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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7651327.stm

Fancy siting at your computer and racing a real stunt plane???

Two stunt planes have raced a computer-generated aircraft in the skies above Spain.

The pilots and a gamer reacted to images of obstacles to fly through.

Their real and supposed locations were beamed to one another as part of a video game.

The event was the first trial of ground-breaking technology in preparation for an event being named the Sky Challenge.

Developed by a New Zealand company, it is intended to lead to televised online gaming competitions with hundreds of people racing virtual planes against real aircraft.

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I can see a military application here, but it's hardly likely to be a success at Air Shows - unless, of course, like this year's RIAT, it gets rained off..... :eyebrow:

On the other hand, doesn't Combat Flight Sim have a multi-player function? Who's up for a virtual Dog-Fight? :mrhappy:

Thanks for the HU UM! :thum:

Cheers - Dai. :cool:

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