NASA Air Traffic Simulation (FACET)

Thanks to a new NASA simulation tool: Future ATM (Air Traffic Management) Concepts Evaluation Tool, or FACET; researchers are now able to create realistic simulations of air traffic around  the world, based on historical flight plan info, weather conditions, etc.

With over 5000 airplanes in the air over the USA in any single day, the following simulations are mesmerizing... More so when they simulate the air traffic on Sept. 11, 2001.



[via FlyingMag]

HD World - F16 Flight Simulator

Do you enjoy  military flight simulator games?
Well... then you can drool over this HD World flight simulator.

This custom made F16 flight sim uses 120 Dual-core PCs, each with a high-end $400 3D graphic card, all working together to create an ultra-realistic world experience.

The resulting images are projected into a 180º spherical field of view using 9 high-definition projectors.

And just so you know it, this sim also runs the exact same control software real F16s use, so that you can be sure the planes handles just like the real thing.

Well, I have 1 PC and 1 graphic card... only 119 to go.

Home Flight Simulator

Do you think you take your hobbies to seriously? Meet Matthew Sheil, an Australian who has been upgrading and enhancing his flight simulator for over a decade, and spending about $300,000 in the process. (ouch!)

That's why Guinness has listed him as owning the world's most expensive domestic (and advanced) flight simulator.
With 14 computers and hydraulic systems that make this simulator be as real as it can get, this is definitely the kind of person that takes his hobbies seriously! :)