<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Century	I-Application
of	I-Application
Flight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
(	O
9.0	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
Century	O
of	O
Flight	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
FS9	B-Application
or	O
FS2004	B-Application
,	O
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
several	O
historical	O
aircraft	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Wright	O
Flyer	O
,	O
Ford	O
Tri-Motor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Douglas	O
DC-3	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
100th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Wright	O
Brothers	O
 '	O
first	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
included	O
better	O
ATC	B-Application
communications	O
,	O
GPS	O
equipment	O
,	O
interactive	O
virtual	O
cockpits	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
variety	O
in	O
autogen	O
such	O
as	O
barns	O
,	O
street	O
lights	O
,	O
silos	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Precision	B-Application
Manuals	I-Application
Development	I-Application
Group	I-Application
has	O
created	O
several	O
expansion	O
aircraft	O
for	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
was	O
the	O
14th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
sold	O
670,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$26.8	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
this	O
led	O
Edge	O
to	O
declare	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
19th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
best-selling	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
released	O
since	O
January	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
series	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
including	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
reached	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
3.1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
presented	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
with	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
the	O
details	O
fall	O
together	O
in	O
FS2004	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Century	O
of	O
Flight	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
this	O
venerable	O
series	O
that	O
convincingly	O
re-creates	O
the	O
entire	O
flying	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
2003	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best-looking	O
and	O
highest-flying	O
collection	O
of	O
vintage	O
and	O
modern	O
aircraft	O
in	O
this	O
storied	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
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