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t'aint natural
8th Sep 2001, 16:30
Noisy today. I’ve just had two old 727s go past my window (5 miles, 27L EGLL). Might have been a go-around. They don’t half make a racket. Just shows how much quieter life has got in Richmond in recent years. :)
few@two
9th Sep 2001, 04:16
Probably not 727's haven't seen any in recently, however have noticed the Russian/Balkan contingents Tu-154's and the like going out making a racket. Could have been one or two of those that you have seen
I'm surprised they pass all the noise reg's nowadays. :cool:
Bright-Ling
9th Sep 2001, 12:33
Could have been - even had a civvy VC10 into LHR on Thursday!
B-L
Unwell_Raptor
9th Sep 2001, 13:12
I didn't realise there were any!
Dan Winterland
9th Sep 2001, 14:30
There have been no civilian VC10s since about 1985. If it was a VC10, it would have been an RAF aircraft. They occaisionally fly VIPs form LHR.
The Guvnor
9th Sep 2001, 15:08
Unless of course it was an IL62 ...
Thunderbug
9th Sep 2001, 15:17
few@two
There was a JAT (Yugoslav - Serbian!) B727 lining up behind me on 27R yesterday midday. So it's not completely a figment of t'aint natural's imagination!
At least with a 727 it is proper noise, not that really intensely irritating "buzz-saw" whine you get from the little airbuses - and the manufacturers say they are quiet!
777 are amazing for noise, they sail over my place in Twickenham with a low rumble - sound like they are just ticking over and they are carrying 3 times the pax as the whiney airbuses.
Strange but true........ :eek:
My late Aunt Gladys lived in Heston. Sitting in her garden with a pot of tea between us the Tridents approaching 28R (sic) were deafening, and prevented all conversation for about 30 seconds - every 45 seconds. The VC10 and 111 were thunderous on takeoff, but there was something special about those Trident that made the fillings rattle in your teeth.