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What is the loudest, noisiest plane you have ever encountered?

You are right about the Vulcan! I quite forgot - I had the priviledge of seeing one some years back (at Farnborough, I think - in the late 80's, man, time flies, no wonder I forgot I'm getting old).

I'd love to see and hear a Vulcan again, a truly iconic aircraft!
 
Jets. The Mighty Vulcan!!
We had one visit for a few of the RAAF 'Birthday' airshows in the early '70s and it was LOUD!!!
Piston engined aircraft, a toss-up between the Lincoln MR.30 and the P2V-7, both of which my Father flew, and the Neptune gets in only when it had two turning and two burning.
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The one that sticks with me since childhood was watching Convair 660s with their Dart turboprop engines bringing my great-grandmother into the terminal at the local airport. In those carefree days, you could stand out on the balcony overlooking the terminal and watch the planes taxi in; the screech of those engines seem to cut right through me.

A B-1 made a low flyby of town a few years ago in full afterburner; and I agree it was loud. I have seen the Harrier and other military jets perform; while they are all loud; they all just seemed to be evenly both enjoyable and unbearable.

-James
 
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