B-17G is the first in a series of products that MicroProse is planning to release and the project has just crossed a major milestone as it reaches its 1.0 release status. The project has been available in early access for several months now and is now considered fully released. Let’s have a look!

Fly the Fortress

The B-17G Flying Fortress needs little introduction as a legendary aircraft of World War II and MicroProse has sought to capture a piece of that experience in Microsoft Flight Simulator with their Heritage Valor Collection.

The aircraft boasts high fidelity flight model, 4K PBR textures, Wwise sounds, MSFS 2024 walkaround support, in-sim clipboard, six liveries, and smoke and vibration effects. The aircraft is also expected to pickup visible wear and tear effects, gain a maintenance system, crew management, multiplayer animation upgrades, and electrical system simulation post launch for no additional charge. No ETA has been given on those updates.

Just Flight is offering the aircraft through their storefront for $39.99 USD regular price with an introductory $32.99 USD early access price – which they report has been extended for a short period post release.

I had a first look at the project a few months ago and I’m keen to try it out again now that its reached a key milestone.

Learn more about the project here and checkout the change log here.