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Welcome to the Flight Sim Museum

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4th November, 2006

Reader David Burg informed me that F-15 Strike Eagle I and Top Gun (1987) were released on the Thompson Systems in France - F-15 Strike Eagle I on the Thompson System

A few thoughts on Dual SLI Graphics cards for Flight Simming

1st November, 2006

Make sure you check out the amazing VFR Scenery by Just Flight for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Read about it here - Just Flight Press Release Oct 30th 2006 and follow the links to the video.

12th October, 2006

Title - Over G Fighters
Release Date - July 2006
Platform - X-Box 360
Developer - Taito
Publisher - Ubi Soft
Collection - Yes, DVD box
Comments - Released in Japan as "Over G"

Title - Blazing Angels - Squadrons of WWII
Platform - PC, X-Box, X-Box 360, Playstation 3
Release Date - August 2006
Developer - Ubisoft - Romania
Publisher - Ubi Soft
Collection - No
Comments -

7th October, 2006

Red Baron 3D
I tidied up the exhibit, which was one of the very first in the Flight Sim Museum, back in 1998, and added links to patches and modding communities, as well as a review at wargamer.com

3rd October, 2006

Just Flight launch new website - read the press release here - Just Flight

Added links to videos of the NEW (not simulated) FockeWulf-190 - made in Germany!

23rd September, 2006

July 26, 2006 - Successful wheels up landing of F-111C at Royal Australian Air Force base Amberley

F-117A Stealth Fighter - for Microsoft Flight Sim - published 2006 by Just Flight

Added an image gallery and a VIDEO of the F-117A Stealth Fighter landing in San Francisco.

22nd September, 2006

1903 Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 was also titled "A Century of Flight". The sim recreated important historical aircraft and flights such as the 1903 Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 exhibit contains a profile, cockpit images and video of each of these historical aircraft in action.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 models important aircraft and flights from the 1st Century of Aviation

21st September, 2006

The website www.youtube.com plays host to an enormous number of videos. The Flight Sim Museum selects only the very best for display, based on relevance and editing/production values.

New sim videos added -

20th September, 2006

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - Wright Brothers VIDEO

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - Curtis Jenny VIDEO

Added 2 videos of the historical aircraft which were included in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, including the Wright Brothers historical flight in 1903 at Kittyhawk.

19th September, 2006

Fly Aces - Flight Simulation Cockpit experience

Updated the information and linked to a new video of Fly Aces

18th September, 2006

Added issues 21 and 23 to the PC Pilot Magazine exhibit.

"Go Play In Space" (Second Edition) - an Introductory Tutorial manual for Orbiter Space Flight Simulator.

"Go Play In Space" (Second Edition)
Fun with Martin Schweiger's Orbiter Space Flight Simulator.
an Introductory Tutorial manual for Orbiter - written by Bruce Irving.

Read excerpts and more here

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