I can differ between different engines and then base my guess off that but can distinguish further than that.
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Im not able to tell an aircraft apart by sound. With the exception of obvious general classifications like turbo props and turbo jets =p
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I can identify all of them except helicopters 🙂
Yea, funny story I was running on my cross country team today, and I heard a 737 above me so I told my friend, “That’s a 737… Remember that plane we flew to D.C?” And he was staring at me like I’m a freak…
MD80s- Sadly they don’t really fly where I live anymore
737- You can’t really explain it but you know it is a 737
A320- the most basic engine sound, very monotone
757- You don’t really need to explain this beast
787- Wait, where is it? It’s gone? I didn’t hear it :(
747- FEEL THE WRATH OF BLEEDING EARS MWHAHAHA
Yea I’m bored don’t judge my logic
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I can tell what prop aircraft is taxing around through the walls at work by the pitch of the prop and when northern air cargo or Alaska airlines flies over or when 747 takes off but the scream of the engine
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I can hear the difference from a regular airliner and then a MD-80 ( It has this metallic buzz sound)
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A320, A321’s have a sort of ‘singing’ sound to them. CRJ’s make a very distinct sound also. jetBlue operates lots of A320’s so when I hear that distinct noise I almost always no it’s a jetBlue A320.
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The 747 has this nice growl as it passes over my house. Easy to differentiate from a 737 or A320. The Dash 8 can get a little hard compared to the Saab 340 (all frequent planes that fly into YSSY)
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as the only difference I can tell a commercial liner from the planes taking off and doing pattern at Hawthorne municipal. But from different jet that like a test of hearing and my hearing is horrible and same with memory.
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The dash 8 has a way deeper pitch to the props then the Saab 340. I listen to it for 8 hours everyday at work. Pay attention to the pitches if your close enough and the Saab is a lot quieter when they pass over
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yeah, the 777 is so specific, I recognize them everytime they (Emirates to Dubai) power up their engines at Hamburg Airport (Germany) as well as when they start or land.
Beluga (based on A300) is also very easy to hear and recognize.
Some A32x have a special sound of their engines, somehow whining at different changing tones
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Me too. I woke up in the morning by an A380😂
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I could tell you when a Chinook flies over.
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I can tell apart military helicopters.
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I feel like such a non avgeek here, I can only tell the difference between a 320 and a 767, since those two are pretty much the only ones that fly to where I live. Occasionally you’ll get an EVA 77W or 744, and late at night the Korean 737s start flying in.
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I live under the approach for the 4th busiest airport in Canada. When an A319/A320/A321 flies over, I can tell as they have a high pitch buzzing sound. And I can tell when a 777 flies over as they leave a rumble behind them (that’s the GE90 for ya)
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Me personally like how a sabb 340 sounds although its a weird aircraft.Its loud on approach but quite on takeoff.
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The only high pitched buzzing sound I hear from is 737’s
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