Lack of impact sounds?

[skouras]

Originally Posted by seaeye

If your aircraft was split in half as a result of a collision, you would hear it. a 2000HP engine would not mask the noise at all.

I can also hear my rounds hitting enemy aircraft up to 400yard away, that it unrealistic.

totally angree with you
the rounds hitting enemy aircraft is unrealistic 400yard away

[Anvilfolk]

I remember a former RAF pilot on a TV program saying that you could tell when you were being hit because you could hear something like someone threw a handful of pebbles at your plane. No shake, nothing - just the sound of pebbles hitting the airframe.