Odd System for Lockheed Early Fighters
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"The work of Lockheed's sound proofing teams"
It describes 3 different types of exhaust silencers being studied to reduce jet noise during ground tests. This was at the time afterburners were first being introduced (F-94 Starfire shown in the first 2 pics, XF-90 shown in the 3rd pic) and the article says that Lockheed was getting a lot of noise complaints from residents living near its Burbank facility in the San Fernando Valley.
It describes 3 different types of exhaust silencers being studied to reduce jet noise during ground tests. This was at the time afterburners were first being introduced (F-94 Starfire shown in the first 2 pics, XF-90 shown in the 3rd pic) and the article says that Lockheed was getting a lot of noise complaints from residents living near its Burbank facility in the San Fernando Valley.
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BlackBat242
OK, I changed my personal text ;)
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Similar engine-test facilities located on US bases in the 1970s-80s were referred to as "hush houses".
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