calm down everyone, here is an excerpt from the live demo on UStream:

2:24 danneale: ok here goes
2:25 danneale: Mark from 505 Games here
2:25 danneale: fire questions(not all at once!)
2:25 MARTIANS: yeh, go ahead, ask me
2:25 MARTIANS: ;-)
2:25 H_Lecter: is there a cockpit view for the german planes or not?
2:25 spunkyrakune: What game modes will be availaboe in MP?
2:26 elneilios84: will there be a flightstick bundle?
2:26 MARTIANS: do you have freeflight on all the maps?
2:26 danneale: Yes there is a cockpit view for German planes
2:26 H_Lecter: real or virtual cockpit..?
2:27 danneale: IN MP - Dogfight, team dogfight, strike, capture the airfield, up to 16 players
2:27 danneale: flightsticks are avilable, and supported... it will depend on individual retailers
2:27 Spotter5: Can we pilot the ME262 in multiplayer/singleplayer?
2:27 danneale: real cockpits
2:27 RawKryptonite: In ground strike, will each team be set to use a certain number of full sized bombers? assign player(s) to it? are there "slots" for bombers to fill so teams have equal number of them?
2:28 danneale: (almost every plane historically correct)
2:28 danneale: a couple without cockpit views
2:28 H_Lecter: *hugs mark and everyone else*
2:28 H_Lecter: it must be xmas, thanks guys!
2:28 elneilios84: that is very good news about real cockpits

very good news on the cockpits. nice little demo too!

Hi guys!

I posted to start this rumor so I am posting to end end it!! I hope.

So it has been confirmed that german planes will have real cockpit views.

Check here the questions asks during the live demo on ustream and the answers of danneale (working with Mark Allen at 505games):

H_Lecter: is there a cockpit view for the german planes or not?
2:20 spunkyrakune: What game modes will be availaboe in MP?
2:20 elneilios84: will there be a flightstick bundle?
2:21 MARTIANS: do you have freeflight on all the maps?
2:21 danneale: Yes there is a cockpit view for German planes
2:21 H_Lecter: real or virtual cockpit..?
2:21 danneale: IN MP - Dogfight, team dogfight, strike, capture the airfield, up to 16 players
2:22 danneale: flightsticks are avilable, and supported... it will depend on individual retailers
2:22 Spotter5: Can we pilot the ME262 in multiplayer/singleplayer?
2:22 danneale: real cockpits
2:22 RawKryptonite: In ground strike, will each team be set to use a certain number of full sized bombers? assign player(s) to it? are there "slots" for bombers to fill so teams have equal number of them?
2:22 danneale: (almost every plane historically correct)
2:23 danneale: a couple without cockpit views
2:23 H_Lecter: *hugs mark and everyone else*
2:23 H_Lecter: it must be xmas, thanks guys!
2:23 elneilios84: that is very good news about real cockpits
2:23 Spotter5: is the DLC free or paid for?
2:24 danneale: RawKryptonite -yes you can assign players to it
2:24 elneilios84: is there a real first person view in gun turrets on bombers?
2:24 danneale: yes you can fly ME262 in MP
2:24 Spotter5: sweet!
2:24 RawKryptonite: re: Strike, so each team has to fill ___ (ex 2) bomber slots or something like that?
2:25 danneale: View for gun turrets is always 3rd person
2:26 RawKryptonite: MP Strike: do the base buildings respawn or are there a certain number to take out for a win? multiple areas?MP Strike: do the base buildings respawn or are there a certain number to take out?
2:26 danneale: RawKryptonite - No, in strike 1 player controls the plane (Flight, bombing, Turrets etc)
2:26 RawKryptonite: oops
2:27 RawKryptonite: no, I meant in game set up is there a required number of bombers. "each team must have ___ number of bombers flown"
2:27 danneale: DLC - plane and mission pack on 360 paid for, 800 points on 360.... on PS3 DLC combined into one pack also paid for... will be equivelent of 9.99 euros

Enjoy

Still doubting ;)

I feel relief somehow :-P

Great relief here too. I take it as granted that there will be a playable BF109 with cockpit view. Everything else would really not make sense and I can't imagine any developer studio with such bad judgement.

This game is still everything I was dreaming of and I can't wait for it to be released :grin:

Leaves the question open why we dont get any feedback from anton, who was reading this thread a couple of minutes ago. If the question is so easily answered, why not then?

Just be happy he answers some questions for us. You tell me another company where the CEO comes in and talks to the public. Everybody needs to chill out!

I am happy about that! Very much so and grateful aswell. Still I would love to have an answer on that simple question. Do "our" planes have a "real" cockpit or not :grin:

The answer you are looking for is posted in this thread the answer is yes german planes will have real cockpits, but not every plane will have a cockpit.