I wouldn’t bank on BoB being released much before Christmas next year for a number of reasons. They have a lot of work set out and it it will be a new generation in WW2 combat simulation, new engine and all that jazz. We are actually getting the beta BoB Flight Models for the up and coming final patch for Pacific Fighters IL2 series. This has been a long time coming in itself, and maybe a bit longer because unfortunately Oleg Maddox (Lead Designer, Developer and flight sim hero) was involved in a serious car accident last week and has quite serious neck and back injuries.

I have every faith in 1C/Maddox that we’ll get the best combat flight simulator ever made, but as with these things we need to be patient. (Good things come to those who wait!)
As for the ME-163 at Amazon, i would think it is just the company (Amazon) saying ‘we need a picture for this product, ah.. that’ll do’. Don’t see that as a representation of what is to come. If you want to see development updates go to http://www.pacific-fighters.com and hit dev. updates page to see 3d models etc for the simulator, it is gonna be awesome.

Basically, don’t waste time with the middle man (online stores) finding out about the product. Keep up to date by visiting the official site and forums. A good place to find out up to the minute news from Oleg himself is at Oleg’s Ready Room that can be found on the PF site. He will answer your questions when he has time and it is the first place you’ll hear of any developments regarding BoB or PF.

Happy landings chaps, hope this clears a few things up…

Crikey… I should be their spokesman!