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Concorde jets louder on takeoff than other planes
In a Dulles test run, Air France and British Airways Concorde flights were markedly louder than Boeing 707s, with Air France’s registering about 160 percent higher noise levels. FAA monitors will track noise during a 16 month trial while the Port Authority resists JFK start.
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Tekeotra
Dulles International Airport
United States
Europe
Federal Aviation Administration
Air France
Gederal
British Airway
Norman Todd
FAA
Concorde
Transportation
William F. Coleman
Gey
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British Airways
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