Does FlightGear support VR?
VR support in flightgear still comes with a number of caveats. It’s just to showcase what’s being worked on. The Virtual Reality project aims to add immersive VR support to FlightGear.
How do you make FlightGear realistic?
It can be enabled via the View > Rendering Options menu. Be sure to check out the quality slider, and if you’re adventurous, enable custom settings. Rembrandt is FlightGear’s shadow and lighting engine; with Rembrandt enabled, realistic shadows and lighting are possible.
Is the flight simulator in FlightGear open source?
FlightGear is an open-source flight simulator. It supports a variety of popular platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.) and is developed by skilled volunteers from around the world.
Where can I download flight simulator for Linux?
FlightGear can be downloaded directly from our own file library. Binaries can be found for Windows and SGI IRIX. Users can also find downloads for Linux by SuSE, Mandrake and Debian. Ubuntu users can install FlightGear with the Synaptic Package Manager. The FlightGear project can be downloaded from the FlightGear website and many other locations.
Is there a commercial version of flight simulator?
Although not endorsed by the FlightGear project, several commercial products including “Flight Pro Sim”, “Pro Flight Simulator”, “Virtual Pilot 3D” have hit the market. Like many open source projects, FlightGear was started by enthusiast programmers who believed they could build a quality open source version of commercial software.
Are there any commercial products out of FlightGear?
Because FlightGear is open source, developers can create commercial projects from the code. Although not endorsed by the FlightGear project, several commercial products including “Flight Pro Sim”, “Pro Flight Simulator”, “Virtual Pilot 3D” have hit the market.