7.7
|-
|July 13, 2001 || 0.7.8
|-
|February 16, 2002 || 0.7.9
|-
|April 20, 2002 || 0.7.10
|-
|September 7, 2002 || 0.8.0
|-
|December 3, 2002 || 0.9.0
|-
| December 5, 2002 || 0.9.1
|-
|June 4, 2003 || 0.9.2
|-
|October 24, 2003 || 0.9.3
|-
|March 26, 2004 || 0.9.4
|-
|July 29, 2004 || 0.9.5
|-
|October 12, 2004 || 0.9.6
|-
|January 18, 2005 || 0.9.8 <ref> http://www.pcmech.com/article/flightgear-flight-simulator/ (checked June 24 , 2007)</ref>
|-
|November 17, 2005 || 0.9.9
|-
|April 5, 2006 || 0.9.10
|-
|May 2007 || 0.9.11-pre1
|-
|December 17, 2007 || 1.0.0 (latest final build)
|}

==Models & aircraft==
FlightGear started out with an aircraft included in NASA's LaRCsim, a [[Ryan Navion|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. <ref> ''The Flight Gear Manual'' Version .9, April 2006 </ref>

===0.7.0 - 0.9.10, 1.0.0 aircraft===
[[Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunter Sea Hawk in 0.9.9]]

The basic installer is limited to about 15 aircraft, with several dozen more official aircraft at varying states of development for download. The CD/DVD version includes all official aircraft and terrain data, though all the same material can also be downloaded for free. Non official aircraft from third-party sources also exist, but are not included here. Also included are a number of custom buildings, especially around San Francisco; a [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier]] is included as well (which aircraft can be landed on). In addition, several of the developmental UIUC aircraft developed in the late 1990s were still included but were not all maintained.

All Official aircraft for 0.9.10, with flight data model type and cockpit type listed for some such as found on the 0.9.10 CD release of FlightGear. Some aircraft are FDM only. Third party aircraft are excluded from the list (such as in additional add-ons). Aircraft in 0.9.10 installer are noted with a *, and ** for the 1.0 installer. New or heavily re-worked aircraft up to 1.0 public release, including some that came out with the 0.9.11-pre1 FlightGear(pre-release version) as well as 9.10 aircaft. Many aircraft that have not been updated no longer work, such as ones before .7.x/.8.x/.9.x as well as a number in the later releases that were not maintained to the current version depending on the model and its dependencies.

