I didn't know it. However we did special aircraft, that was in service over channel especially for this purpose - save the shot down pilots from the water.
And if everything will be of with all other things then we may see in BoB how it works for a single gameplay.

Yes, I was thinking about it too... but don't like to pay licence for Red Bull...
So it is possible, but by third parties. Why not, if it is possible in the game?

When I will begin to show damage. It will be better to tell with the samples.

Yes, I understand and thank you for the update and especially for this thread.

Is there anything you can tell us about what is planned or in development as far as the user interface and game features? Now that the IL-2 brand is on console and flight sims in general are gaining popularity again there will likely be many newcomers to SoW and the genre, a major criticism of IL-2 was it's presentation and learning curve that comes with the genre in general. Is there any plans to include some kind of in-game training or training mode? Perhaps a flight school that will teach new pilots the basics of aviation and the planes they will be flying? I guess this also includes how single player missions will be presented.

I understand if it's to early to give any answers, but anything new would be great.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply...we are a long way of talking the screenshots themselves, aren't we? Thanks again for accepting to deviate so much from your initial intentions!

JVM

Would be very nice if that airplane was flyable by players and they could rescue other pilots. Not every person can be combatant in flight sims like this. I personally know few people who like just to fly around, because combat is too difficult to them and so, rescue/transport planes would be opportunity for them to do something "useful" in multiplayer.

Yes see picture attached, would be cool to have them:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/bloblast/udet1.jpg

IMO, that is a VERY good idea. I like it, no!, I love that idea!, and if it could be done, that would increase the feeling of being part of a team much, much more than only being "one more" of an squadron.

Personally, if I was a downed pilot, knowing that I depend on some real guy to rescue me (or not), would make me feel more like being part of a "real" world, and more respectful with other people/colleagues...

Cool!

I have two questions (as FSX 3rd party developer ;) ).

1. Will turboprop aircraft be supported?

2. Will 3rd party devs be able to make new maps?

I just read in the book "KG200 the most secret german unit" about one pilot of german Dornier Do-24 from a "Seenotstaffel" who had saved more than 90 lives of german pilots from the sea, by the end of the year. He is really a great Hero ! Much more than others having taken hundreds of enemy lives , even if it was in the name of King and Country.....

Unfortunately he died in a senseless suicide attack to the russian bridges across the Oder and Neisse rivers in 1945, with his full of explosives Do-24. But this is another story.

Sea Rescue missions, as well as cargo missions in C-47/Ju-52or dropping agents or weapons to Maquis in Lysander, would give a really new approach to what is flight simulation....