Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
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
I had the privelage/misfortune of driving underneath a Harrier at about 150ft landing at BTL for an airshow with my sunroof open.... let's just say that my ears were ringing about twice as long as they were after the Family Values Tour 98.... and that was a huge difference in exposure time....