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! FDM
! 3D Cockpit
! M. Update
! Debut
|-
| [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]]*|| UIUC || - || 0.9.9 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper Aerostar|Aerostar Super 700]] || YASim || 3d cockpit ||1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 707]] || JSBsim v2 || - || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Boeing 737-300]]* || || 0.9.4 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Boeing 747-100]] ||JSBSim,YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Boeing 777-200]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||
|-
| [[Boeing 787-8]] || JSBsim ||3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Boeing 314]]-A || JSBsim || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3B Sentry]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[KC-135|Boeing KC-135E]] (FDM only) || ||
|-
| [[Douglas A-4|Douglas A4F Skyhawk]] || YASim, UIUC || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.8.0
|-
| [[A-6 Intruder|Northrop Grumman A-6E Intruder]] || YASim || 1.0 || || 1.0.0
|-
| Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]*|| YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Airbus A300]] || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-200 || || || ||
|-
| [[Airbus A320]]-100 || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Antonov An-225]] ||YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Arsenal VG-33]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Beech 99|Beechcraft 99]] ||YASim, UIUC || || 0.9.5 ||
|-
| [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft B1900D]] || YASim || 3d 1.0.0 || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[Beechcraft Starship|Beechcraft Starship I]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-1B|Rockwell B-1B Lancer]] || || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop B-2 Spirit]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[B-29 Superfortress]] ||JSBsim, YASim || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[B-52|B-52F Stratofortress]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[BAC TSR2]] || YASim || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bleriot XI ]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Blohm & Voss BV 141]] || YASim
|-
| [[Bristol Beaufighter]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 150]]L || || 1.0 || || 1.0
|-
| [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172P Skyhawk]]* (1981 model), 172-LE, 172R || JSBSim ||0.9.2 || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Cessna 182]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 182]]RG (FDM only) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna 310R]] (1979 model)|| || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 310|Cessna U-3A]] || YASim ||3D cockpit || 0.9.10; 0.8.0 ||0.7.9
|-
| [[Cessna 550 Citation II]] || YASim || 3d cockpit || ||0.9.8
|-
| [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]]* || YASim || 3d cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna Citation X]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Comper Swift]] || YASim|| || ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Concorde]] (v2.4) || || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||0.9.5
|-
| [[Douglas DC-3]] || || || ||0.8.0
|-
| [[Dornier Do-335]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Beaver]](DHC2) || YASim || 3D cockpit || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.8
|-
| [[de Havilland Mosquito]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide]] ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[de Havilland D.H.110|de Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen]] FAW 2 || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[English Electric Canberra]] B(I)8 || YASim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[English Electric Lightning]] F.1A || || 1.0.0 || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] (fdm only) || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle]] || || 3D Cockpit|| || 1.0.0
|-
| [[General Dynamics F-16]]* || || 3D cockpit || 0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[YF-23|Northrop YF-23]] || YASim || ||0.9.10 || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star]] || || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[F-86 Sabre|North American F-86F Sabre]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Farman IV]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fieseler Fi 156|Fieseler Fi-156 Storch]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190 A|Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A8]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[FK 9 Mark 2]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Fokker 50]] || || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker 70]] || JSBSim || ||
|-
| [[Fokker 100]] || JSBSim || || 0.9.8 ||
|-
| [[Fokker Dr.I|Fokker Dr.1]] || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Grob G 115]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Grumman Albatross]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Harrier]] || YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane IIb]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.9
|-
| [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11* || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.4
|-
| [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Hughes H4 Hercules]]||YASim, JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| Issoire [[APM 20 Lionceau]] || YASim || || ||
|-
| [[Soko J-22 Orao]] / IAR-93 || || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Junkers Ju 52]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Kyushu J7W]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Let 410|Let L410]] FDM only || JSBSim || 3D cockpit
|-
| [[LiteFlite Dragonfly]] (Ultralight) || || ||
|-
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] || JSBSim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed 1049]](Lockheed Constellation) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] & F-5B || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird]] (2 FG versions)|| YASim || 3d cockpit || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD11]] || || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Macchi M.C.72|Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Mainair Flash 2 Alpha]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Bf 109|Messerschmitt BF-109 G14]]* || || ||1.0.0 ||0.9.10
|-
| [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] || YASim)|| || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[MiG-15]]bis || YASim || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Nakajima Ki-84]] (Hayate)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nakajima A6M2-N|Nakajima A6M2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Nord Noratlas]]|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[OV-10|North American OV-10A Bronco]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[P-51D Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]]* || YASim|| 0.9.2 || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Payen Pa 100]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PBY Catalina]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Piaggio P180 Avanti|Piaggio P180 Avanti II]](FDM only) ||YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-7]] || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Piper J3 Cub]] (J3C-65, 1946 model)* || || || || 0.8.0
|-
| [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche 250]] (1962 model) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]]* (1979 model) || ||
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA34-200T Seneca II]] || JSBsim,YASim || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Pitts Special|Pitts S1C]] || || ||
|-
| [[Saab Draken|Saab J35Ö Draken]] (J35oe) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aermacchi S-211|Siai Marchetti S.211]](FDM only) || UIUC ||
|-
| [[Space Shuttle]] (fdm only) || JSBsim ||
|-
| [[Sopwith Camel]] 1F.1 ||UIUC, YASim || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Supermarine Seafire|Supermarine Seafire MkIIIc]] || || || 0.9.10 ||
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire IIa]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.5
|-
| [[Supermarine Spitfire variants#Mk IX|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-26|Sukhoi Su-26M]] || || ||
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-37|Sukhoi Flanker-F]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Cirrus SR20|Cirrus SR-20]] || || || 0.9.10 || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Cessna T-37]] || || || 0.9.10 ||0.9.4
|-
| [[Northrop T-38]]* || || || || 0.9.2
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-114]] ||YASim || || || 0.9.9
|-
| [[Tupolev Tu-154]] || YASim || || || 0.9.5
|-
| [[A24 Viking]](Aeroprakt) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[V-22 Osprey|Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey]]|| YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[North American X-15]] || ||
|-
| [[Martin-Marietta X-24|Martin-Marietta X-24B]] || JSBsim || ||
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Bo 105|Bo 105]]* || || || 1.0.0, 0.9.10 ||
|-
| Boeing [[CH-47 Chinook]] || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| Bell/Boeing [[V-22 Osprey]] || || ||1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Piasecki HUP Retreiver]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Robinson R22|Robinson R22]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky S-51]](R-5)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-58]](H-34) || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S76C++]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky S-70]] (UH-60)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] (S-80) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette II]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Alouette III]] || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Super Frelon|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon]] || Yasim || || ||
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC 135]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Eurocopter Ecureuil|Ecureuil AS 350]] (FDM only) || || || 1.0.0 || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx WG13]] || || || || 1.0.0
|-bgcolor="efefef"
| colspan="5" align="center" | Gliders & Miscellaneous
|-
| [[Schweizer 2-33]] (TG-4) (Glider) || || || 1.0.0 ||
|-
| [[Schleicher ASW 20]] (Single Glider) ||UIUC || || || 0.9.3
|-
| [[Schleicher ASK 21]] (Glider) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[PZL Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian|Bielsko SZD-9 Bocian]] (Glider)|| || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Colditz_Cock|Colditz Escape Glider]] || ||
|-
| [[Airwave Xtreme 150]] hang glider || UIUC || ||
|-
| [[Paraglider]] || JSBsim || || ||0.9.3
|-
| [[Hornet Autogyro]] || ||
|-
| [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|Ornithopter]] || UIUC || || ||0.9.2
|-
| [[Rascal 110]] (R/C)* || YASim, JSBSim ||
|-
| Malolo1 (R/C) ||
|-
| Manta (R/C) (FDM only) || || - ||
|-
| Ogel ||JSBSim || || || 0.9.10
|-
| [[Santa Claus]] Sleigh || || 3d cockpit
|-
| UFO (Video Assistant), YardStik || || ||
|-
| [[Snowplow]] (Truck)(+AI) || || || || 1.0.0
|-
| [[Willys MB|Willys Jeep]] || YASim || || || 1.0.0
|-
|}

