Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
What design factor introduced to this jet makes it so incredibly loud? I've heard the 15's and 18's rumbling around STL and can't imagine something being even louder. Guess I'll find out at an A&M game they always seem to bring the new toys there for a fly-by every once in a while.
Well...one point is any flight done in the STVOL/VTOL world. It is llike all of the jet noise with the noise passing quickly by. This is one reason the Harriers have always been considered very noisey! Ever hear them at the airshows when they are doing the hovering demos? WOW! It is also just part of the decibal range they are operating in too. I heard something about deck crews having to have new hearing and BODY protection on the flight decks because the vibrations were damaging people's internals!
USMCFLYR