What are the minimum specs for FlightGear?

A 3D video card (with AMD or NVIDIA chipset) with support for OpenGL 2.1 or better and at least 1024-2048MB of dedicated DDR3+ (DDR5 preferred) VRAM (i.e. 512 Mb VRAM minimum). FlightGear requires an OpenGL 2.1-compliant hardware-accelerated 3D video card to run at reasonable frame-rates.

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.

Can you play FlightGear with keyboard?

While joysticks or yokes are supported as are rudder pedals, you can fly FlightGear using the keyboard alone. For proper control of the plane during flight via the keyboard (i) the NumLock key must be switched on (ii) the FlightGear window must have focus (if not, click with the mouse onto the graphics window).

How do I increase my FPS in FlightGear?

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.

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.

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Can my PC run FlightGear?

CPU: 4 core Intel Sandybridge i5 2500 (released 2012) or faster. This build will be limited by the CPU . Try to get a newer generation Intel CPU, or equivalent AMD Ryzen CPU, if possible - e.g. a 4th generation Intel Haswell (4xxx) i5 CPU, or faster.

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.

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.

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.

Does FlightGear have combat?

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

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.

How do you start a 747 in FlightGear?

How do you fly an a380 in FlightGear?

What joystick is best for FlightGear?

In general, good joystick is Thrustmaster T. 16000M, this one has twisting handle for rudder control. If You want more, check Thrustmaster T. 16000M FCS with thrust lever.

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.

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.

Is there a free flight simulator?

If nothing else, Google Earth Flight Simulator lets you quickly fly over the planet without worrying about, really, anything. It's more than Earth, too. Using map data provided by NASA, you can fly over Earth's moon and Mars by clicking the Saturn icon in the application.

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.)

How do you look around the cockpit in FlightGear?

The simplest view control is to hold down the right mouse button. As the mouse moves your view direction will change.

What is the best flight simulator for computer?

Do you need a good PC for Flight Simulator?

Microsoft Flight Simulator – Recommended system requirements: CPU: Intel i7 9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or better. RAM: 32 GB. OS: Windows 10 64-bit.

What is the default aircraft in FlightGear?

The Cessna 172 has been the default aircraft in FlightGear since 2000, when it replaced the Navion.