*Aircraft in 9.10 win-32 basic installer- [[Wright Flyer|1903 Wright Flyer]], [[Boeing 737-300]], Fairchild [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[Northrop T-38]], Messerschmitt [[Bf 109]] G14, [[Eurocopter]] [[Bo105]], [[Cessna 172]]P Skyhawk, [[Cessna 310]] , [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation Bravo]], [[F-16 Falcon]], [[Hawker Hunter]] GA11, [[Piper J3 Cub]], [[P-51D Mustang]], [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Cherokee Warrior II]], Rascal 110 (R/C model aircraft), UFO (flying saucer), as well as several developmental UIUC aircraft.

**Aircraft in 1.00 win-32 basic installer- [[787]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]], Beech 1900D, Bf 109, Bo 102, Bocian 1E, C172, DH2, J3 Cub, English Electric Lightning, P-51D, PA28-161, PA34-200, Seahawk, UFO, Sopwith Camel, T-38

[[Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|thumb|250px|Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM]]

==Gallery==
{{imagefarm}}

===0.9.4 (2004)===
<gallery>
Image:Flightgear-hunter.jpg|Hawker Hunter in 0.9.4 circa 2004
</gallery>

===0.9.9 (2005)===
<gallery>
Image:FlightGear - 1903 Wright Flyer.jpg|1903 Wright Flyer in 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - Approach lighting.jpg|Cessna 172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear 0.9.9 - Concorde.jpg|Concorde 0.9.9

