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Originally Posted by Larry Jacks
Planes like the C-185 floatplanes were the ones I was thinking about when I wrote, "Even for some light planes whose props exceed about Mach 0.9, the noise levels get very high, making them unpopular in populated areas." A T-6/SNJ trainer seems to fall into this category as well. As long as we have people building houses next to airports and then complaining about the noise, we have to be aware of just how loud some planes actually are.
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Yep. The last time I flew that plane was to deliver it from my home to Edmonton. At 5:30 am I idled it past all the homes along the river until I was downstream of the subdivision, and took off. I am, afterall, a resident of that same subdivision.
Nicholas:
I'm not certain about the numbers for helicopter blades, but I have done lots of low level flying with steep turns in a Bell 206, and that 2 blade system sure makes some loud banging or slapping noises at times.