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Old 27-March-2008, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry Jacks View Post
the vacuum-cleaner whine of the S-3

So, is that why they called the S-3 the "Hoover"? I thought is was because those big low-mounted engines were particularly good at sucking up FOD.
I can't speak to the FOD problem since I worked A-7E's, but I DO know the S-3 had a distinctive "vooooOOOOPPP" sound along with that whistling whine when the pilot added a lot of power at once (warning, YouTube linque) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FRJf...eature=related At about 04 seconds, and from 08-12 seconds into the video, listen for that sound.
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