I worked with a guy who was an F-4 technician and can appreciate that perspective.
But from the perspective of a civilian, we only hear fighter jets when indoors or on the ground. The noise a fighter jet makes is nothing like a commercial airliner. But it is on par in terms of annoyances with the sound a laptop makes when it is maxed out thermally, if you're sitting in your house.
I know it isn't a "fighter jet" but recently the USAF passed a U2 basically right over my house. I was shocked to realize just how loud that plane is for example.
So the analogy makes sense. About the only other thing that is similar in annoyance is wood chippers.
But from the perspective of a civilian, we only hear fighter jets when indoors or on the ground. The noise a fighter jet makes is nothing like a commercial airliner. But it is on par in terms of annoyances with the sound a laptop makes when it is maxed out thermally, if you're sitting in your house.
I know it isn't a "fighter jet" but recently the USAF passed a U2 basically right over my house. I was shocked to realize just how loud that plane is for example.
So the analogy makes sense. About the only other thing that is similar in annoyance is wood chippers.