A visual display system for use as part of an aircraft flight simulator operated by an operator or a simulator pilot, the visual display system producing a composite display image perceived as a continuous far-focused virtual image by the operator or the simulator pilot positioned in a predetermined viewing volume and having an associated field of view concentrically surrounding a line of sight extending outwardly from the operator's viewing volume, the display system comprising: a plurality of adjacent video image generation and display modules, each module comprising: an image generator that generates a video image, wherein the video image is representative of a portion of the composite display image; and a video display, operatively connected to the image generator and responsive to the video image generated by the image generator, that displays the portion of the composite display image, wherein the video display comprises a border surrounding a display area; and a plurality of adjacent lenses, each lens being associated with one module and positioned between the operator and the video display, wherein each lens restricts the operator's field of view such that the operator views only a portion of the display area of the video display; wherein the lenses associated with adjacent modules are joined together along their edges to form an enclosure partially surrounding the operator so that the operator views the composite display image displayed on the plurality of video displays through the plurality of lenses and perceives the composite display image as a continuous far-focused virtual image, wherein the portion of the composite display image displayed on each video display overlaps the portion of the composite display image displayed on adjacent video displays and wherein each lens is positioned such that the portion of the display area viewed by the operator or the pilot through the lens does not overlap any of the portion of the display area viewed by the operator or pilot through adjacent lenses, wherein each of the plurality of lenses comprises a planar surface having five or six sides, wherein the sides of the lenses completely intersect with the sides of their adjacent lenses, and wherein the plurality of lenses are shaped and positioned to tessellate a sphere partially surrounding the operator or the simulator pilot. a plurality of adjacent video image generation and display modules, each module comprising: an image generator that generates a video image, wherein the video image is representative of a portion of the composite display image; and a video display, operatively connected to the image generator and responsive to the video image generated by the image generator, that displays the portion of the composite display image, wherein the video display comprises a border surrounding a display area; and an image generator that generates a video image, wherein the video image is representative of a portion of the composite display image; and a video display, operatively connected to the image generator and responsive to the video image generated by the image generator, that displays the portion of the composite display image, wherein the video display comprises a border surrounding a display area; and a plurality of adjacent lenses, each lens being associated with one module and positioned between the operator and the video display, wherein each lens restricts the operator's field of view such that the operator views only a portion of the display area of the video display; wherein the lenses associated with adjacent modules are joined together along their edges to form an enclosure partially surrounding the operator so that the operator views the composite display image displayed on the plurality of video displays through the plurality of lenses and perceives the composite display image as a continuous far-focused virtual image, wherein the portion of the composite display image displayed on each video display overlaps the portion of the composite display image displayed on adjacent video displays and wherein each lens is positioned such that the portion of the display area viewed by the operator or the pilot through the lens does not overlap any of the portion of the display area viewed by the operator or pilot through adjacent lenses,