Whois & Analysis for flightsim.com

Microsoft Flight Simulator began as a set of articles on computer graphics, written by Bruce Artwick throughout 1976, about flight simulation using 3-D graphics.

When the editor of the magazine told Artwick that subscribers were interested in purchasing such a program, Artwick founded subLOGIC Corporation to commercialize his ideas.

At first the new company sold flight simulators through mail order, but that changed in January 1979 with the release of Flight Simulator (FS) for the Apple II.

They soon followed this up with versions for other systems and from there it evolved into a long-running series of computer flight simulators.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (often abbreviated as MSFS or FS) is a series of flight simulator programs, marketed as video games, for the Microsoft Windows, and earlier the MS-DOS, operating systems.

It is one of the longest-running, best-known and most comprehensive home flight simulator programs on the market.

It was an early product in the Microsoft application portfolio and differed significantly from Microsoft's other software, which was largely business-oriented.

At 25 years it is the longest-running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows by three years.

Microsoft Flight Simulator may be the longest-running PC game series of all time, and has been credited with instigating the emergence of aviation-oriented joysticks as the predominant control method for PCs.

FlightSim.Com is a flight simulation review and resource website that focuses heavily on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

It is one of the main flight simulation websites along with Avsim.com and provides users access to information and addons for the flight simulator series of video games.

A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes.

It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of flight controls, the effects of other aircraft systems, and how the aircraft reacts to external factors such as air density, turbulence, wind shear, cloud, precipitation, etc.

Flight simulation is used for a variety of reasons, including flight training (mainly of pilots), the design and development of the aircraft itself, and research into aircraft characteristics and control handling qualities.

X-Plane is a flight simulator produced by Laminar Research.

A desktop version is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, while a mobile version is available for Android, iOS, and webOS.

X-Plane is packaged with several commercial, military, and other aircraft, as well as basic global scenery which covers most of the Earth.

X-Plane also ships with other software to build and customize aircraft and scenery.

X-Plane also has a plugin architecture that allows users to create their own modules, extending the functionality of the software by letting users create their own worlds or replicas of places on Earth.