Flight Gear Sim
Every flight simulation program uses a Flight Dynamics Model (FDM). FlightGear is unique in that it combines several different models: JSBSim, YAsim, and UIUC. Earlier iterations of FlightGear used flight dynamics models from NASA. That system was exchanged for the “flexible FDM” approach. Official Aircraft. Note: All official release aircraft can now be individually downloaded and updated with FlightGear itself. This is a nice way to browse new aircraft and make sure your favorites are always kept up to date.
Official Aircraft
Note: All official release aircraft can now be individually downloaded and updated with FlightGear itself. This is a nice way to browse new aircraft and make sure your favorites are always kept up to date.
If you would like to bulk download the entire set, the zip packages are located here: http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/flightgear/ftp/Aircraft/ These can be downloaded an unzipped into your fgdata/Aircraft/ folder to install them.
This aircraft set is sourced from the official FlightGear aircraft development repository and is maintained and kept up to date with the most recent release.
3rd Party Hangars
There are a large number of additional aircraft developed and supported in 3rd party hangars. You can find the most current information and links on our wiki page: http://wiki.flightgear.org/FlightGear_hangars
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When coming from an other simulator, FlightGear's key commands might be confusing at first. To help you get started, some of the essential commands are listed on this page with the respective keys from various simulators.
Simulator commands
| Action | FlightGear | MSFS X | X-Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pause | p | p, Break | p |
| Menus display/hide | F10, appears when the mouse pointer is at the top of the window | Appears when the mouse pointer is at the top of the window | Alt |
| Exit Flight Simulator | Esc | Ctrl+c | |
| Capture Screenshot | F3 | ⇧ Shift+V | Ctrl+. |
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Control surface commands
| Action | FlightGear | MSFS X | X-Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons (bank left) | NumPad 4, ← | NumPad 4 | |
| Ailerons (bank right) | NumPad 6, → | NumPad 6 | |
| Rudder (yaw left) | NumPad 0 | NumPad 0 | |
| Rudder (yaw right) | NumPad Enter | NumPad Enter | |
| Center Ailerons and Rudder | NumPad 5 | NumPad 5 | 9 (ailerons) and 6 (rudder) |
| Pitch Down (elevator) | NumPad 8, ↑ | NumPad 8 | |
| Pitch Up (elevator) | NumPad 2, ↓ | NumPad 2 | |
| Elevator Trim Down | NumPad 7 | NumPad 7 | ] |
| Elevator Trim Up | NumPad 1 | NumPad 1 | [ |
| Flaps (retract incrementally) | [ | F6 | 1 |
| Flaps (extend incrementally) | ] | F7 | 2 |
Engine commands
| Action | FlightGear | MSFS X | X-Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Thrust (turboprops/jets) | Delete (on/off) | F2 (press and hold) | . (on/off) |
| Throttle (decrease) | PgDn | F2 or NumPad 3 | F1 |
| Throttle (increase) | PgUp | F3 or NumPad 9 | F2 |
General aircraft commands
| Action | FlightGear | MSFS X | X-Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes (apply left brake) | , | Numpad + | |
| Brakes (apply right brake) | . | Numpad - | |
| Landing Gear (extend/retract) | g/⇧ Shift+g | g | ⇧ Shift+g |
View commands
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| Action | FlightGear | MSFS X | X-Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| View (default zoom) | Ctrl+X | ← Backspace | |
| Zoom In | x | = | = (normal), ⇧ Shift+= (fast) |
| Zoom Out | ⇧ Shift+X | - | - (normal), ⇧ Shift+- (fast) |
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