Originally Posted by
squatch
i have a friend who is a pilot. he always says that the DC9 was "perfectly engineered to turn jet fuel directly into noise".
Good one! ^^
Once upon a time, I was booked in a "window" seat in the last row on a NW DC9 flying DTW-LGA. My neighbor was a POS (6' plus and at least 250-275 pounds). I spent the flight wedged between the wall and said POS, with the noise of the adjacent JT8Ds to keep me company.