Linux Action Flight Simulator Game

Wiki defines Flight Simulator:
"A flight simulator is a system that tries to replicate, or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft as closely and realistically as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic (or electromechanical) actuators, controlled by state of the art computer technology.

Flight simulators are extensively used by the aviation industry for design and development and for the training of pilots and other flight deck crew in both civil and military aircraft."

In Linux, while doing some yum search, yum lead me to a linux based action flight simulator. This GL-117 is an action flight simulator and flight game. GL-117 flight simulator allows your to simulate and practice flight simulations, plane dog fights, flight maneuvers, accomplish flight missions over the air and above the ground. GL-117 flight simulator offers different practice and flight simulation difficulty levels, variety of flight missions as well.

With GL-117 mission flights, GL-117 offers a computer based fighter plane enemies which serve users a great mission challenge as you try to shoot them with your powerful air-to-air missiles and guns combined with your flight maneuver talents and tactics flying over the long-running mountains, over the valleys and seas. Your fighter plane is equipped with limited missile power and plane bullets that increases your skills over your ammunition management.

Gl-117 offers you three different types of plane namely fighter plane, bomber plane and a commercial flight plane. Gl-117 gives you ammunition powers with different types of missiles that you can use on different levels of missions. You can have air-to-air missiles for plane fight above the ground, and air-to-ground missiles for enemy targets from the ground. Flight squadron planes are also equipped with plane flares and chaffs for defensive air tactic. Using your radar and plane power, guided by your plane radar and sensors, you can use your long range plane guns on shooting down an enemy plane.

GL-117 is an action flight simulator. Enter the Eagle Squadron and succeed in several challenging missions leading though different landscapes. Five predefined levels of video quality and an amount of viewing ranges let you perfectly adjust the game to the performance of your system. Joystick, mouse, sound effects, music and more.

Linux Action Flight Simulator Game

INSTALLATION
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GL-117 can be installed via yum. Yum install around GL-117 180 files compressed in single package rpm installer.

How to install GL-117 Flight Simulator

# yum -y install gl-117

LAUNCH:

Alt+F2, gl-117

Here are my several GL-117 screenshots:





Final Note

Even if you are not inline with flight simulations, you should try installing this amazing GL-117 flight simulator game! You'll like it too!

Check out GL-117 site here.

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