Possible modifications for early Soviet Fighters

[Dirtbag_Jim]

Hi there,

 

Was wondering if it would it ever be possible for there to be the option to use the M-105PA engine instead of the M-105PF engine in certain soviet fighters like the Yak-1, Yak-7 and the Lagg-3. This would better allow these planes use in earlier war scenarios (e.g. Yak-1 in Moscow, Yak-7 in Stalingrad), and the option for different engines in the same air frame should be possible to do as evidenced by the Spitfire Mk Vb in-game (Option between Merlin 46 or Merlin 45 engine).

 

Maybe it could be offered as a paid modification in the store,  to help cover development costs, as it would basically be like having new variants of the existing planes that you can use in more campaigns/scenarios. It would also help improve diversity, as currently all the Yak's use the same engine, so there may not be as much motivation for casual customers to purchase all the variants of the Yak when their performance figures are relatively similar and they can get the same basic experience by purchasing only one of them.

 

Also on a side note: wonder if we could ever get an option for a canopy modification for the Yak-1 to have a glass rear canopy like in the illustration below. Would be similar to implement as the option for a different canopy on the Fw-190D-9, or the option to remove the headrest that's available in all 109's. It provides a big, kind of unfair advantage, that's available free to all 109's, but you have to pay to get rear-visibility for a Yak by purchasing the 1b model; and you can't even use it in early war SP campaigns, or in early war scenarios on multiplayer servers. If 109's get the option to improve rearward visibility, so should the Yak-1.

 

 

 

[gimpy117]

On 3/31/2020 at 2:08 PM, Dirtbag_Jim said:

Hi there,

 

Was wondering if it would it ever be possible for there to be the option to use the M-105PA engine instead of the M-105PF engine in certain soviet fighters like the Yak-1, Yak-7 and the Lagg-3. This would better allow these planes use in earlier war scenarios (e.g. Yak-1 in Moscow, Yak-7 in Stalingrad), and the option for different engines in the same air frame should be possible to do as evidenced by the Spitfire Mk Vb in-game (Option between Merlin 46 or Merlin 45 engine).

 

Maybe it could be offered as a paid modification in the store,  to help cover development costs, as it would basically be like having new variants of the existing planes that you can use in more campaigns/scenarios. It would also help improve diversity, as currently all the Yak's use the same engine, so there may not be as much motivation for casual customers to purchase all the variants of the Yak when their performance figures are relatively similar and they can get the same basic experience by purchasing only one of them.

 

Also on a side note: wonder if we could ever get an option for a canopy modification for the Yak-1 to have a glass rear canopy like in the illustration below. Would be similar to implement as the option for a different canopy on the Fw-190D-9, or the option to remove the headrest that's available in all 109's. It provides a big, kind of unfair advantage, that's available free to all 109's, but you have to pay to get rear-visibility for a Yak by purchasing the 1b model; and you can't even use it in early war SP campaigns, or in early war scenarios on multiplayer servers. If 109's get the option to improve rearward visibility, so should the Yak-1.

 

 

 

I would be for both things. can we find any documentation on these engines being retrofitted?