Airbus. Getting To Grips with Aircraft Noise

Flight Operations Support & Line Assistance. Customer Services. Airbus S. A. S., 2003. — 87 p.The operational context linked to noise restrictions calls for various and numerous notions related to sound theory. Obviously it is not the purpose of this book to drown the readers in an enumeration of “barbaric” and daunting equations.
Consequently, and for the sake of an easy reading, the main body of this document is dedicated to the operational context.
The second part of the brochure acts as a technically detailed inventory of notions and quantities linked to sound theory, where the sought information can quickly be located with the help of the index at the end of the booklet.
Among the various environmental concerns, the aircraft noise item has been constantly growing in importance over the past years.
Indeed, unlike a Mozart’s symphony, airplane noise is one of those sounds which are undesirable to most of the observers. Its various effects on man, especially on the people living in the vicinity of civilian and military airfields must be studied to be better accounted for.
This shall allow the determination and continuous refinement of indices reflecting noise impact, in order to develop an appropriate noise policy. The latter has the difficult mission to conciliate both the noise reduction around airfields while not penalizing too much the airlines operations, that is to say the air transport industry as a whole.
Consequently it is necessary to bear in mind this philosophy of continuously improving the ways of alleviating the noise exposure in a consensual way, namely the “balanced approach” concept:
- by adopting an appropriate land use and urban development
- by promoting ways to improve the aircraft design (noise reduction at the source)
- by establishing specific operating procedures
- by restricting operations (if needed)
The purpose of this document is to provide Airbus operators with a general background for a better understanding of what is behind the current regulations/recommendations.Airplane Noise Sources
Jet-planes Noise Certification
Aircraft Noise Management Around Airports
Noise Abatement Procedures
Examples
Influence Factors
Flying a Noise Abatement Departure Procedure
A Bit of Theory
Measuring Noise