Image:Fgfs-screen.jpg | 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - A4 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - SeaHawk.jpg|Hunter Sea Hawk 0.9.9
Image:FlightGear - C-172 3D.jpg|C172 0.9.9
</gallery>

===0.9.10 (2006)===
<gallery>

Image:FlightGear 3d pannel screengrab.png|3D Cockpit panel for [[Cessna Citation]] in version 0.9.10 in 2006
Image:F16fgfly.jpg|F-16 in flight
Image:F-16fg.jpg|F-16 taking off
Image:787fg1.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[Boeing 787]] in version 0.9.10 in 2007

</gallery>
===1.00===
<gallery>
Image:FG-787.jpg|Boeing 787 in 1.0.0
Image:FG-A-10.jpg|3D Cockpit panel for [[A-10]] in version 1.0.0 in 2008

</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[YS Flight Simulation System 2000]]
*[[X-Plane (simulator)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear's official homepage] - [http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page FlightGear Wiki] - [http://fgfs.i-net.hu/ FlightGear Community Site] - [http://macflightgear.sourceforge.net/home/ FlightGear for Mac]
*[http://cvs.flightgear.org/cgi-bin/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/data/Aircraft/ Official Flightgear CVS aircraft]

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Zurich airport

2008-02-14T15:50:02Z

Kailingkazak:

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Zurich airport

2008-02-14T15:47:05Z

Kailingkazak:

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|image = LSZH_001.jpg
|iata =ZRH
|icao =LSZH
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|owner =Unique (Zurich Airport
|city = San Fransisco, California, USA
|runway= 10/28
|length= 2500 m
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File:LSZH 001.jpg

2008-02-14T15:45:57Z

Kailingkazak:

Zurich airport

2008-02-14T15:43:14Z

Kailingkazak:

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|length= 2500 m
|material= Concrete
|runway2= 14/32
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Howto:Carrier

2008-02-14T15:03:57Z

Kailingkazak: /* Land */

'''AJ MacLeod'''

30th September 2005
Current Status (1st March 2006)
[[Image:Carrier3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nimitz carrier in the San Fransisco bay]]
At the time of writing, it is possible with Flightgear 0.9.9 or a recent CVS copy to:

* start FG with your chosen aircraft placed on the aircraft carrier "Nimitz" or "Eisenhower"
* Engage the launchbar in the steam catapult
* Have the carrier set course into the prevailing wind direction and attempt to get wind speed over the deck at a suitable value for launch
* Launch from the deck when ready
* Set the TACAN reciever in the aircraft to Nimitz's channel (029Y) and have the heading and range to the carrier displayed on the cockpit instruments
* Land on the deck and be halted by the arrestor cables
* Taxi onto the deck elevators, operate them and park on the hangar deck (0.9.10 and later)

==What to do first==
To enable the carrier, you must edit your preferences.xml file. This lives in your FlightGear data directory, the one under which your Aircraft, Scenery etc directories reside. Open this file in a text editor (such as notepad on Windows, or TextEdit on OSX - Linux users are probably familiar with such software... try kedit or gedit if not.)

Search for the word ``nimitz'. You ought to find something that looks like this :


You should remove the ``comment' marks so that it looks like this:

<scenario>nimitz_demo</scenario>

Also ensure that the line above that referring to ai being enabled is set to "true"

Save the file and quit the text editor.
[[Image:Carrier4.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[FlightGear Wizard]]]]
You are now ready to start FlightGear. To position your [[aircraft]] on the carrier at startup, use the following command line options (noting the upper-case "N") :
--carrier=Nimitz --aircraft=seahawk
or
--carrier=Eisenhower --aircraft=seahawk

Note that several FG aircraft are carrier capable, but the [[Hawker Seahawk|Seahawk]] is possibly the easiest to fly to begin with.

If you are using the Windows or OSX launcher to run FG, you should find a text entry box in the gui that allows you to specify command line options, add the above options there. Linux or Cygwin users can just add them to their usual startup command; ``fgfs --carrier=Nimitz --aircraft=seahawk'. Please note the uppercase ``N' in ``Nimitz'.

