Posted on 12/31/2015 2:43:22 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
“One of the loudest objects on earth is a B1 taking off on full afterburner.”
You could feel the shuttle take off 50 miles away.
There is no prettier airplane than the A-10.
Goosebumps and tears. And, I’m a little old lady.
I would prefer it if John-Rob would just fix the software.
Won’t argue, I love the Warthog! It’s beauty is in its usefulness.
“Not as loud as 2 F4H Phantoms on afterburner, 50 yards away and me with the mother of all hangovers.”
Tell me about it. I worked the flight deck on the USS Enterprise when we launched our squadrons F-4J phantoms. I was right there when they went into after burner for take off. My hearing has suffered because of it.
Funny thing is I went to the VA for compensation for the hearing loss but was rejected. However I was granted some because I had fired a rifle in some of my training. Makes no sense.
Many years ago a freeper told about a relative who was in a gun tub on a cruiser firing AA in the Pacific in WWII. When he got out he went to the VA for hearing loss and they said it was a natural result of aging and sent him on his way. He was 23.
Yall must not have been exposed to the sound of the SR-71 or U-2 on takeoff.
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