The Yak-7 isn’t the best looking of fighter aircraft from the WWII era and because of that, it gets underestimated. Constantly. The other day I was out flying with Air Combat Tutorial Library creator Requiem for a couple of flights and I wanted to share a highlight sortie that showcased what the Yak-7B is pretty…
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Legends of the East Part Two: Yakovlev’s Yak-1 and Yak-7
For the first aircraft in the series I focus on Yakovlev’s famous Yak-1 and Yak-7 series of fighter that is popular in the virtual skies of the IL-2 series. We’re going to look at this aircraft with an eye to everything from its history to its performance both in the real world and in the…
Reviewing IL-2’s Yak-7B Series 36
Aircraft reviews are back with five new aircraft for me to cover with patch 3.001’s release. For this first, post 3.001 review, I decided that I would pick an aircraft that may not have been on everyone’s radar – the Yak-7B. Is it any good or does its awkward looks translate into awkward performance? Trainer…
A new update from 1CGS on IL-2
It’s been nearly a month since we last got a full developer update from 1CGS on the status of IL-2 3.001. The team has been busy doing a whole bunch of different things and this developer update was focused on at least some of that behind the scenes work. Testing is underway We’ve got word…
1CGS updates on project status, new video appears
A new developer update and the last for 2017 has appeared today with some great new information and a new 11-minute long video detailing some of the new aircraft. This is an update you don’t want to miss! Kuban set for release in early 2018 Everything is coming together on the IL-2: Battle of Kuban…
Future IL-2 update will incorporate increased draw distances
A consistent complaint for IL-2: Battle of Stalingrad owners was the shortened draw distances versus other sims. As time has gone on, 1CGS has improved the draw distances for objects, trees, grass and more – One thing hasn’t gone away on clear days is the haze in the distance. That is changing in a big…
The next three months of IL-2 development
A weekly update has dropped from 1CGS featuring the Yak-7B and also some serious discussion on the next stages of the IL-2: Battle of Kuban release. It’s time to look forward at the next three months of development and just what we have in store. Next big update will be in December Jason Williams, IL-2’s…
IL-2 devs update focuses on mirrors, aircraft updates
This week the developers of IL-: Battle of Kuban updated us on some of their progress on the series with a focused on new mirror technology and several 3D model updates including our first look at the Yak-7B! Looking into a mirror If you’ve flown flight sims for a while you’ll know that mirrors have…
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