In the [[FlightGear Wizard]]: go to Advanced... > Propeties and make a new property with
sim/ai/scenario[0]=nimitz_demo --carrier=Nimitz

==Takeoff==
[[Image:Carrier1.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Hawker Seahawk|Seahawk]] aircraft ready for takeoff]]
Once FlightGear has started, you should ensure that the parking brakes are off, ease the plane a little way down the catapult pressing ``L' to engage the launchbar (this might be best done from an external view initially.) You should notice the aircraft being pulled into alignment with the catapult and see the strops appear and hold down the aircraft. This will only happen if your aircraft is close enough to the correct spot on the catapult; as a rough guide, for the default parking position the seahawk's nose should be rougly level with the deck observation bubble.

To get the carrier into as good a position as possible for launch, select the ``ATC/AI' menu, then check the ``Turn into wind' box under the ``AI Carrier' section.

You should now notice the carrier begin to pick up speed and turn into the wind, and naturally the deck may tilt somewhat as it turns. You should wait for this maneuver to finish and the deck to return to level before moving on to the next stage.
[[Image:Carrier6.jpg|thumb|300px|'''1:''' The takeoff part of the carrier with the catapults
'''2:''' The land part of the carrier with the wires]]
Being engaged to the catapult, you should spool up the engines to full power, ensure the brakes are off and that all flight controls are in a suitable position for launch. When ready, press ``C' to release the catapult. Your aircraft will be hurled forward off the deck, and you should be able to raise the undercarriage and climb slowly away, being careful to avoid stalling.
==Land==
Actually finding the carrier in a vast expanse of open water can be very difficult, especially if visibility is poor. To assist with this task, the carriers are equipped with TACAN, which allows a suitably-equipped aircraft (Seahawk at present) to obtain a range and bearing to the carrier. First, you must set the appropriate TACAN channel, 029Y in this case, in the radios dialogue (ctrl-r or choose Equipment/Radio Settings from the FG menubar). You should, if within range, notice the DME instrument show your distance from the carrier, and the ADF instrument (next to the DME in the seahawk) should indicate a bearing to the carrier. Turn to the indicated heading and you should see the DME dial indicate your closing in on the carrier.

This is the most difficult part of the operation, as in real life. You might well find Andy Ross' [[A-4F_Skyhawk_Operations_Manual]] useful here. Basically, though, you should use the TACAN to locate the carrier, and line up with the rear of the deck. As this part of the deck is at an angle to the course of the vessel, you may need to correct your alignment often. Ensure that the aircraft is in the correct configuration for approach (the Help/Aircraft Help menu should contain useful data for your aircraft) and that the gear and the arrestor hook are down.
[[Image:Carrier5.jpg|thumb|300px|The Fresnel Lens Optical landing System]]
As you approach you should see, on the left hand side of the deck, a set of brightly coloured lights - called the Fresnel Lens Optical landing System (FLOLS). This indicates your position on the landing glideslope. You will see a horizontal row of green lights, and when approximately on the glideslope, an orange light ( known in some circles as the ``meatball') approximately in line with the green lights. When approaching correctly, the meatball appears in line with the green lights. If you are high it is above, and when low it is below. If you are very low the meatball turns red. If you fly to keep the meatball aligned you should catch number 3 wire.

Carrier landings are often described as ``controlled crashes' and you shouldn't waste your time attempting to flare and place the aircraft gently on the deck like you would with a conventional landing - ensuring that you catch the wires is the main thing.

Immediately your wheels touch the deck, you should open the throttles to full power, in case you have missed the wires and need to ``go around' again; the wires will hold the aircraft if you have caught them, even at full power.

If you wish, you can then (with 0.9.10 and later) raise the elevators from the ATC/AI menu, taxy onto one of the elevators, lower it (uncheck the box on the menu and don't worry, they are VERY slow...) and taxy off into the hangar.

Don't be discouraged if you don't succeed at first with carrier landings - it's not an easy maneouver to master. If after a little practice you find the Seahawk too easy, you could move on to the Seafire for more of a challenge!

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