Hearing aircraft noise? Tanker test at Boeing Field

Just got a question about unusual aircraft noise – here’s the alert from the Boeing Field website:

SPECIAL NOISE ALERT – OCT 22

The Boeing Company has informed us that they plan a single nighttime flight test with a KC-46 tanker and two Navy F-18 jets on Saturday, Oct. 22. This test is part of the Boeing KC-46 refueling tanker program operating out of King County International Airport/Boeing Field. Both Navy F-18 aircraft are scheduled to leave the Airport next week and are not expected to return in 2016.

The testing program has been under way for months – we wrote about it last December.

4 Replies to "Hearing aircraft noise? Tanker test at Boeing Field"

  • Triangle resident October 22, 2016 (7:54 pm)

    Is this why there was a very strong odor like exhaust in the triangle area?   Now gone but really a strong industrial/oil/fuel smell.  

    • JC October 24, 2016 (8:51 am)

      I honestly think it’s not from the Tanker test as it’s too far.  I’m thinking more of the ferry boat or some large container boat crossing in the sound would give off an odor like that.

  • Joan E. Miller October 23, 2016 (1:13 pm)

    It was ridiculously loud!

  • JC October 24, 2016 (8:53 am)

    It was loud and i loved it.  I had a feeling it was some type of Engine test at Boeing field.  The Tanker is a pretty impressive aircraft.

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