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Old 31st Jul 2006, 14:47
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paulkinm
 
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Aircraft slip stream

Hi all,

I would like to ask about a phenomenon I haev noticed while watching aircraft come into land at Heathrow and other smaller airports.

As an aircraft passes over at about 50 - 60 feet overhead, count to 30 and then there is a strange "ripping of paper" kind of sound in the air. It's very odd and it appears to follow the aircraft. First time I heard it I went

I can only put this down to aircraft slip stream or is it something else?

Any help would be most appreciated!
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