But they were used with trolleys as well for pulling up the slip (or other slope) or pulling down to the water. I don't attach pictures as I'm sure you have seen them a lot.

sure... we saw it ... but that trolleys is only ground tech crew equipment ...

My mistake, I was thinking of Tupolev. I got confused because so many of his pre-war designs are designated as ANT-## rather than Tu-##.

No problem. This confuses many even in the Russian speaking community.
ANT, AN, Antey (An-22). :grin:
I agree with your comment on Tupolev's designs in general.

So, could it be possible to make those trolleys "appear" only on the ground (as with Me 163), not in the air?

at first as far i know its problematic in Il2 game mechanics .. some kind like with sbp I16 and TB3 ... but here is more difficult ...

and second thing, as far i see it have no sence ... MBR on ground troley need only to deliver flying boat from dry hangar to water surface ... it makes by ground tech crew... or may be some vechicle ... it take some time.... and after it in water ground personal by hands detach bogie chassis and troley and only after it flying boat ready to take off ...
all that process is only prepearing to flight..

not sure that that part of process need here ...

with me 163 it was part of plane, part of construction .. on me163 you couldn't take off without it.. in case of mbr that thing need only to get in water if you take MBR in flying boat version ...

First to say, I am looking forward to the new patch. It is amazing that you still work on such an old game.

Just to sum up on what you are working:
Maps:
- A new big Channel Map (for 1940 and 1944)
- Donbass Map

New flyable aircraft:
- MBR-2 in 3 versions (as flying boat, with skies, with fixed landing gear)
(There was a time you were working on a He-177, C-47 and (maybe I'm wrong) Ju-52. Will you continue with these planes?)

Do you work on complete new functions (like the navigation features in 4.?? or the new bombing features in 4.13)?

I am glad to see these teaser pics, I hope you publish more...:grin:

for today content list of 4.14 is not approved

at current moment main position of 4.14 is

He177
MBR2

and Few Maps ... Donbass, Moscow and few others ... with different seasons

all that thing in work now ... and while we work on it may be something else will catch up to content ... will see...

C47 waits import ... Ju52 still in work .. need do alot of thing wit it ...

Agree. I did not think about that. Indeed, if pilot is not involved in the process, it does not make sense.