AIRPORT NOISE MONITORING SYSTEMS

The purpose of this study was to select and evaluate the ten most comprehensive aircraft noise measurement systems in the Free World. Five U.S. and five European systems were visited and studied. These were installed by various suppliers in the period 1970-1975. For each system, this report presents a description of remote monitor station equipment, central station equipment, data processing and output, staffing and costs for installation and operation, and associated noise abatement program. There is a wide diversity in utilization of systems having the same basic hardware. Also presented are comparative evaluations of the systems and associated equipment and discussions of the application of monitoring systems to airport noise abatement.

• Corporate Authors:

  Tracor, Incorporated

  6500 Tracor Lane
  Austin, TX  United States  78721
• Authors:
  • Cooper, B K
  • Edmiston, R D
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 279 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic emission; Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Aircraft noise; Airport noise; Airports; Civil aviation; Costs; Equipment; Information processing; Measurement; Monitoring; Noise; Noise control; Remote control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Noise measurement; Noise reduction
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Acoustic recording systems; Remote systems
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Finance; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143176
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-75-216 Final Rpt., TRACOR-T75-AU-9531-U
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA74WA-3539
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1977 12:00AM