Flyable Pe-8? Whoah! That's the heavy I wished for the most!

Are you serious???Where you read that??
That would be...more than awesome!A flyable Pe-8 would be a lot cooler than flying a B-17.

BTW,is there any plans of making the FW-200 flyable?

OMG!
It´s done already!
Why isn´t going to be in 4.10?

Because it isn't actually 'done already'? Though the 3d modelling looks well advanced, there are other issues to deal with. With 4.10 in its final stages of preparation, adding new content would be inadvisable in any case. It looks like being a real beauty though. :cool:

I expect it will probably be added in the next patch, which hopefully will come relatively quickly as it won't be anything like as complex as 4.10.

Was a ironic commet about the needed of a medium russian bomber and about the delay of TD ;)

Exactly. Even 3D modeling isn't finished yet. The new external model is still under development, the fuselage turrets and navigator cockpits are in a very early stage of modeling. Pilot's and engine gondola turrets cockpits are finished in 3D (as you can see on the pictures), but not exported to the game yet.

There are still quite a lot of modeling and programming work left to do, plus development of an accurate FM (which is mostly trial and error and not so fast process).

So, ATM, it is quite far from being finished. Besides, it never was planned for 4.10.

Apart from Pe-8 there are also IL-4 and SB cockpits being developed by another enthusiast Russian modelers. IL-4 cockpit models are also in a quite advanced state ATM, currently their author builds navigator cockpit, while pilot and ventral turret are finished already. SB is in less advanced state, but hopefully will also be finished in time for the next after 4.10 add-on.

i'm guessing you usually fly blue?

What I would like the most is the diesel variant of the Pe-8. Unreliable at high altitude or cold weather and no wonder considering the absurd low compression ratio of 13.5 to 1! Loss of a turbocharger would instantly stop the diesel cycle. Still, i'm a diesel junkie and it could be the only diesel engined plane in IL2. The sound of the engines would be comparable with every diesel V12. At least they were economical so missions in IL2 would require a very modest fuel load.

The Ash-82 versions are also nice. Too bad those versions had no gunners in the gondola's.

What I don't understand is the request for 4000 to 6000 USD in donations to finish the project.

What was your first clue?

:grin:

To his list I would add the 109K4 C3, 109 G2, Lerche, and the "Salamander".

But who is counting?

:rolleyes: