LOUD

Scott, I'm the same distance off the approach end :-) Saw the same
airplane, I think. I took it for an F-15. Seen several T-37s
overhead lately, too, plus a pair of T-38s a week or two ago. A year
or two back when the BUFF came to town it came in right over the
house. We were outside; my wife looked up and said, "I'm sure glad
that's on OUR side!"

Saw a Vulcan at an airshow some years back - it was making its
farewell tour before being retired. I can understand why the Falkland
sheep were scared out of their coats! Like a flock of banshees.

My vote for best loud airplane sound, though, would have to go to the
B-36. Rent the Jimmy Stewart classic, "Strategic Air Command" and
turn up the surround-sound.... Folks who heard them fly over the
Great Plains say that you would hear that drone for hours as that
six-ply contrail slowly crossed from horizon to horizon.

The sound of freedom indeed!

Corrie

(Scott Lowrey) wrote in message . com...
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

In article ,
(Corrie) wrote:

My vote for best loud airplane sound, though, would have to go to the
B-36. Rent the Jimmy Stewart classic, "Strategic Air Command" and
turn up the surround-sound.... Folks who heard them fly over the
Great Plains say that you would hear that drone for hours as that
six-ply contrail slowly crossed from horizon to horizon

I lived about 30 miles from Fairchild AFB and remember them "visiting"
while flying their missions, nearly blotting out the sky.
Those "thumping" props almost made your innards rub together.

A bunch, And they're probably the most expensive you'll find. I go way out
of my way to avoid them.

mike regish

"Chris Hoffmann" wrote in message
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Signature? Good grief....how many FBO's do they run? That's the FBO at
Mitchell Field in Milwaukee, too.


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Chris Hoffmann
Student Pilot @ UES
30 hours

I like the F14 with the water skier.

mike regish

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
.net...
"Neal" wrote in message ...
An F-15 can get pretty awesomely loud too, looks vaguely similar to an
F-18, to the layperson, in that it also has twin vertical
stabilizors/rudders but they're straight up instead of angled
outwards. F-15's wing is much larger, and somewhat delta-shaped too.

Good pics for comparison at:
http://www.rijskamp.com/KLu/photos/photo_50.html


That's an excellent shot, thanks. From my viewing angle and distance, I
really
didn't get a good enough look. All I caught were the twin verticals.
Looks
like the key is the wing shape (and angle of verticals). Unfortunately
the
roll
in my direction put the wings level with me, so couldn't see them.

(Bill Kapaun) wrote:

In article ,
(Corrie) wrote:

My vote for best loud airplane sound, though, would have to go to the
B-36. Rent the Jimmy Stewart classic, "Strategic Air Command" and
turn up the surround-sound.... Folks who heard them fly over the
Great Plains say that you would hear that drone for hours as that
six-ply contrail slowly crossed from horizon to horizon

I lived about 30 miles from Fairchild AFB and remember them "visiting"
while flying their missions, nearly blotting out the sky.
Those "thumping" props almost made your innards rub together.

A low-level B-52 pass at about 400 knots will certainly get your
attention. It's interesting to look up and see one of those suckers
close enough over your head to notice details. At night. On a
blacked-out flightline...

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Slam on brakes accordingly.