What's the loudest GA aeroplane out there?
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And, to the best of my knowledge and belief, were powered by Avons, not Olympus. Mind you, a mere four Olympus, without afterburner, in a Vulcan doing a demonstration take off at Farnborough remains a vivid memory from a very long time ago. It really did make your knees freeze, your back crack, and your liver quiver. But the Vulcan was even less of a GA aircraft, never doing joyflights.
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I got told by ATC that he thought I must have woke up everyone in Western Sydney
They were sensitive neighbours way back in the 70's and quick to complain - and it hasn't stopped.
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......Jets are different ...specifically designed to turn Avtur into decibels.
8 EE Lightnings in stream take off, ie 16 Olympus on afterburner, thundered like worlds end, the ground shook, yr body trembled like a leaf and it looked like God pulling a string of beads to heaven. Straight up until out of sight.
Brain boggling !
8 EE Lightnings in stream take off, ie 16 Olympus on afterburner, thundered like worlds end, the ground shook, yr body trembled like a leaf and it looked like God pulling a string of beads to heaven. Straight up until out of sight.
Brain boggling !
Great description aroa....God pulling a string of beads to heaven.
And Lightnings were kinda GA for a while but not anymore. Thunder City
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Great question. Many years ago, I was on the western apron at Moorabbin Airport when a Mitsubishi MU2 taxied, parked a short while (with engines running) then taxied away. The noise was absolutely unbearable; you really couldn’t be out there without HAVING to cover your ears.
Coincidentally, check out this article on XF-84H ‘Thunderscreech’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republ...Thunderscreech
It was an early (1950’s) turbo prop. The tips of the props exceeded the speed of sound AT IDLE! This was the loudest plane ever produced, and could be heard 40 kilometres away. A short read, but well worth it!
Coincidentally, check out this article on XF-84H ‘Thunderscreech’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republ...Thunderscreech
It was an early (1950’s) turbo prop. The tips of the props exceeded the speed of sound AT IDLE! This was the loudest plane ever produced, and could be heard 40 kilometres away. A short read, but well worth it!
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Sydney off course had a curfew so only turbo props with hush power could operate like, F27s, MU2s and other noisy bug smashers. Still the same today.
FP ....kakapo?
I stand corrected... Avon engines.
At that same Farnborough was a 4 Vulcan scramble, that repeated the EE SOUND performance.
Is the plural for Olympus , Olympii ? Bloody earth shattering that’s for sure.
And how graceful was that huge delta when a Vulcan on solo show did a roll just after lift off !
I stand corrected... Avon engines.
At that same Farnborough was a 4 Vulcan scramble, that repeated the EE SOUND performance.
Is the plural for Olympus , Olympii ? Bloody earth shattering that’s for sure.
And how graceful was that huge delta when a Vulcan on solo show did a roll just after lift off !
Just about GA how about the North American T-6 Texan/Harvard etc, but if that isn't GA enough for you try the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. Its the supersonic prop tips what does it
Is the plural for Olympus , Olympii ?
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I believe the mighty Saturn V is mankind's loudest sustained noisy invention to date - not sure how it compares with the Thunderscreech but probably in some way less unbearable to those near Canaveral during launches.
Few years ago a ground running Griffon interacted with a ground running Merlin in such a way towards where I was standing 100yds away that moving was imperative - some sort of resonance focused the noise in that particular direction I guess. Both engines sound great normally but this was painful. Might have been the faux props fitted rather than the usual Dowty Rotols...
Few years ago a ground running Griffon interacted with a ground running Merlin in such a way towards where I was standing 100yds away that moving was imperative - some sort of resonance focused the noise in that particular direction I guess. Both engines sound great normally but this was painful. Might have been the faux props fitted rather than the usual Dowty Rotols...
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Broad category. General aviation (GA) represents all civilian "aircraft operation other than a commercial aircraft operation or an aerial work operation". Private jets, like John Travolta's Boeing 707, including ex-military jets are considered GA.