To: Prof Engineer
Us sailors call it the Hoover because of the sound the high-bypass turbofan engines.
269 posted on
05/01/2003 11:32:17 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Yeah, all residents of Coronado know that "WHoooOOMp" sound very well, as the S-3s power up to stay on the glide path coming in to land!
287 posted on
05/01/2003 11:34:11 AM PDT by
Travis McGee
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Us sailors call it the Hoover because of the sound the high-bypass turbofan engines. Thanks for the info. I'm dating an ex-sailor now. I enjoy surprising her with service specific jargon.
1,011 posted on
05/01/2003 12:32:04 PM PDT by
Prof Engineer
(Space Geek {Texas...is BIGGER than France})
To: Blood of Tyrants
Us sailors call it the Hoover because of the sound the high-bypass turbofan engines Those same engines, GE TF-34s (well a different dash number) are used on the A-10.
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