From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishflight simulatorˈflight ˌsimulator noun [countable] TTSa machine used to train pilots that copies closely the movements and conditions that exist when flying an aircraft
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flight simulator• Escapade basically provides the experience of taking off and landing a commercial airliner, aboard Britannia's 737 flight simulator.• Loren Carpenter launches an airplane flight simulator on the screen.• He trained in the flight simulator.• The trials also involved asking a pilot to land a damaged plane using the flight simulator. 