A touchy subject in aviation circles is the effect of jet engine noise on human nerves and bodies. Some of the airmen hate to mention it; they fear that people who live near jet bases will blame all ...

In this clip I fire up my big RC turbine jet right outside the workshop. You can see the full startup sequence as I bring the engine to life and wait for the idle to come up while my friends look on.

Two Nassau town supervisors are calling on federal officials to find a solution to decades of noise and air pollution from jet engines over residential neighborhoods. Supervisors from Hempstead and ...

"You hear the constant rumble of the engines and it's continuous,” said Joe DiSanza, of Floral Park. “And it's every two minutes." The noises caused by planes flying only a few thousand feet above ...

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