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somebodyelse22 t1_j7oxk2y wrote

Reply to comment by TheKatLoaf in An F-16 fighter jet doing a high-speed low pass over a car as a "show of force" by qzs1

I was driving one evening near London Heathrow airport, when Concorde took off with afterburners in full flame right above me. My reaction was just the same as your Dad's...and biggest jump scare I've ever experienced too.

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TheKatLoaf t1_j7p48vk wrote

I can't imagine the noise of those engines. The sound of the jet was incredible. I've experienced "sneak up" flybys at airshows but this was that x1000

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frickindeal t1_j7qo22j wrote

Got hit with a killer "sneak-up" flyover from a distant air show. We were at a pier on a beach looking at the air show going on miles away across the water. The planes would come out over the lake, but never closer than maybe a half-mile or so. Suddenly a jet comes from the land side of our view (behind us) and the sound blasted us all at once. Entire pier of people were jump-scared by that one.

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geegeeallin t1_j7p28i1 wrote

I’m jelly. Sad I never saw her fly.

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somebodyelse22 t1_j7p2irk wrote

I worked near Heathrow, and every day you could hear the amazing sound as Concorde took off at about 11.00am. The engine roar would fade, and all that was left was the wailing of car alarms, from cars parked nearby. The raw power of that plane was incredible.

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willtron3000 t1_j7q0cvs wrote

Where I grew up, I used to live under the flight path near Heathrow. Around 6pm everyday it was deafening, but you got used to it. Never stopped being amazing.

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wholovesbevers t1_j7pkkvs wrote

Look up the new "Boom" by Overture. Hoping we see them in the skies by 2030.

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LSDkiller t1_j7po0w3 wrote

They're going to need an engine first. They literally don't have one.

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asdaaaaaaaa t1_j7ps0hi wrote

> "Boom" by Overture

It's literally just a model right now. Usually takes a bit longer than that to develop an aircraft, test parts, get manufacturing set up, get it approved/qualified by the FAA, then sell it. Not to mention how many companies and "idea" planes pop up already.

Unfortunately, without an engine or half-way working prototype, they haven't really even taken the first steps in development, at least not the challenging ones. If they already had made progress, I'd say they have a chance, but it's still way too early to have any hope.

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madman1969 t1_j7s8g5n wrote

Dad was in the RAF and we lived on various bases my entire childhood.

In that entire time nothing was as loud as watching a Vulcan flypast at an airshow in the mid-70's. I remember a can of Coke resting on top of the car being shuffled across the roof as it flew by.

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somebodyelse22 t1_j7sal4t wrote

I'm envious of you. I never saw a Vulcan, but fell in love with them when I saw a documentary about how Vulcans were used in the bombing of the Falkland Islands. So audacious to use moth-balled aircraft for one last mission, to fly half-way round the world as a reminder that even mainland South America could be targeted if needed. Old technology that still carried an unexpected punch.

If you've not seen it, highly recommend the following documentary about the story of Vulcans going to war. https://youtu.be/D3ZdOo9dtC8

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