It's quite a loud plane, and a lot of fun to see it take off at an airshow. It has a distinctive howling sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ http

It's quite a loud plane, and a lot of fun to see it take off at an airshow. It has a distinctive howling sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ It's hard to believe it's 50 years old when you see it maneuver like that. Then again it was surprising to me how powerful and agile an empty A380 or other passenger plane is (check out A380 or A400 Farnborough airshow videos)