Dixi writes:
I think the last few remaining BAC 1-11s and VC10s should be flown around the airports of Europe to remind people of how loud things used to be. Then perhaps they would stop moaning.
That's the nail, hit right on the head.
'fans whisper compared to the old turbojets. Now you can hear aerodynamic noise.
Personally, I don't find anything objectionable about aircraft sound. Used to live in Gilbert, AZ, and sometimes the pattern from Sky Harbor would put a few heavies overhead.
Same here in Denver - once in a while, something big and noisy goes scorching overhead (I'm a mile from downtown) but it's a nice reminder of the wonderful technology.
Same for train whistles (horns, I know...) that one hears here in the early morning hours. Man's progress and achievement.
I might feel differently if I lived *really close* to a busy hub (or closer to the tracks) and heard it loudly 24/7, but then again I'm smart enough to not do that.
ChrisaanJ writes:
Marcel_MPH
Interesting article ... yeah, right.
First of all the article is "black-on-black", hence illegible unless you go and deliberately 'select' the text.
C, if you're using Vista, you might check your browser settings. The gray part of the page is a background which is actually "pulled up" from a different URL (the site is "http://www.worldwide-aviation.net/" while one of the page's backgrounds comes from "http://openid.net/login-bg.gif"). Some security settings prohibit retrieving data across different domains, this might be affecting the page display.
Also, the article is a bit lightweight, but at least it provokes thought.
Overall, I think a lot of folks just over-react to aircraft noise.
Prolly cheaper to get 'em all iPods than redesign airframes!