flight simulator

noun

1. a device used in pilot and crew training that provides a cockpit environment and sensations of flight under actual conditions.

flight simulator

noun

1. a ground-training device that reproduces exactly the conditions experienced on the flight deck of an aircraft Compare Link trainer

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight simulator¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The airline also began offering tours of its training center and use of its flight simulator.

From Fortune

A Life in Computer Games, takes readers through his career game-by-game, from his early days creating military flight simulators for platforms like the Atari through his more recent work on efforts like creating a version of Civ for mobile devices.

From Time

By 2011, Airbus was working on a program to replicate these conditions in a flight simulator for use in pilot training.

From The Daily Beast