Aircraft Noise

AircraftNoisetracestheoriginsofthisproblemtotheintroductionofthejetengineintotheairlinefleetinthelate1950sanddescribesthelegalrestrictionsnowplacedontheindustry.Itexplainsthederivationofthespecialnoiseunitsandassessmentscalesnowusedaroundtheworld;noiseexposuremodelingandforecasting;themajorsourcesofaircraftnoiseandtheircontrol;andnoisemeasurementandprediction,includingcontours.Finally,itoffersaforecastforthefutureandrecommendschangestotheestablishedlegalstructurestoaidcontroloftheproblemintothenextcentury.Inadditiontoreviewingthesociologicalaspects,Smithoffersabroadunderstandingoftheproblemofaircraftnoiseanditscontrol.Thebookshouldappealtoavarietyofpeopleincludingprofessionalengineers,localandnationalgovernmentofficers,theairtransportbusinesscommunity,lawyers,students,communityleadersandthosewholivenearairports.