These guys just don't get it. Complaining about an airport like JFK is justified. Back when the houses were built, airplanes were nowhere near as loud as when the first jets debuted (much less, the Concord). The houses came first, not the loud airplanes.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a "plane nut". I love loud jets (but I can understand those who don't or those who are trying to sleep).
The only way the argument wouldn't be valid is if the houseing was developed well after the advent of loud turbine powered aircraft.
Kinda like what some others have posted in reply to this thread:
Actually, all the current unmanned heavy launch vehicles (titan, delta, atlas, etc) are derived from ICBM's. Just do a search on Google to verify this. Even the new evolved launch vehicles are derivatives of the older platforms.
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These guys just don't get it. Complaining about an airport like JFK is justified. Back when the houses were built, airplanes were nowhere near as loud as when the first jets debuted (much less, the Concord). The houses came first, not the loud airplanes.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a "plane nut". I love loud jets (but I can understand those who don't or those who are trying to sleep).
The only way the argument wouldn't be valid is if the houseing was developed well after the advent of loud turbine powered aircraft.
Kinda like what some others have posted in reply to this thread: Actually, all the current unmanned heavy launch vehicles (titan, delta, atlas, etc) are derived from ICBM's. Just do a search on Google to verify this. Even the new evolved launch vehicles are derivatives of the older platforms.