LOUD

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

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.

Cool, Scott. I am glad you got to see it. I wish I would have been airport
watching today, though! I did see it parked at Signature this morning.
Looked like it was painted in desert camo colors. There were about 4 or 5
military trainer jets parked there, too.

you have not heard loud.. until you hear the F/A-22 on departure..

and yes.. A/B is used on every take off until reaching a safe speed and
altitude in the climb profile..

BT

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
om...
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

My personal fav is a F-14A chained down in the hi-power runup area at NAS
Qceana in zone 5

"BTIZ" wrote in message you have not heard loud.. until you hear the
F/A-22 on departure..

and yes.. A/B is used on every take off until reaching a safe speed and
altitude in the climb profile..

BT

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
...
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

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...

if you want loud, try the F-111.

Ahh, but the 'varks are gone and so are the rhinos. :-(

Since the BUFFs and tankers that are left are all turbofans, I'd say the
king of loud these days is the Bone. A full burner TO will rattle windows
and set off alarms for a mile.

Gerry

Gerry wrote;

Ahh, but the 'varks are gone and so are the rhinos. :-(

Another oldie but goodie was the old Thud, I'd have to put that right up there
with the Bone.

Jim
SAC Cop
78-88

SR-71 engine run in the middle of the night on Okinawa. Talk about rock and
roll.

Les

"william cogswell" wrote in message
. ..
My personal fav is a F-14A chained down in the hi-power runup area at NAS
Qceana in zone 5

"BTIZ" wrote in message you have not heard loud.. until you hear the
F/A-22 on departure..

and yes.. A/B is used on every take off until reaching a safe speed and
altitude in the climb profile..

BT

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
...
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

if your ready to rock and roll..

sit at the hold back line a third down the runway.. for a B-1 night
multiship departure..

BT

"Les Matheson" wrote in message
news:G6z4b.20458$Go4.18042@lakeread01...
SR-71 engine run in the middle of the night on Okinawa. Talk about rock
and
roll.

Les

"william cogswell" wrote in message
. ..
My personal fav is a F-14A chained down in the hi-power runup area at
NAS
Qceana in zone 5

"BTIZ" wrote in message you have not heard loud.. until you hear the
F/A-22 on departure..

and yes.. A/B is used on every take off until reaching a safe speed
and
altitude in the climb profile..

BT

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
...
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

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


On 31 Aug 2003 13:32:31 -0700, (Scott Lowrey)
wrote:

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

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
om...
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.

Try living in a motel at the end of a SAC runway (for 3 months). Triple buff
takeoffs at 5am, full noise, about 200ft over your head.


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