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

A flight simulator that journeys through Western wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times

The airline already operates nine full-motion flight simulators in the newly purchased building.

From Seattle Times

"Instead, you'd have them practice on a very intricate flight simulator until they've learned enough to try out the real thing."

From Science Daily

Boeing withheld this information to persuade the FAA not to require specific MAX flight simulator training for pilots who were flying an earlier 737 model.

From Salon

“We were in Atlanta, I got to go on a flight simulator where he was my trainer,” Boone said.

From Seattle Times