"Dave Whiley" wrote in message
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Andrew Chaplin wrote:
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"Glenn" wrote in message
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What did it sound like (other than loud)?

This should give you an idea.

There's a low-frequency component that cuts in at about 0:24 in that
recording, known as the "Vulcan Howl". On some take-offs it's at a very low
level, on others it can dominate the engine sound, and I've heard it
described as being like "a herd of elephants trunpeting!"

I'm guessing that the volume on any given occasion depends on many factors
(length of runway, how much power the pilot has to apply and where, weather
conditions, where you're standing at what point in the take-off... and so
on, and so on!)

I've never been around a Vulcan in the flesh, so I am not sure how close that
recording is. I found it several years ago in ABPM and kept it along with
other military sound MP3s, e.g. a Chieftain firing and a CF-104 take-off.
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