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pinboy3niner

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12. A lot of the newer military helicopters seem to be a lot quieter

Reply to daredtowork (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 03:01 AM

Dec 2014

They're using advanced engines and even the wop-wop-wop of the rotors on the old Jueys seems to be quieter on newer helicopters that replaced the Hueys.

Hueys were used for a long time to shuttle Pentagon brass to Capitol Hill for meetings and congressional hearings. Being at the Wall on a hot day in D.C. when one of the Hueys flew over was a real trip!

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The Loudness of the Helicopters (Berkeley Tear Gas Update) [View all] daredtowork Dec 2014 OP

Add medical helicopters to the list Jim Beard Dec 2014 #1

Didn't think of medical helicopters! daredtowork Dec 2014 #2

Ah, this must have been it daredtowork Dec 2014 #4

Noise pollution is a serious problem. WhiteAndNerdy Dec 2014 #3

I wasn't imagining it - it's directly above me daredtowork Dec 2014 #6

I didn't mean to imply you were imagining it. WhiteAndNerdy Dec 2014 #9

I was more or less confirming that to myself daredtowork Dec 2014 #10

The Silence of the Helicopters... pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #5

haha they are just GETTING LOUDER! daredtowork Dec 2014 #7

Weather/atmospheric conditions can also affect how the sounds- pugetres Dec 2014 #8

Actually the helicopters are circling low and directly overhead, no paranoia daredtowork Dec 2014 #11

A lot of the newer military helicopters seem to be a lot quieter pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #12

hmm on the other hand stealth might be even scarier. daredtowork Dec 2014 #13

Kicking this because I didn't know what it was daredtowork Dec 2014 #14

theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack daredtowork Dec 2014 #15

I lived in LA and it was like a war zone every night. WhiteTara Dec 2014 #16

Yes it sounds like a war zone daredtowork Dec 2014 #17

The Marines are about to invade L.A. again pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #18

haha you're laughing now daredtowork Dec 2014 #19