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Q173984: Flight Simulator 98: What’s New

Article: Q173984
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
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Keyword(s): kbusage kbtlckbfaq
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
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SUMMARY
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Flight Simulator 98 is the most significant upgrade in the history of the
product. With aircraft flight models validated by Cessna, Learjet, and
aerobatics champion Patty Wagstaff, plus detailed information developed in
conjunction with Flight Safety International, a worldwide database of airports
and navigational aids, and the latest graphical technology, Flight Simulator 98
is "As real as it gets!"

MORE INFORMATION
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What's New
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- Detailed scenery with support for 3-D graphics acceleration.

- Highly detailed objects in more than 45 cities around the world.

- Support for force feedback devices.

- Digitally sampled sounds.

- Multiplayer capability over the Internet, a network, or via a Modem,
  including support for Zone.com at http:\\www.zone.com.

- Photo Realistic Panels.

- More than 3,000 airports worldwide.

- Online Airport and Facilities Directory that displays airport, ILS, VOR, and
  NDB data directly from the scenery files.

- More lessons and Adventures.

- Customize Controls dialog box makes it easy to assign functions to joystick
  buttons and key combinations.

- Three new aircraft. A Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter, a Cessna Skylane
  182S, ad the Learjet 45.

Additional query words: flightsim new whatsnew fs98 different

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Keywords          : kbusage kbtlc kbfaq
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim98 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbinfo

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