At this year's Southern California Linux Expo, LFS Technologies demonstrated a Boeing 747 simulator, complete with working glass cockpit and simulated mechanical displays, along with a vast array of working mechanical controls -- all backed by the Open Source flight simulator software, Flightgear. LFS Technologies' president, Jack Wojnaroski, explains the role for open source simulator technology in aviation research. (7:38)
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LinuxWorld Conference and Expo San Francisco, August 4-7, 2008.
Linux Plumbers Conference Portland, OR, Sept. 16-19, 2008.
FreedomHEC Santa Monica, November 8-9, 2008.