Google launches free browser-based flight simulator in Google Earth
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Summary
Google has launched a free-to-play flight simulator within Google Earth that runs directly in web browsers like Chrome and Safari, requiring no software download. The simulator lets users pilot aircraft over 3D maps using just a mouse and keyboard. While Google first offered a flight simulator as a hidden feature in 2007, that version required downloading the Google Earth software. This new experimental version is browser-based and free to use.
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What's so special about the Google Earth Flight Simulator is that you can play with it directly in the browser, whether it's Google Chrome or Apple's Safari, for instance.
Google first began offering a flight simulator as a hidden feature within its Google Earth software in 2007.
This experimental simulator is free to use with your mouse and keyboard.
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