What's the loudest GA aeroplane out there?
Anything with a Garret. Cessna A37 Dragonfly, Any bloody Queenair owned by Codds. Just reading this brought back memories of the bellow coming from those things at takeoff power.
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Any bloody Queenair owned by Codds. Just reading this brought back memories of the bellow coming from those things at takeoff power.
Loved the sound of a certain Queenair going overhead my Unit in YPLC back in the late 90's at 0 dark hundred! Flown by a certain SMS777.
And Pinky their idea of fly neighbourly for the good citizens of North Shields was to give them a serve on the way in by landing on 01 and follow up half an hour later with a second dose by invariably departing on 19 at Port Lincoln.
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And Pinky their idea of fly neighbourly for the good citizens of North Shields was to give them a serve on the way in by landing on 01 and follow up half an hour later with a second dose by invariably departing on 19 at Port Lincoln.
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Correct. Flying instruction is "Commercial Aviation". Once the pupil pilot is licensed and fly's by him/her/itself, it is categorised as GA or "Private Aviation" Funny that. Not that any authority is itemising that..oh yes, in India it is definitely itemised. In Germany, it is classified as "Sport Aviation", (crude translation). "Sport Aviation" is of course taxed accordingly..
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Perception is everything!. The Piaggio is not particularly loud, but the sound may be irritating. You may find your neighbour's lawnmower "loud" but it may not be loud on the decibel scale. Frequency and pitch (low-high) of the sound is a perceptual determinant . The sound may be just an annoyance to the human ear, particularly at a certain place and time. Loudness is pure decibels. A Rolls-Royce Dart engine operating at a certain RPM with a certain propeller combination is "loud". Damaging to the human ear actually. Three P&W JT8D turbojets on a corporate B727-100 at MTO on a -30C morning is loud. Been there..I luv it! May not have been GA..
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Hands down.....this old girl on full afterburners wins the noise making contest!
Correct. Flying instruction is "Commercial Aviation". Once the pupil pilot is licensed and fly's by him/her/itself, it is categorised as GA or "Private Aviation" Funny that. Not that any authority is itemising that..oh yes, in India it is definitely itemised. In Germany, it is classified as "Sport Aviation", (crude translation). "Sport Aviation" is of course taxed accordingly..
This was an interesting watch - so loud it made ground crew sick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx2F9PZlCqY&t=645s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx2F9PZlCqY&t=645s
Remember reading in Business & Commercial Aviation over 30 years ago that the flyover noise level of a Queenair at 5,000' was louder than a 707 at the same altitude..! Was loud enough on the inside as my deteriorating hearing is proof of after 3 years in the NSW Air Ambulance, many noise complaints with our back of the clock departures from Mascot, people complaining of "noisy military aircraft"!