Plane Tales

The noise of flying machines can be a source of joy or annoyance. Let's have a look at what makes that noise and how much progress has been made over the years! The F-84F Thunderbirds team   The XF-84H 'Thunderscreech'!   The Boeing Dash 80, prototype of the B707   Noise creating vortices coming from an airliner's flaps   The Bypass section of a RR Trent   A possible Airbus blended body design   An APU exhaust   The Gyrodyne Rotorcycle   Images are displayed under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Dreamstime.com - Airbus, the USAF, Boeing Dreamscape, David Monniaux and the US DOD.