Empty Bomb Racks?
 

I've been playing IL-2 for about 4 years and have been keeping current with every patch. I don't know if it's just something I didn't notice in the past but recently I have noticed that several the planes I am flying have empty bomb racks with the partial bomb holding bands even when I have not been armed with bombs. Has it always been that way or is this something that changed in 4.09?

Several planes, such as the Corsair, have bomb or rocket pylons built into the plane and are thus always present whether there's a bomb there or not.