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FlightGear
FlightGear
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FlightGear free download for Mac

FlightGear

Open source flight simulator.

3.7
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FlightGear overview

FlightGear is an Open Source, cross-platform, flight simulator. The goal of the FlightGear project is to create a sophisticated flight-simulator framework for use in research or academic environments, for the development and pursuit of other interesting flight-simulation ideas, and as an end-user application.

The FlightGear base package includes only a few representative aircraft. Download more aircraft here.

What’s new in version 2020.3.17

Updated on Feb 01 2023

  • Fixes to nav-radio tuning and sound playback in add-ons.
View older FlightGear updates

Information

License

Free

Size

2 GB

Developer’s website

https://www.flightgear.org

Downloads

60097

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • OS X 10.8 or later
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Weasel
Weasel
Jan 4 2021
2020.3.5
0.0
Jan 4 2021
0.0
Version: 2020.3.5
I've downloaded both FlightGear-2020.3.4 & 2020.3.5. When I tried to open the dmg I got this message from both versions. The following disk images couldn't be opened. Reason no mountable file systems. I tried to contact the developer thru his email address. But it came back as address unknown. Has anyone else had this problem with these version?
steveskally211
steveskally211
Jun 9 2020
2019.1.1
1.0
Jun 9 2020
1.0
Version: 2019.1.1
would be good if it worked crashes everytime on El Capitain 10.11.6
Mecoco
Mecoco
Jun 24 2019
2018.3.2
0.0
Jun 24 2019
0.0
Version: 2018.3.2
Je suis incapable d'ouvrir l'application. Si je clic sur le bouton "FLY" l'application disparait de mon écran. Je vais essayer de re télécharger l'app à nouveau!
(Translated by MU) I am unable to open the application. If I click on the "FLY" button the application disappears from my screen. I will try to re download the app again!
Sanjinko
Sanjinko
Dec 28 2014
3.0.0
0.0
Dec 28 2014
0.0
Version: 3.0.0
FlightGear 3.2.0 is released on 15-Oct-2014 :)
Smasherpdx
Smasherpdx
Jun 2 2006
0.9.9
0.0
Jun 2 2006
0.0
Version: 0.9.9
I have an iMac G5 with OS 10.4. When I started to play this game, I noticed that it takes a while to load, and the response time is high. It also froze and program completely shut down right in the middle of it. I'm not a stupid guy either, but I can't even get my plane off the ground!
Guest
Guest
Jan 20 2005
0.9.8
2.3
Jan 20 2005
2.3
Version: 0.9.8
I'm not sure this should even be a beta release yet. First the good news. Graphics: OK; close to MSFS (pretty good for freeware, in other words). Sound: Good, but then flight sims aren't the most complex soundtracks on the planet. Stability: takes a long time to load (about 2 minutes) and appears to be the pizza of death, but after the screen changes resolution and aspect ratio a few times it seems to work reasonably well (is the splash screen supposed to tear up like that?). Now the bad. User interface: horrid. Not just the "ported-from-UNIX-ugly-but-works" style, I mean pull-down menus that don't do anything except tell you to use an XML editor to edit the preference files (hacking is fun, but shouldn't be mandatory). Major settings like screen resolution and controller options seem to be inaccessable from inside the game. Physics: I managed to roll through the terminal building on a take-off run, did an inverted loop (in a 707!) and flew straight through the ground, which then disappeared leaving only a black dot. For me, detecting collisions with ground objects is a major part of the "simulation" aspect of any flight sim. Its harder to make a comment on the flight models, since my machine (eMac 700MHz, 32MB nVidia, fine according to the limited system specs on the HTML manual pages) couldn't manage more than about 8 fps (guessing, the fps display didn't seem to work), and the poor UI design meant that changing the settings was too much of a chore*. Installation: "Drag the FlightGear folder to Applications" say the (rather meagre) installation notes: this I tried, and got a permissions error. Fixed with "Get Info". The other problems I can forgive as development issues, but this is just plain carelessness. Found no other relevant documentation on the DMG, just some bible quotes, which were absolutely no use under the circumstances (praying DIDN'T help...). Frankly, if this software is actually used by anyone in the groves of academe doing serious research, I'm never flying again! For now, I'd suggest sticking with Warbirds or X-Plane; they may not be open source, but they work... *I'm one of those old-fasioned people who believe that computers are supposed to make life less complex and more enjoyable, not the other way around.
Guest
Guest
Jan 20 2005
0.9.8
2.3
Jan 20 2005
2.3
Version: 0.9.8
Downloaded it and the darn thing wouldn't open. My computer meets the requirements. It now rests in the trash. Sad really because it looked like it would be a ton of fun.
nixw2
nixw2
Oct 23 2022
2020.3.10
5.0
Oct 23 2022
5.0
Version: 2020.3.10
steveskally211
steveskally211
Jun 9 2020
1.0
Jun 9 2020
1.0
Version: null
schmelding
schmelding
Jul 14 2017
5.0
Jul 14 2017
5.0
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Feb 28 2017
5.0
Feb 28 2017
5.0
Version: null
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Oct 28 2016
5.0
Oct 28 2016
5.0
Version: null
Papain
Papain
Jan 25 2014
2.5
Jan 25 2014
2.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jan 20 2005
2.3
Jan 20 2005
2.3
Version: null
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