Those planes are sooo sexy, but loud (inside). But so useful.
My absolute favorite is the B1 "Bone", but I never flew in it; only saw it at airshows or parades when they brought over some inventory.
If there was a rumor that a B1 was coming, you better believe I was stoked, even though that meant standing in the hot sun for an hour, in parade dress.
The B1, flying low and slow, wings out, 4 afterburners on, is not LOUD. It's just not.
Loud doesn't begin to describe it. It screams. It thumps. Your entire body feels it.
The B1 sounds like it's ripping up the fucking sky and tearing your body apart, with pieces of your eardrums scattered on the ground.
Also, I'm sure you all know what the B-52 is. That thing is another SCREAMER. Those zero-bypass turbojets are loud as fuck. I much prefer the F-16 or F-15, because, even though they screamed, once they pass, you get the THUMP in you chest.
Maybe one of these decades, the AF will actually pull the trigger on the B-52 engine refit, but I sort of hope they don't.
The loudest that I recall was the C5 that used to take off at Bragg, pathing over our unit. It was so insanely loud and didn't look like it could even fly.
never said it was a bad thing. I love me some steamed cabbage and the resulting biological warfare.
Those planes are sooo sexy, but loud (inside). But so useful.
My absolute favorite is the B1 "Bone", but I never flew in it; only saw it at airshows or parades when they brought over some inventory.
If there was a rumor that a B1 was coming, you better believe I was stoked, even though that meant standing in the hot sun for an hour, in parade dress.
The B1, flying low and slow, wings out, 4 afterburners on, is not LOUD. It's just not.
Loud doesn't begin to describe it. It screams. It thumps. Your entire body feels it.
The B1 sounds like it's ripping up the fucking sky and tearing your body apart, with pieces of your eardrums scattered on the ground.
Also, I'm sure you all know what the B-52 is. That thing is another SCREAMER. Those zero-bypass turbojets are loud as fuck. I much prefer the F-16 or F-15, because, even though they screamed, once they pass, you get the THUMP in you chest.
Maybe one of these decades, the AF will actually pull the trigger on the B-52 engine refit, but I sort of hope they don't.
Anyways, it all sounds like freedom, to me!
The loudest that I recall was the C5 that used to take off at Bragg, pathing over our unit. It was so insanely loud and didn't look like it could even fly.
Absolutely amazing especially in the 90s.