Air Force details how expanded Powder River range would sound on the ground

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Source: Rapid City Journal

To give pilots more realistic training, the Air Force has proposed increasing their range from 7,000 to 28,000 square miles in South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The training includes allowing supersonic flights and flybys as low as 500 feet. The public has until Nov. 13 to comment on the proposal that will be decided upon next fall.

Air Force documents suggest a full-throttle B1 burning its afterburners at low altitude would peak at around 133 decibels. That is louder than the average rock concert and above what is considered the threshold for pain. It is sound that would cause serious damage to hearing if maintained for prolonged periods.

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