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Old 7th Jun 2021, 22:35
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aroa
 
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From the ground one of the noisiest piston jobs that I recall was the Pusher twin Angel.
Silence now reigns because they have all been crashed, 4 of 4. so an extinct species.
Very specific and noisy ‘signature’ and could be heard from tens of miles away, so you knew what was coming.
The one I witnessed crash at YMBA flew into the cornfield like a sailplane on final glide,... which for this a/c it was...silent after a noisy take off, so I reckon both engines had failed. RIP that crew.

Jets are different ...specifically designed to turn Avtur into decibels.
8 EE Lightnings in stream take off, ie 16 Olympus on afterburner, thundered like worlds end, the ground shook, yr body trembled like a leaf and it looked like God pulling a string of beads to heaven. Straight up until out of sight.
Brain boggling !
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