An Emmy Winner Chimes in Regarding the F-35
Note: It is Tucson Forward’s understanding that the Chris Reynold’s statement in the Weekly was unfortunately a misquote.
The Tucson Weekly Mailbag, April 8, 2010
I used to live in the (military) over-fly zone and very often would see two to four jets in close formation low over the city. Common sense might suggest that one plane at a time would be both safer and quieter (“Stealth but Not Silent,” March 25).
Speaking of this, I quote Chris Reynolds, a former air-traffic controller and an alleged opponent of the F-35 in Tucson: “According to acoustic experts, one F-35 is very close in sound to four F-35s. … That’s the way these sound waves operate.”
Really? I have an Emmy award in sound design, and unless the laws of acoustics have changed, four sound sources are four times as loud as a single source. If the plane in question is already x times louder than the current crop, it’s going to be hard times for homeowners, renters and their pets in the much-larger over-fly audio zone. I’m very glad to have moved elsewhere in town.
As for the predictable bleats of, “That’s the sound of FREEDOM,” I always ask: Exactly where do YOU live?
Karl Moeller
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