Thog10 0 Posted August 29, 2009 Living on the coast of North Carolina, I get to see the Marine Corps flying around above my house from time to time. In the two years I've been here I've seen C-130s, AV-8Bs, EA-6Bs, and others. This evening while my wife and I were working in the yard, she called to me and pointed up. A MV-22 was flying an approach route used by aircraft flying into Wilmington's airport (ILM). I've never seen one up close, and I have no clue how low this one was, but it seemed fairly low. What struck me most was how quiet the aircraft seemed. Is it quiet relative to other aircraft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted August 30, 2009 I've seen it fly around before...didn't seem to be any louder or quieter relatively speaking compared to any other twin rotor helo. But that's subjective on my part, I haven't been exposed to too many twin helos to form a good comparison. FC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,319 Posted August 30, 2009 WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE THERE IS THIS DAMN MV-22 LANDING NEXT TO ME!!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted August 30, 2009 I've only seen (and heard) them in horizontal flight in my area. My take on it? A lot of noise for a not a whole lot of speed...certainly louder than a C-130. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted August 31, 2009 Big rotors are never quiet. The Chinook isn't known for being stealthy. The way to make a helo quieter is to lower rotor RPM, but I don't know what RPM the V-22 uses vs others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
