The Diabolical Dr Z wrote:
I'm not hindered by any actual knowledge here, but don't fighters generally fly faster than the speed of sound, where (some) airliners only rarely do that? Crossing the sound barrier gives that nasty "boom", which adds to their loudness, I'd think.
D. Glenn Arthur Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
Which reminds me ... Are fighters actually much louder than jetliners, or is it just that when they pass over my house they do so at a much lower altitude than jetliners do?
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