I have lived next to an airport for the better part of two decades and recognize some airplanes by the sound they produce, which I like a lot 😎… However, I am not saying I am able to identify an exact model 😐…
What I’d like to ask here is if you can tell by the sound of an aircraft which one it is precisely- and how you do it 😀.
I can distinctly tell when an MD-80 flies over. It has that classic metallic buzz. I think the CRJ series is pretty easy to identify too. I guess after watching multiple videos on YouTube you get accustomed to the noise.
I can differ Beluga, A380, 777 by their sound. A320 series partly
I can only distinguish Airbus from Boeing, not much farther than that.
I can identify the sound of a 737, 767, C-5, and some helicopters too.
This metallic buzz- what is its origin? The engines surely…?
Yep, the MD-80 has Pratt and Whitney JT8D-219 (in most cases), which produces a very loud groaning type of sound.
So, basically, any plane with that specific engine would sound alike? Or do I miss something?
Yes, but the JT8D is an old engine, so it’s only used on older planes. It’s used on the 737-200 and the 727, which are both out of commercial service.
Ah. I See. That would make the distinction between Airbus and Boeing from @DirkGiessmann and @Neal_Jha one of different engines. One could ask if people are able to identify a specific engine.
I can clearly identify 727s as they scream over my house making any sound with an origin more than 5 centimiters away unhearable.
And surly I’ll be able to identify Iran Air’s newly bought A350s and 787s and 747s
The sound of a Boeing 777-300ER struggling over the airport fence at 210 knots loaded to MTOW is unmistakable.
Yes, I’m a bit able to identify the aircraft by just hearing the sound. The aircrafts fly above my house at around 3000ft at EDDL and with the time I didn’t only learned to identify the aircraft (and airline) selve; I listened carefully and tried to learn it.
Well, the A380 is for me very easy to identify of its loud engines and the A330. The other aircrafts are often A320family and here it’s harder to know the exact plane.
Can’t recommend it to learn it by videos in the internet because Cameras and Microphones don’t recognize the sound as good as your own ear.
I can. a320s sound like hairdryers, a330s sound like the a320 but deeper, 747s are ridiculously loud, 777s sound like a 747 but not as loud, 767s and 757s sound like 737s but they sound more powerful (because they are), and md-80s are just md-80s.
I can for the most part tell a A320 from the sound. It’s higher pitched than most planes I guess. A 747 is very distinct because, well it has 4 engines so it produces a really loud and deep sound.
I can safely distinguish the sound of an aircraft from a sparrow. I’m working on the rest. :-)
I live close to the departure path of a busy airport. And I can distinctively tell the difference by the engine. I can tell if it’s a 777, a330, a320 (& family), and 737s
I live near JFK, and there was always planes on approach for 13L. Because of that I can most likely identify a 757, MD80, 747, 767, and 777 from engine sounds.
When your ears start bleeding you know its an MD-80 talking off!
I can tell if a heavy aircraft is landing, because it screams on final approach. Approximately 1000ft above my house. But other than that, I can tell if it’s a Dash 8, Fokker F100, Boeing 717, but I can’t clearly identify the B737’s and A320’s because they sound the same. 😅