FlightGear

FlightGear
Cockpit View of A320neo in FlightGear 3.7
Original author(s) David Murr, Curt Olson, Michael Basler, Eric Korpela[1]
Developer(s) FlightGear Developers & Contributors
Initial release July 17, 1997 (1997-07-17)
Stable release
2018.2.2 / June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)
Repository
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Written in C++, C[2]
Operating system 32-bit & 64-bit Windows
Linux
Mac OS X
FreeBSD
Solaris or IRIX
Platform Cross-platform
Size 1.54 GB (Main files)
Available in English (Translations Available)
Type Flight simulator
License GNU General Public License
Website flightgear.org

FlightGear Flight Simulator (often shortened to FlightGear or FGFS) is a free, open source multi-platform flight simulator developed by the FlightGear project since 1997.[3]

David Murr started the project on April 8, 1996. The project had its first release in 1997 and continued in development. It has specific builds for a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris.

FlightGear source code is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and is free and open-source software.

Some commercial products—Earth Flight Sim, Flight Pro Sim, Flight Simulator Plus, Pro Flight Simulator, Real Flight Simulator, Virtual Pilot 3D, and others—are copies of old versions of FlightGear, see Commercial redistribution. They are not endorsed by the FlightGear project.[4]

History

FlightGear started as an online proposal in 1996 by David Murr. He proposed a new flight simulator developed by volunteers over the Internet as alternative to proprietary, available simulators like the Microsoft Flight Simulator. The flight simulator was created using custom 3D graphics code. Development of an OpenGL based version was spearheaded by Curtis Olson starting in 1997. FlightGear incorporated other open-source resources, including the LaRCsim flight model from NASA, and freely available elevation data. The first working binaries using OpenGL came out in 1997.

In June 2014 Honda lawyers issued a takedown request in which it was claimed that the HondaJet model in the simulator infringes on Honda's trademarks. Subsequently, HondaJet became the first model removed from the simulator due to legal reasons.[5]

Multiplayer

Several networking options allow FlightGear to communicate with other instances of FlightGear. A multiplayer protocol is available for using FlightGear on a local network in a multi aircraft environment. This can be used for formation flight or air traffic control simulation. Soon after the original Multiplayer Protocol became available, it was expanded to allow playing over the internet.

Several instances of FlightGear can be synchronized to allow for a multi-monitor environment.

Critical reception

Wright Flyer in 0.9.9, which uses the UIUC FDM

Although not developed or typically analyzed solely as a game in the traditional sense, FlightGear has nevertheless undergone reviews in a number of online and offline publications, and received positive reviews as a flight simulator game.[6] FlightGear 1.0.0 was noted as being impressive for a game over a decade in the making, with a wide variety of aircraft and features.

PC Magazine noted how it is designed to be easy to add new aircraft and scenery.[7] Linux Format reviewed version 2.0 and rated it 8/10.[8]

Applications and usages

FlightGear has been used in a range of projects in academia and industry (including NASA) and even home-built cockpits.[9]

Commercial redistribution

FlightGear Flight Simulator version 1.9.1 has been actively marketed over the Internet by third parties under several aliases and product names, such as Earth Flight Sim, Flight Pro Sim, Flight Simulator Plus, Pro Flight Simulator, Real Flight Simulator, and Virtual Pilot 3D.[10]

Companies

Endless Runway Project

Endless Runway Project, consortium of several European aerospace institutes.[24][25]

