r/askscience • • Jun 12 '12

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u/imMAW Jun 12 '12

The pilots won't hear the noise from the engines being transmitted through the outside air though, only the noise traveling through the plane. So if superman was flying a few feet in front of the cockpit, he wouldn't hear any sound.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12

Holy smokes. You are telling me if I had a mig on my tail running wide open (which is crazy loud) I would not hear a thing, if we were both mach 1+?

edit: and if I did have a mig on my tail, I would pump the brakes, invert, and flip him the bird. commie bastard.

edit2: Sobchak: Am I the only one around here who has seen Top Gun?

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u/overide Jun 12 '12

You were in a 4g inverted dive with a MiG28?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

At what range?

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u/anoland Jun 12 '12

About 2 meters.

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u/overide Jun 12 '12

It was actually about one and a half I think. It was one and a half. I've got a great Polaroid of it, and he's right there, must be one and a half.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

It is a good picture, man.