Vermont Air Guard says there are fewer F-35 noise complaints than expected

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont Air National Guard spokesman says they’ve received fewer noise complaints than they expected after last month’s arrival of the first two F-35 fighter planes.

Capt. Mikel Arcovitch said Thursday the Guard received complaints about the jets when they arrived Sept. 19 and they have since received a few more. He did not have the exact numbers.

The F-35s are louder than their F-16 predecessors.

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