Wings of the 90s - Flight Simulator

A period-accurate 3D flight simulator inspired by early 90s Amiga/DOS games like Comanche, F-15 Strike Eagle, and After Burner. Runs in any modern browser.

Features

• Authentic retro aesthetic — 320×200 VGA Mode X resolution, CRT post-processing (barrel distortion, scanlines, color quantization, chromatic aberration, vignette), EGA 16-color palette
• Loading screen with progress bar and cycling messages
• Main menu with keyboard navigation
• Procedural terrain — 2000m heightmap with vertex-colored hills, water plane, low-poly clouds
• Airport — Runway with markings, taxiway, control tower, hangars, fuel truck, windsock
• Low-poly Cessna-style aircraft with animated propeller and retractable landing gear
• 6-DOF flight physics — Thrust, drag, lift, gravity, ground friction, auto-leveling
• Flight HUD — Artificial horizon, airspeed, altimeter, heading tape, vertical speed indicator, throttle bar
• Sound — Engine drone tied to throttle, menu beeps

Controls

Key	Action
W / S	Throttle up / down
↑ / ↓	Pitch
← / →	Roll
Q / E	Yaw (rudder)
C	Toggle cockpit / chase camera
Esc	Pause / resume

Getting Started

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Build

npm run build

Tech Stack

• Three.js r160 for 3D rendering
• Vite for dev server and builds
• Vanilla JS, no frameworks
• Web Audio API for sound