Thankee, seen that before but never asked.
Whadya think, I was pick'n on ya? LOL
Personally I though AH took a step backwards when they changed the look of the puffy ack a few years ago.
This was right after Sudz came aboard the AH team. Prior to that it looked more like the ack you see in the old film clips.
Now they just look like grey cotton balls.
I mentioned it when they did it then. And I still think so today.
Not a huge issue but more for aesthetics and a touch of realism.
I agree though I wish our impacts looked and acted more like that (notice the planes shaking from the shock wave as well?)