On topic: I guess it could be done, it's just a matter of having the visual DM be a bit less corresponding to the actually calculated DM in cases of breaking wings or other catastrophic failures.
I don't know if this could create other problems like it happens in other sims (eg, aircraft seen flying with no wings because the visual DM is "ahead" of the actual one in terms of damage received) or not, but i think that as far as effects alone are concerned it might just be a case of slightly modifying the 3D models.
In general now, let me just pop in here for a preemptive fire extinguisher statement:
The original post is a very well worded post on how to pass some useful criticism.
Let's not have supporters of CoD or detractors of WoP attacking the thread starter when he has taken care to word his post in such a polite manner.
Let's also not have critics of CoD taking his carefully and usefully worded message and turning it into a flaming wreck by injecting thinly veiled jabs at everything CoD.
In short, let's not have the two usual suspect groups going against each other once more and pulling a perfectly valid thread off topic.
Because if we do, i'm finally going to open that quarantine thread and move all offending posts there. This one will remain civil one way or the other.
Not a threat, just a friendly reminder and heads-up 