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21st October 2008 | 13:54
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The early airliner simulators had a very crude visual system involving a camera running over a physical model of terrain which would either be laid out on the floor or wall mounted. The "landscape" would typically only have one airport allowing for take-off and landing practice as well as circuits.
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