Stubborn Dutchman, SASS # 61363 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Well, Not in the fight, as I built engines for B-52's and KC-135's. I can tell you from experiance, that loosing your headset during an engine run up test, is PAINFUL! Just being around the vacinity of a dozen bombers warming up before takeoff, ( 8 engines each) your ears ring the rest of the day. I left the service 40 years ago, ... I can still hear the engines running.
Dustin Checotah Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Got my tinnitus working between 2 ----70,000 HP steam turbines and 2--- 8Mwatt turbine generators on the ship. The only time I was without hearing protection was when we were cold iron or if there was a man overboard drill and we had to muster in the engine room. That was usually only for a few secs. After leaving the engine room it was liking taking an all day motorcycle ride without a helmet. The noise got into your bones you could feel it. Dustin
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Couple people have mentioned Tinnitus... Well guess what I've had visiting me all day?
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