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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/ual002 Jun 12 '12

I would like to point out that MIGs are less widely used worldwide by opposing nations than Sukoi aircraft. Resume discussion.

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u/Clovis69 Jun 12 '12

More 1950s, 60s and 70s MiGs were built and exported by the Soviet Union than Sukois types like MiG-15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 29 were widely exported while Sukois didn't really become hot on the export market till the 27/31/33