We live 40 nautical miles north of Istres and get our daily dose of Tynes as 'Le Transall' booms its way at climb power, heading I would guess for Bretigny, the other
Centre de Essais en Vol south of Paris. Yes, it makes the glasses in the sideboard buzz, but we'll miss it when it's gone. 2018 is the date for their eventual retirement.
The Indian Navy have some TU-142MEs at Dabolim, Goa. To our delight, one started up, and after seemingly interminable checks, took off. It made exactly the sound one would expect!
