FAA Integrated Noise Model Validation. Phase 1. Analysis of Integrated Noise Model Calculations for Air Carrier Flyovers,

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration's Integrated Noise Model is a set of computer programs which is used to predict the noise impact of aircraft in the vicinity of an airport. Through use of extensive statistical analyses, this study investigates the accuracy and suitability of the noise model in calculating aircraft noise exposure by: examining the agreement between the noise model in calculating single noise events and the actual measurement of those events, assessing the sensitivity and controllability of the noise model to aircraft thrust assumptions, and investigating noise curves used in calculating noise exposure by testing variables for significance in estimating noise and by comparing the shape of empirical noise curves with those already in the noise model. Data for the analysis were obtained from field observations of noise from air carrier flight operations over various noise monitoring sites near Washington National and Dulles International Airports. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081426

Entities

People

  • J. M. Aldred
  • R. G. Gados

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircraft Noise
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Acquisition
  • Databases
  • Flight Paths
  • Information Science
  • International Airports
  • Landing Gear
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Slant Range
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Transportation

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  • Acoustics.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation