You want loud? Or annoying?

UH-1H doing a nice slow deceleration at low tq settings will produce a
popping sound that is easily heard for more than a mile. And it last a long
time.

I was flying a CH-47D at 165 knots and the folks on the airfield said they
heard us coming for at least five minutes before they saw us. Man she was a
good ole bird.

Don't you all just love the sounds of freedom.

Fred


"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
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I reside about 6 miles off the departure end of MSP runway 12, so I'm
used to hearing a lot of jet traffic. I've only lived here for 6
months but I quickly adjusted to the noise. It's acutally not that
bad, excepting the venerable DC-9.

Today, though, what looked like an F-18 flew over. Wow. I haven't
seen too many fighters in my life (still have yet to see a "real" air
show). That thing peeled off to the southeast with a thunder that
even the DC-9 in full song can't match.

She was probably climbing through 3 or 4 thousand when I looked up.
Are afterburners used during departure? If not, I can't imagine what
_that_ sounds like.

-Scott