Sonic Boom Community Response Metric & Methodology
Project Description
Sonic Boom Community Response Metric & Methodology validates field study methodology, including indoor and outdoor noise metrics, exposure estimates, survey tools, and test protocols to support community studies with a low-boom flight demonstration aircraft.
More »Anticipated Benefits
This technical challenge addresses preparing tools and processes for measuring community response during future overflight campaigns by a low-boom supersonic demonstrator. These technologies are key, as the data collected during the overflight campaigns will become a body of knowledge on community response to low-noise sonic booms that, upon transfer to regulators, could support a new noise standard for commercial supersonic flight over land. Such sonic boom levels achieved through new aircraft design would be dramatically quieter than those produced by the retired Concorde or by current military aircraft. The preparation for demonstration of low boom overland flight. The ultimate goal of such a demonstration will be to develop a body of knowledge on community response to low noise sonic boom that would support the development of a noise standard for supersonic cruise noise. The sonic boom noise levels that may be achieved in future designs are dramatically quieter than those produced by aircraft such as the Concorde or current military aircraft.
More »Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Langley Research Center
(LaRC)
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Lead Organization | NASA Center | Hampton, Virginia |
| Applied Physical Sciences Corporation | Supporting Organization | Industry | |
Armstrong Flight Research Center
(AFRC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Edwards, California |
| Fidell Associates, Inc | Supporting Organization | Industry | |
| Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Supporting Organization | Industry | Houston, Texas |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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Virginia
