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I saw Concorde taking off a few times up close at air shows when it was still in service. It was significantly louder than any other aircraft I've ever been nea
by tomatocracy 6y ago
I saw Concorde taking off a few times up close at air shows when it was still in service. It was significantly louder than any other aircraft I've ever been near (it had 4 enormous engines with afterburners - not that surprising I guess). Takeoff noise really was a big issue.
- soylentcola 6y agoIt used to fly over my house when I was a teenager. I lived an hour or two (drive) from Dulles Airport and when it (rarely) passed overhead, it was still fairly loud. Nothing like you'd hear at an air show, but we always knew to look up if we heard it when we were out in the yard. It was pretty cool because it was close enough to takeoff that you could easily make out the distinct shape of the plane.
- gsnedders 6y agoNote the proposed Concorde B that never actually reached production due to cancelled orders of the A variant went without the afterburners. I don't recall it being significantly louder than any other aircraft I've been near, but the vast majority of aircraft that were any where close were military aircraft!