Google Opens 2007 Google Earth Flight Simulator in Web Browser
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Updated · The Verge · Jun 15
Google Opens 2007 Google Earth Flight Simulator in Web Browser
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jun 15
Summary
Google on Friday made Google Earth’s long-hidden Flight Simulator available directly in a web browser, eliminating the need to download the desktop app.
The mode, tucked inside the desktop version since 2007, now appears on the Google Earth website under “Explore Earth” and the Tools menu’s final “Flight Simulator” option.
Satellite basemap delivers the most photorealistic experience, while Google directs users to a help page for keyboard and mouse controls that can take practice to master.
The simulator is less complex than dedicated titles such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, but crashes do not end a session permanently—the game pauses and lets users reset to a safe altitude.