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> Oh and it would be so quiet. would it? I was under the impression that proppelers were much louder! what is the biggest source of noise in an aircraft/type?
by davidrm 7y ago
> Oh and it would be so quiet.
would it? I was under the impression that proppelers were much louder!
what is the biggest source of noise in an aircraft/type?
- iosonofuturista 7y agoAh, good ol' Thunderscreech[0]! > The XF-84H was almost certainly the loudest aircraft ever built, earning the nickname "Thunderscreech" as well as the "Mighty Ear Banger". On the ground "run ups", the prototypes could reportedly be heard 25 miles (40 km) away. Unlike standard propellers that turn at subsonic speeds, the outer 24–30 inches (61–76 cm) of the blades on the XF-84H's propeller traveled faster than the speed of sound even at idle thrust, producing a continuous visible sonic boom that radiated laterally from the propellers for hundreds of yards. The shock wave was actually powerful enough to knock a man down. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech#Noise https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscree...
- Brain_Thief 7y agoThis is fantastic - thanks for sharing!
- jandrese 7y agoThe Thunderscreech only had one prop though. A Tu-95[1] has four. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
- bdamm 7y agoPropeller noise can be generally managed more easily than engine noise.