Universities

Africa

Asia

Australia

Europe

North-America

South-America

Home built applications

  • Team Viper[63]
  • John Wojnaroski's 747 cockpit[64]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "FlightGear source anylases". Ohloh.
  3. ↑ Barr, Joe (December 4, 2006). "FlightGear takes off". linux.com. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  4. ↑ Flight Pro Sim, Flight Gear
  5. ↑ Ernesto (June 3, 2014). "Honda Takes Down "Infringing" Jet From FlightGear". TorrentFreak. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Review". Flight Sim. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010.
  7. ↑ Smith, Tim (September 1, 2006). "FlightGear 0.9.10". PC Magazine (UK). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
  8. ↑ Linux_Format_132_June_2010
  9. ↑ "Applications for the Simulator". usenix.org. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  10. ↑ "FlightProSim statement". FlightGear. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
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  12. ↑ LFS Technologies
  13. ↑ Human Centered System Labs, NASA
  14. ↑ Thöndel, Evžen (January 29, 2009). "Simulator of a Light and Ultra-Light Sport Aircraft". Pragolet.
  15. ↑ "ATC Flight Simulator".
  16. ↑ ActiveFly.com
  17. ↑ Video (YouTube)
  18. ↑ Heffley R.K. (August 2–5, 2010). "Use of a Task-Pilot-Vehicle (TPV) Model as a Tool for Flight Simulator Math Model Development". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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  21. ↑ "Der MPI-CyberMotion-Simulator".
  22. ↑ Eric F. Sorton, Sonny Hammaker (September 2005). "Simulated Flight Testing of an Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using FlightGear" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Simuladores Guaraní".
  24. ↑ "Aircraft aspects of the Endless Runway" (PDF). September 30, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  25. ↑ endlessrunway-project.eu
  26. ↑ "Automatic control education using FlightGear and MATLAB based virtual lab" (PDF). May 2012.
  27. ↑ XU Haojun, LIU Dongliang, XUE Yuan, ZHOU Li, MIN Guilong (January 12, 2012). "Airworthiness Compliance Verification Method Based on Simulation of Complex System" (PDF). Chinese Journal of Aeronautics.
  28. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/isfarazi
  29. ↑ "3D simulation of A-SMGCS surface movement based on FlightGear". May 16, 2012.
  30. ↑ Marianandam, Peter Arun; Ghose, Debasish (2014). "Vision Based Alignment to Runway During Approach for Landing of Fixed Wing UAVs".
  31. ↑ Chong Wu, Juntong Qi, Dalei Song, Jianda Han (May 24, 2013). "LP Based Path Planning for Autonomous Landing of An Unmanned Helicopter on A Moving Platform". Journal of Unmanned System Technology.
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  35. ↑ Aerobot Research, Dave Barne
  36. ↑ Ehlert, Patrick (January 18, 2005). "The Intelligent Cockpit Environment (ICE) Project". TU Delft.
  37. ↑ Ehlert P.A.M., Mouthaan Q.M., Rothkrantz L.J.M. (November 2002). "Recognising situations in a flight simulator environment" (PDF). SCS Publishing House. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  38. ↑ Datcu Dragos (January 2003). "The ICE Project". Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  39. ↑ SIMONA
  40. ↑ Caja R., Scholz D. (November 23, 2012). "Box Wing Flight Dynamics in the Stage of Conceptual Aircraft Design" (PDF).
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  43. ↑ http://measure.feld.cvut.cz/en/cast
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  45. ↑ "Collision avoidance for UAV using visual detection" (PDF).
  46. ↑ "Modelling and Autonomous Flight Simulation of a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" (PDF). August 2006.
  47. ↑ "Aerodynamics MOOC using FlightGear". February 2015.
  48. ↑ Alan Purvis; Ben Morris; Richard McWilliam (2015). "FlightGear as a tool for real time fault-injection, detection and self-repair" (PDF). Durham Research Online.
  49. ↑ http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/sis/mainpapers.html
  50. ↑ Ellis, Dawn. "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga". FlightGear. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  51. ↑ "A Multi-Disciplinary Rotorcraft Simulation Facility Composed of Commodity Components and Open Source Software" (PDF). Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
  52. ↑ "A brainy innovation takes flight". Northeastern University. May 31, 2011.
  53. ↑ Arizona State Tries Practice over Theory in Engineering Education, Campus Technology
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  55. ↑ "Spatially Aware Hand-held Devices and the Boat Simulator". Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  56. ↑ Duncan Miller (2011). "Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory for Sense and Avoid Research and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations" (pdf). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
  57. ↑ Project Ornithopter (2006). "Flying the Ornithopter in FlightGear Flight Simulator" (html).
  58. ↑ "Human-powered ornithopter becomes first ever to achieve sustained flight". University of Toronto. September 22, 2010.
  59. ↑ "Cyber Attack Vulnerabilities Analysis for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" (PDF).
  60. ↑ Umashankar, Rohit (April 30, 2013). "Thermal Energy Extraction Methods for UAV Gliders".
  61. ↑ http://gsdv.com.ar/fotos/20110528/index.html
  62. ↑ "Analise Comparativa Entre Microsoft Flight Simulator E Flightgear Flight Simulator Em Testes Hardware-In-The-Loop" (PDF).
  63. ↑ "TheViper".
  64. ↑ http://www.flightgear.org/Projects/747-JW/


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