Originally Posted by
pulse1
I am not that experienced on engine noises but I thought that the Pegasus on the Sea Harrier had a very distinctive noise on shut down. I went all the way to Yeovilton on their last day just to hear it. Actually, I was expecting a lot, lot more as well but was very disappointed.
I also miss the sound of a single Spey on a 1-11 using methanol injection and the curvature of the earth to gain height. And what about the distinctive whistle of the Goblin on the Vampire. Nothing like a couple of those doing engine tests to ruin one's hearing for good.
Just to get the facts right. The BAC 1-11 used water injection to boost thrust, not water/methanol.
Are you talking about a single Spey after an engine failure?
About 1981, I was living in East Grinsted and a Laker 1-11 lost an engine on take-off from Gatwick about midnight. The noise of one engine on Max power for about 10 mins. as it completed a circuit must have woken up all of Horsham, Crawley, East Grinsted and most of Sussex.
As for the most notable sound, how about an A400M.
But the Merlin does it for me.