[quote="Simo Häyhä":08ac5]how many planes are in the retail version?[/quote:08ac5]

If you get Forgotten Battles (standalone expansion) there are 80 flyable and many more AI controlled planes.

the list is here

[url="http://www.il2sturmovik.com/forgotten_battles/fb_features.php"]http://www.il2sturmovik.com/forgotten_b ... atures.php[/url]


the original IL-2 has 31 flyable planes and over 40 AI planes
IL-2 has Soviet, German, and American (lend lease only) planes

FB has Soviet, German, Finnish, and American planes (both lend lease and actual US)


EDIT: I think now you can buy both IL-2 and Forgotten Battles in one pack for less, but if you had to choose I would recommend FB.