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title: "Skyframe"
url: "https://ridwaanhall.com/projects/skyframe"
markdown: "https://ridwaanhall.com/projects/skyframe.md"
summary: "A browser flight simulator over the real Earth, on Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles at 1:1 scale."
---

# Skyframe

> A browser flight simulator over the real Earth, on Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles at 1:1 scale.

- Category: Web App
- Status: Development In Progress
- Started: October 1, 2026
- Built with: TypeScript, Vercel
- Live: https://skyframe-gray.vercel.app

## About

### The problem

Flight simulators either ship fictional scenery or need a heavy install, and real photogrammetry of the Earth is rarely available in a browser.

### The approach

Skyframe is a Vite and strict TypeScript app on CesiumJS that streams Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles, free through Cesium ion or directly from Google. The physics is a 6-DOF rigid body in double-precision ECEF coordinates on a fixed 120 Hz step, with an ISA atmosphere, calibrated per aircraft from published figures.

- Eleven aircraft with real specifications, and real runways from OurAirports.
- Gear contact on the photogrammetry, landing scoring and crash logic.
- Falls back to Cesium World Terrain with aerial imagery when the tile asset is unavailable.

### The result

A static build on Vercel with a plain DOM interface. It needs a free Cesium ion token, and is for personal, non-commercial use.

## Features

- **Real Scenery**: Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles at 1:1 scale.
- **Real Aircraft**: Eleven aircraft with calibrated flight models.
- **Real Runways**: Airport data from OurAirports.
- **Landing and Crashes**: Gear contact, landing scoring and crash logic.

## Tags

Flight Simulator, Cesium, 3d

## Elsewhere

- This page for people: https://ridwaanhall.com/projects/skyframe
- Index of every page as Markdown: [llms.txt](https://ridwaanhall.com/llms.txt)