How much RAM does FlightGear use?

FlightGear uses more than 500 Mb of RAM by default. If less free RAM is available, FlightGear would be slowed down significantly due to OS swapping.

What are the minimum specs for FlightGear?

Re: Minimum and recommended computer spec? a quad core system, with 16gb of RAM and dedicated graphics with 2gb of VRAM still is a fairly decent system these days, even as a mobile device. Still, it's probably what I'd consider the "minimum" these days for people wanting to set up a system specifically for FlightGear.

How realistic is FlightGear?

FlightGear's night sky features accurate placement and lighting of stars, planets, and the moon. Atmospheric light scattering features accurate lighting of the sky and terrain; in addition, oceans and rivers are realistically shaded with ripples and sun reflections.

What engine does FlightGear use?

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.

Why is FlightGear so laggy?

It's loading textures that is the problem - switch the DDS cache on (using a binary that has NVTT support - that is an official release, nightly, or a self-compiled binary with NVTT built) and the problem goes away.

No, FlightGear doesn't look like crap: What all the graphics options does

Do you need a joystick for FlightGear?

For getting the proper feeling of flight you will need a joystick/yoke plus rudder pedals, right? FlightGear has integrated joystick support, which automatically detects any joystick, yoke, or pedals attached.

What is the safest flight model?

According to experts, the model (737-800) is considered to be the safest aircraft ever made. The 737-800 belongs to the aviation giant's next-generation aircraft which also includes 600, 700, and 900.

Can you dogfight in FlightGear?

* You can also do multiplayer dogfighting using Sopwith Camel (YASim) - Bombable , SPAD VII - Bombable, Fokker DR 1 Triplane (JSB) - Bombable, A6M2 (Zero) - Bombable, F6F Hellcat - Bombable, A10-Bombable, and ufo-bombable. (Note: Multiplayer dogfighting is possible with the planes listed ONLY.

Why is FlightGear free?

FlightGear is a free flight simulator project. It is being developed through the gracious contributions of source code and spare time by many talented people from around the globe.

Does FlightGear have combat?

Bombable. Bombable is an addon for FlightGear that turns FlightGear into a combat flight simulator.

Can FlightGear run on windows 11?

✈️ Compatible with Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 & Vista PC 32 & 64-bit (XP is NOT compatible).

How do you fly an a380 in FlightGear?

How do you start a 747 in FlightGear?

How do I make my FlightGear smoother?

The most efficient way to give FlightGear a higher framerate is to open the rendering dialog (Main menu > View > Rendering) turn of as many features as possible and move the shader slider to the least value and decrease the view distance. In particular the view distance can make a significant difference.

Are bigger planes safer?

In addition to wake turbulence, rough weather and winds can pose a bigger threat to smaller planes than large ones. Because of this, flying in a tiny aircraft is not as reliable as airliners that can more safely operate in severe weather conditions, like heavy rain, snow, and high winds.

Are younger planes safer?

Aircraft age is not a safety factor. However, if the aircraft is older and hasn't been refurbished properly, it may cause flyers some inconvenience such as overheating, faulty air conditioning, or faulty plumbing in the lavatory. More important than an aircraft's age is its history.

Are little planes safer?

Small planes are involved in more accidents. "Statistically, yes, they do [happen] quite a bit more frequently," Pereira said. For example, in 2019, there were 1,220 accidents, 233 of which were deadly. Commercial planes had 40 accidents in 2019, two of which included fatalities.

Does FlightGear have Multiplayer?

The multiplayer feature of FlightGear makes it possible to see other pilots and vice-versa. This makes it possible to fly in formation, perform mid-air refueling with tankers controlled by real people or contact real air traffic controllers to ask for guidance.

Does FlightGear have interactive cockpit?

FlightGear has the infrastructure to allow aircraft designers to build fully animated, fully operational, fully interactive 3d cockpits (which even update and display correctly from external chase plane views.)

Can I run FlightGear?

FlightGear requires an OpenGL 2.1-compliant hardware-accelerated 3D video card to run at reasonable frame-rates. Most modern PCs have hardware-accelerated 3D cards. If your FlightGear video is not running smoothly, see Graphics drivers configuration.

Can you shoot in FlightGear?

To fire guns, hold the "e" key. To fire rockets or to drop bombs/bomb clusters, select the rack number (the green rows between MASTER and GUN RATE and just below as well), and then tap the "," key. You can drop multiples and fire multiples, but you can't drop and fire multiples simultaneously.

What is the quickest flight ever?

1 minute 14 seconds

is the time of the shortest scheduled flight in the world – one-and-a-half miles long from Westray to Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands of Scotland.