STUDY TO ESTABLISH REALISTIC ACOUSTICAL DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FUTURE ARMY AIRCRAFT

Abstract

A study is reported of aircraft noise and its effect on Army operation and utilization of equipment. A sound pressure level measurement program was carried out on 12 Army aircraft (specifically, the L-20, L-23, U-1A, H-13, H-21, H-23, H-34, H-37, HU-1A, YHC-1A, Doak 16 and Vertol 76 Aircraft). A study was also made of the effect of aircraft noise on Army aircraft operations as limited by the noise environment to which pilots are exposed, and performance limits which might be imposed on the aircraft by additional soundproofing treatments. It was concluded that MIL-A-8806 (ASG), the Military Specification for noise levels in aircraft should be amended for Army Aircraft during normal cruise power by the addition of tabular data on frequency bands and acceptable noise level at normal cruise power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267562

Entities

People

  • E. G. Schaeffer
  • H. Sternfeld Jr.
  • R. H. Spencer

Organizations

  • Boeing Rotorcraft Systems

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attenuators
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Frequency Bands
  • Health Services
  • Hearing Loss
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Psychology
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.