Major jet noise

[TI-tick]

It's the sound of freedom. I love the sound of a jet turbine. Sprinkle a little bit of Whop-whop-whop from a chopper and I'm in the zone.

I went to elementary school at Shaw AFB SC in the 70's where the noise of flight's of F-4's taking off would cause the teacher to pause until the volume decreased. In my mind that's the sound of freedom. More of a median bell curve effect; low, increasing to high, decreasing to low.

If OP experienced what I think he experienced it's more like a sudden roar/earthquake style that hits with a bang then fades. Not the norm which makes you think WTF was that.

Here's a sprinkle of fan blades:

 

[willtill]

I went to elementary school at Shaw AFB SC in the 70's where the noise of flight's of F-4's taking off would cause the teacher to pause until the volume decreased. In my mind that's the sound of freedom. More of a median bell curve effect; low, increasing to high, decreasing to low.

If OP experienced what I think he experienced it's more like a sudden roar/earthquake style that hits with a bang then fades. Not the norm which makes you think WTF was that.

Here's a sprinkle of fan blades:

Fixed that for you:

 

[spoon059]

Where I grew up, Do Wop was cool but you could get your ass kicked if you went around saying wop wop wop.

That's why you add the silent H, suddenly you aren't talking about Italians anymore...

 

[hobiecat590]

Pax River announced to the local news a noise alert that they were conducting FCLP’s. The F-35 is particularly noisy.

4 miles from Pax and it was loud! It sounded like F-35s. You should hear the roar of a F-35 in hover mode as it drifts past near your home. That rattles windows.

 

[Baccusboy]

Hypersonic test weapon?

 

[Occam]

Hypersonic test weapon?

That’s more of a Nevada thing, or a Marshall Islands thing.

 

[Baccusboy]

That’s more of a Nevada thing, or a Marshall Islands thing.

Awwww.... come on.... what are they going to take out, if they miss?

 

[MTplinker]

I went to elementary school at Shaw AFB SC in the 70's where the noise of flight's of F-4's taking off would cause the teacher to pause until the volume decreased. In my mind that's the sound of freedom. More of a median bell curve effect; low, increasing to high, decreasing to low.

If OP experienced what I think he experienced it's more like a sudden roar/earthquake style that hits with a bang then fades. Not the norm which makes you think WTF was that.

Here's a sprinkle of fan blades:

Yeah, I went to school for a year in Saudi Arabia. The elementary school was lined up with their air base runways, and they’d blast off in silver BAE Lightnings right over us. Class always paused until the noise came down.

Recess was awesome. Very fun to watch a flight of bright silver Lightnings zorch right over you.

 

[Mike OTDP]

You should hear the roar of a F-35 in hover mode as it drifts past near your home. That rattles windows.

Before I retired, my office was about 300 yards from the approach end of Runway 32. Tactical jets at full afterburner are loud.

 

[John from MD]

Before I retired, my office was about 300 yards from the approach end of Runway 32. Tactical jets at full afterburner are loud.

Ehh, what's that you say? Been there unfortunately.

 

[Doug Hile]

I LOVE the sound of Jet Noise ,,, and the smell of burning Jet Fuel,,, in the morning~!!

 

[JohnnyE]

For years I had memories of hearing sonic booms while growing up north of Chicago, but figured I was mistaken because we don't allow supersonic flight over land. Only recently did I learn that supersonic overland flights were done in the 1960's or so to test American citizens' tolerance of sonic booms. I guess it ain't much, since they're banned today. I still remember hearing the booms as a kid and getting a kick out of it.