Where is the American plan based on the next generation of fighter, F - 35, from California to Florida to Maine worry aircraft in the attention of the community is too rang.
Opponents in vermont, air national guard planes from burlington international airport for sixty years of age or older, especially the voice. But in other communities, and even some long accustomed to the military aircraft roar, the noise of the F - 35 has always been a problem.
South burlington city council chairman bashan · el greco, a retired air force officer, said her favour, make F - 35 until she read her community draft environmental impact statement released last spring.
F - 35 fighter "there may be as many as 10000 people, is the unfortunate noise contour area, the federal government think not suitable for residential purposes of incredible significant negative effects," gray department said. "To me, this has become a distinct analysis choice. The fact said, this is the damage to our environment.
Report, she said that the average noise more than 65 decibels (vacuum cleaner voice, about three feet) "think not cooperation residential use risks." Another part discussed the potential long-term aircraft noise's effects on health.
The plane's supporters say Greco is exaggerated noise contour area will be affected by the number of people affected. They believe that she and other cherry pick from the report did not provide the context of full information. Report to discuss long-term health effects, such as one day, but its conclusion there won't be any significant health effects.
The air force has chosen will be the base of the F - 35 aircraft, also known as joint strike fighter, used for training. The next step is to decide the base of the combat aircraft, it will be ready for war.
"Vermont is the most strong, but the first choice of vermont alternative security forces, the air force spokesman Ann stefan said." "But, this is not the only option."
Plan is based on the 2020 and to 24 in burlington new aircraft. Military base of operations for the first round of the final decision, is expected to next spring.
How to speak louder than the other plane, is worth discussing. Opponents quoted air force graphic F - 35 can at least two loud F - 16 flew to vermont. Others said, this is not a fair comparison, because measurement includes all kinds of voice from the plane flying weather conditions, a day of time people show.
In vermont's supporters say F - 35 opponent - have a Facebook page and a separate web site - is a clique's active number May 300. Burlington, home to the airport city, against aircraft, mainly because of the noise.
The governor Shumlin Peter and the state's delegation's favour, make F - 35 vermont. There are three close F - 35 of Facebook page and a business group has collected nearly 11000 signatures support.
If vermont's eighteen plane option is selected, is considered to be the most possible, F - 35 is not expected to bring the new employment opportunity areas, but will ensure that about 1100 a high-paying job, have been here. Six additional aircraft would increase by about 250 jobs.
If no choice of vermont police guard captain David Baczewski in vermont police guard 158 fighter wing commander is a senior F - and the pilot said, in the present F - 16 in burlington will not have direct impact.
And he said, he is worried that, if a new round of closed base defense order department, vermont was forced to caravans other guard troops, to keep it as a front fighter base effect.
"I would rather own bag separate, is a leading, the highest, we (and) named (fly) F - 35 bats rights, and to ensure the future aircraft wing," Baczewski said.
Noise concerns with F - 35, because it first start flying. Hanging in about 13 billion dollars, and the air force version, it is the military's most expensive purchase plan. F - 35 design is state of supersonic and the most advanced fighter century, different model for air force, navy and Marine corps.
Although its cost and noise problems, there is no other choice, because in the plane, the nickname "lightning II aircraft are mostly in the 1970 s design, the purpose is to replace.
In California, Marine air force base in a few years is expected to get F - 35 fighter, but environmental groups have questioned the potential effect of endangered species. The neighbors said, they don't want at swords' points of the plane window.
The noise problem has been put forward in Arizona, marines and air force base F - 35 in yuma and phoenix, in addition to about 185.
In Florida, out of long and narrow area, an area long-term habits military aircraft voice, a litigation city valparaiso part more than noise concerns hint of air force changed angstrom green air force air force base runway F - 35 aircraft will use, in most cases, in order to avoid the flying over the city.
In Egypt green air force and navy pilot in March last year began to F - 35 training task. Due to the F - 35 pilot flight 600 times or so, about 2% can produce noise complaints that a small number of foundation.
Some complaints day F - 35 aircraft don't fly said, base spokesman mike Spaits.
"We are in sympathy with their situation, but the reality is that seems to be some degree of hysteria in F - 35 noise complaints," he said.
Maine is the northeast region's largest aviation training field, one of 4000 square miles of military action area bald eagle, New Hampshire to northern extension. Pay attention to noise F - 35 play long time operation of distrust in some low-level military flight training, the relevant in Maine.
The plan calls for 7000 feet above the Maine F - 35 for operation, but also have special low-level corridor.
"Some of the Maine residents seem to resign prospect, loud F - 35 aircraft will be over Maine Tom said, Mauzaka, retired air force colonel, he lives in the western Maine town is strong.
"The plane is loudly of say:" Mauzaka. "It will be in 7000
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