A flight simulator is a system that tries to mimic or simulate the experience of flying an aircraft. They are designed to be as realistic as possible.
They are used in games consoles and for training commercial and military pilots. Everybody has seen flight simulators in computer games, on scientific television shows and in movies and some of us have even had the opportunity to see some of the larger more advanced technological contraptions close up. The modern flight simulator that is used by commercial and military pilots contains very advanced technology, they are as close to the real thing as possible, but scientist, programmers and other developers are always looking to improve them further. www.flightgear.org is a web site for anyone involved in this very skilled and technologically advanced industry. The site is an open source, multi platform cooperative flight simulator development program. If you would like to learn more, then you can check out all the details on there web site. 
