project release , developing a realistic flight simulator, distributed in source code under the GPL license. The project was founded in 1997 by a group of aviation enthusiasts who were dissatisfied with the lack of realism and scalability of commercial flight simulators. FlightGear's main goal is to provide flexible extension tools that allow people to easily implement their ideas for improving the simulator. The simulator simulates more than 500 aircraft and offers a large collection of models of real landscapes and airports.
In the new release new multi-pass rendering framework , improved support for aircraft carriers, improved aircraft dynamics models ΠΈ , review options have been improved, more efficient generation of OpenStreetMap buildings has been implemented, aircraft models of Boeing 777, Airbus A320, Antonov AN-24, F-16, Piper J3Cub, Saab JA37 Viggen, Piper PA28 Cherokee, Bombardier Q-400, Space Shuttle have been updated.
Source: opennet.ru