jsbsim Flight Simulators
An open source flight dynamics & control software library
2,297GitHub stars
619Forks
C++Main language
LGPL-2.1Licence
2026-10-11Last commit
54Open issues
What jsbsim does
An open source flight dynamics & control software library It is a free, open-source project hosted at JSBSim-Team/jsbsim and released under the LGPL-2.1 licence.
Download and install
- Get the files. Use Download releases above if the maintainers publish binaries, otherwise grab the source ZIP or
git clone https://github.com/JSBSim-Team/jsbsim.git. - Read the README. Build and runtime requirements differ per platform — the repo README is the authoritative guide.
- Check the licence. LGPL-2.1 terms apply to redistribution and commercial use.
- Join the community. Issues, discussions and pull requests live in the repository — that is where bugs get fixed.
Project snapshot
- RepositoryJSBSim-Team/jsbsim
- Stars2,297
- Forks619
- LanguageC++
- LicenceLGPL-2.1
- Last update2026-10-11
- Topicsaerospace-engineeringaircraftaircraft-controlaircraft-designflight-dynamicsflight-simulation
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