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Welcome to the world of CRRCsim!

Crrcsim is a model-airplane flight simulation program. Using it, you can learn how to fly model aircraft, test new aircraft designs, and improve your skills by practicing on your computer.

It rules! The flight model is very realistic. The flight model parameters are calculated based on a 3D representation of the aircraft. Stalls are properly modelled as well. Model control is possible with your own rc transmitter, or any input device such as joystick, mouse, keyboard ...

Software features

• Open source
• Runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OSX (ppc and rosetta compatible) and Windows (98/2000/XP)
• 3D representation of the aircraft
• Very realistic flight model
• Powered models and gliders
• Side arm launch
• Using a recent development version: helicopter and multicopter
• Nice graphics if you have a 3D accelerator card
• Great variety of how to control the model:
  • Use your R/C transmitter (connected to the parallel port, to the serial port via an "FMS PIC"-style cable or simply to your sound card's audio input)
  • Mouse
  • Joystick
  • Keyboard
  • Autopilot
• For developers and scientific use: modular architecture to allow simulation without GUI, use input from datafiles instead of joystick, easily implement new control loops/autopilots (currently heavily used with multicopters)

Crrcsim related links

• extra files howto & instructions found on the web : http://www.rafmaa.co.uk/downloads/crrcsimfiles/
• rafmaa newsletter simulator article introducing crrcsim.