Important Information

  • If you have a slow/expensive net connection, prefer physical media, or want to help the FlightGear project, please consider FlightGear on DVD.
  • For a complete FGFS manual, please refer to the official FlightGear Manual or download the PDF Version.
  • If you have trouble connecting, please visit one of our FTP mirrors
  • Caution: Check the version numbers of the following prebuilt packages. There is can be a delay between the official release and when the ready to run binaries of the same version become available.

Windows (XP, Vista, 7)

  • Download the self extracting/installing “Setup FlightGear 2.4.0.exe” (410 Mb):[Mirror 1] [Mirror 2] [Mirror 3]. Or BitTorrent.
  • After downloading the exe file, launch it and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation.  The installer will create start menu entries, install documentation, optionally install a desktop icon.  It will also will provide a well behaved uninstaller.
  • When you start FlightGear you will be presented with an initial ”launch control” screen which allows you to select your aircraft, as well as a starting airport and runway.
  • FlightGear ships with an extensive 218 page manual. We encourage people to at least take a glance through it, especially if they have questions or problems.
  • The MSVC Win32 build is provided courtesy of the “Jenkins” build server.

Macintosh OS X (supports OS X 10.5 – 10.7)

  • Download the Mac OS X installer courtesy of Tatsuhiro Nishioka here: FlightGear-2.4.0.dmg. Or BitTorrent
  • Quick install instructions: double click on the downloaded .dmg file.  Then from the window that opens up, drag the FlightGear icon to you “Applications” folder.

Linux

Please let us know if you are aware of updated packages, updated information, or available packages for other Linux distributions!

FreeBSD

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“The Attic” (Older ?unmaintained? packages):

Linux

Solaris (Sparc/x86)

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