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Is flying a plane in a video game like flying a real plane?
An airplane landing on a runway

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 Audience: Educators and Students
Grades: 3-5


Video game flight simulators use real cities and real airports as models, and the airplanes behave like real airplanes. NASA researchers use information from wind tunnels and real airplanes to make flight simulators.

Is flying a plane in a video game like flying a real plane?
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