Top 5 Loudest Planes Ever

How loud an aircraft is will depend on a variety of factors such as the type of engine, size, speed, etc. Despite these conditions, some planes earned quite a reputation for being the loudest. 

Here is a list of the top five loudest planes in the world: 

5. Concorde

The Concorde is a famous supersonic airliner that was developed by the British and French during the late 1960s and early 70s. It can travel at a speed of Mach 2 while flying at 60,000 feet. 

The sound of this jet in the first four months of flying from Heathrow exceeded way past noise limits of over 110 decibels. 

4. Panavia Tornado

This jet is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft that was developed and manufactured by Italy, the UK, and Germany. It has a top speed of 2,803 km/hr.

3. Avro Vulcan

The Avro Vulcan is a strategic bomber operated by the RAF from 1956 up until 1984. It has a top speed of 1,038 km/hr, producing a thunderous roar in its engines. 

Utilizing four Bristol Olympus turbojet engines, it was designed to be a warplane. However, it didn’t have any defensive capabilities thus relied on speed and a high altitude 55,000-foot ceiling to effectively avoid enemy planes. 

2. F-16 Fighting Falcon

The F-16 is a single-engine, supersonic, multi-role fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force.

It has a top speed of 2,414 km/hr, making it an extremely powerful aircraft. It’s powered by a General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan engine.

1. XF-84H

The Republic XF-84H “Thunderscreech” was the loudest plane ever built. During the 1950s, the US Navy wanted an aircraft carrier-based plane that could take off without a catapult. 

As a result, Republic Aviation took its F-84H Thunderstreak turbojet fighter and then fitted it with a 5,850 hp turboprop engine.