Lockheed Martin Prepar3D
| Lockheed Martin Prepar3D | |
|---|---|
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| Genres | Flight simulation |
| Developers | Lockheed Martin |
| Publishers | Lockheed Martin |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows |
| First release |
Prepar3D v1 November 1, 2010 |
| Latest release |
Prepar3D v3.2 March 7, 2016 |
Prepar3D (pronounced "Prepared", also referred to as P3D) is a simulation platform developed by Lockheed Martin. Offered for professional or academic purposes, the software allows users to create educational scenarios in the air, sea and on the ground. A development kit accompanies the software for scenario, landscape and vehicle model customization. Prepar3D is available to the public through the Prepar3D website. An Academic License is also available for students from kindergarten through undergraduate levels.
History
In 2009, Lockheed Martin announced that they had negotiated with Microsoft to purchase the intellectual property (including source code) for the Microsoft ESP product. Microsoft ESP is the commercial-use version of "Flight Simulator X SP2". On May 17, 2010,[1] Lockheed announced that the new product based upon the ESP source code would be called "Prepar3D". Lockheed has hired members of the original ACES Studios team to continue development of the product. Most Flight Simulator X addons work in Prepar3D without any adjustment because Prepar3D is kept backward compatible.
See also
- FlightGear – free and open-source cross platform flight simulator
- X-Plane (simulator) – a commercial cross-platform flight simulator
- Microsoft Flight Simulator a commercial flight simulator
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