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

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.


--
The Raven
http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/batfinkquote.mp3
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** since August 15th 2000.

In article , "Gerry
Caron" wrote:

if you want loud, try the F-111.

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

even the EF's?

and what about the Australians? are theirs all gone too?


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.

The USAF still has at least one 707 with the old old engines.
Everytime it takes off out of BED there are dozens of noise
complaints. But of course it probably won't match a plane
doing a full burner TO.

--
Bob Noel