Airbus re-entry
Hi,
Excuse my ignorance in what follows, I'm a mere air traffic controller with an interest in aircraft. Living next to a VOR as I do for inbound/outbounds to STN, I occasionally hear a noise that sounds, I should imagine, rather like the space shuttle on re-entry. It's a real Star Wars 'coming out of hyperspace' type of noise, lasts a few seconds and only happens perhaps for 1 in 10 of the aircraft that fly over. I always thought it was engine related but last time I was on a jump-seat in an A319 I heard a similar noise when the spoliers were deployed, although the pilots were at a loss to explain it. Anyone have any ideas?
Cheers.
AA