[shotgun]

That’s cool. I worked on a lot of airports both civilian and military. The loudest planes I was ever around were Navy EA6-B’s at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. I always assumed it was because they use maximum thrust for takeoff. The base had 2 -8,000 foot crosswind runways but they only used 1,000 feet on each end to replicate carrier landing/takeoffs. The worse times were at the beginning of each month when they would get their fuel store filled and every plane was constantly going up. Toward the end of the month when fuel was in short supply they would only have a handful of planes going up so those day were great.

At Kfalls (10,300 feet) the Air Force F-15’s would roll about 5-6,000 feet before lift off and landings they would take the whole 10,300. The F-15’s were very quiet by comparison.

[blackdog]

NASA used to assign T-38's to space shuttle pilots for their own use and to keep current. The pilots would fly them to visit family or friends on weekends.

We had a huffer, so they used to come into Charlotte a lot on their way up the east coast for refueling and a start with the huffer.

Those T-38's are so light they go from sea level to 30,000 feet in one minute.

[21twelve]

“The base had 2 -8,000 foot crosswind runways but they only used 1,000 feet on each end to replicate carrier landing/takeoffs.”

I was on Whidbey Island Base working and noticed and wondered about why they didn’t use the entire runway - and yes it was loud!