[Spinnetti]

Well I for one just had to fly Il-2 in my Wide Screen max resolution and what I ended up with was a shortened width, i had almost 2 inches of black screen on either side of my image. to fix this is to go to your config. and
[window]
width=1600
height=900
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

this is my configuration yours will be your screen res then change the rest. the secret is to remove your iL2Set tool/utility as it will govern your in game resolution, default 1152 by 864. Then you can fly in panoramic view. Cheers "Bravo"

Its full screen, but not panoramic.. it just clips the top and bottom, reducing your vertical view.