AIRCRAFT SOUND DESCRIPTION SYSTEM (ASDS) APPLICATION PROCEDURES. VOLUME III. DATA TABLES

The Aircraft Sound Description System (ASDS) is a method of describing aircraft noise. It has been established as the basic FAA technique for predicting community noise exposure caused by aircraft operations. This report (in four volumes) is a description of the manual and computer techniques for applying ASDS as well as a current set of noise exposure contours. This volume presents in tabular form a set of 239 ASDS noise exposure contours covering 51 different aircraft types. A description of the data tables and a statement of conditions and assumptions in developing the data are presented. The other volumes in the set are: Volume I, 'Overview,' Volume 2, 'Manual Application Procedures,' and Volume 4, 'Computer Application Procedures'. This document contains updated versions of the tables published in Report FAA-EQ-74-2, Volume 3, dated March 1974.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supersedes report dated Mar 74, AD-786 614. See also report dated Mar 74, AD-786 613.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Office of Environmental Quality, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Goldman, D
  • Maginnis, F X
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 358 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Aircraft noise; Airports; Databases; Landing; Noise; Takeoff
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Aircraft landing; Exposure physiology; Periodic variations
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092138
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTR-6616-Ser-1-Vol-3, FAA-EQ-74-2-3
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA69NS-162
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM