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Flying wire noise

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tl_z_bub

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Question.

Some S1's make a very distinctive noise (a high pitched whine or shriek) at high speeds, others do not.

It's difficult to describe a sound in writing - but this is what I imagine a Stuka dive bomber would sound like on an attack run.

If you have ever heard it you will know exactly what I mean (and incidentally, I have never heard it from inside the cockpit, even when I know the aircraft is making the noise)

I'm pretty sure its not the prop tips going supersonic, so what is it ?. Where does it come from ?. and why do some S1's make the noise and others dont ?
 

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