Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95

Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Publisher(s)	Microsoft
Series	Microsoft Flight Simulator
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	UK: October 24, 1996[2] NA: November 7, 1996[1]
Genre(s)	Amateur flight simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95, abbreviated commonly as FS95 or FSW95, is a flight simulator video game. It was released in late 1996 for Windows.

With the release of Windows 95, a new version (6.0) was developed for that platform. Although this was essentially just a port from the DOS version (FS5.1), it did feature a vastly improved frame-rate, better haze, and additional aircraft, including the Extra 300 aerobatic aircraft.

This was the first version released after the purchase of Bruce Artwick Organization (BAO) by Microsoft, and after having physically relocated BAO development staff to Microsoft's primary campus in Redmond, Washington. The BAO team was integrated with other non-BAO Microsoft staff, such as project management, testing, and artwork.

Additional scenery included major airports outside Europe and the US for the first time. The scenery packs for 5.0 are backwards compatible with this release.