The most noticeable sound from the Javelin was at idle, not so much a blue note but rather a moan, a sound shared by the Victor 1's which also had the Sapphire engine. Nostalgic perhaps but a pain at three in the morning when you are trying to sleep.
Those of us that live in Oxfordshire still occasionally hear the glorious Meteor blue note as Martin Baker have one they operate out of Chalgrove.
The Vampire was renown for the strange sounds emanating from its engine. Indeed the Australians grounded all theirs and came to Fenton in 65 to check on ours only to discover that the Vampire always made weird noises which we considered quite normal, it was when it stopped making weird noises you should start worrying.
Last edited by Art Field; 10th Apr 2008 at 16:45.
Reason: Further thought