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X-Plane Flight Simulator For Linux

Posted by timothy on from the ich-fliege dept.

sho-gun writes: "It seems that Austin Meyer, creator of X-Plane, is going to be porting his simulator to Linux. X-Plane is an incredible flight simulator which models flight dynamics by using blade-element theory. Many big companies use X-Plane for development. Currently only the support programs (the programs that build the planes, scenery, airfoils) are available but the full application should be available soon, according to the website. Along side with the open-sourced Flightgear, this certainly is good news for flight simulator fans that use Linux."

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  1. NYC maps ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Will they include the WTC so people could try it our for them selfs ?

    1. Re:NYC maps ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      Would maps of the Redmond campus be more appropriate? You don't need to train for missions which are already accomplished.

  2. Oooh slashdot spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Linux or not, the program ain't free. You guys are just advertising commercial software. That's not why I read slashdot... although maybe now I should think twice about that...

  3. Cool! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    So now we have the proper tools to rehearse...

    Oh, never mind.

  4. yay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    so now i don't need to buy expensive proprietary software to learn how to crash into buildings! freedom and free software wins again!

    cheers,
    osama

  5. Poor drsoran by fm6 · · Score: 1, Troll

    We all take our karma where we can get it. But "funny"? He's a fascist, not a commedian.

  6. Kudos to me! by Hagabard · · Score: 0, Troll
    Frist Posterior! I sacrifice my Karma in the name of the Anal-Jihad.

    Allah_Spork, accept me in thy kingdom...