The short version
An open-source flight simulator usable for research, training, and home simulation.
From the HackerLinks archive
FlightGear
An open-source flight simulator usable for research, training, and home simulation.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-09-17
Last seen:2026-09-17
Times seen:1
Website:flightgear.org
Why it caught our attention
A flight-simulator engineer described using it in real crew-evacuation trainers.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-09-17
“We used FlightGear in a master-slave setup: the master node simulates physics and feeds accelerations to the hydraulic platform, and the slave nodes generate out-the-window visuals for each window.”
phugoid · recommendation · production use
Direct HN comment
Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger