I don't know if the plane circling Reston for the past hour is doing a survey or what, but could they at least get a better muffler on the plane. Sounds like it's some vintage WW II aircraft.

It's very annoying!

Planes don't have mufflers, maybe that's why its loud

Dirty Jersey Wrote:
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> Planes don't have mufflers, maybe that's why its
> loud

Well that would explain it!

I just realized there was an airshow in Martinsburg West Va over the weekend. Maybe I'm just hearing the planes leaving the area from the show.

http://www.martinsburgairshow.com/

EngineNoise Wrote:
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> Well that would explain it!
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> I just realized there was an airshow in
> Martinsburg West Va over the weekend. Maybe I'm
> just hearing the planes leaving the area from the
> show.

Actually, there was a crash 'n burn at one of the air shows in West Virginia this weekend, so they stopped the activities. Not sure if this was the Martinsburg one or not.

EngineNoise Wrote:
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> http://www.martinsburgairshow.com/

Thanks for the link - it explains the crash and that the air show for yesterday, the 18th was canceled.

Dirty Jersey Wrote:
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> Planes don't have mufflers, maybe that's why its
> loud

Certain planes have mufflers (e.g. Cessna, etc.)

http://www.preferredairparts.com/exhaust.htm

Crash 'n Burn Wrote:
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> Dirty Jersey Wrote:
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> > Planes don't have mufflers, maybe that's why
> its
> > loud
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> Certain planes have mufflers (e.g. Cessna, etc.)
>
> http://www.preferredairparts.com/exhaust.htm

So you are saying that Dirty Jersey lied to me?

EngineNoise Wrote:
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> So you are saying that Dirty Jersey lied to me?

Yes. Apparently so.

Well mufflers on most small planes are just collector boxes for exhaust and to collect heat for the cabin, not like car mufflers which job is to reduce noise. I'm sure some do have noise-reduction mufflers but not most.