Aircraft Noise

by Michael J.T. Smith

Aircraft Noise traces the origins of this problem to the introduction of the jet engine into the airline fleet in the late 1950s and describes the legal restrictions now placed on the industry. It explains the derivation of the special noise units and assessment scales now used around the world; noise exposure modeling and forecasting; the major sources of aircraft noise and their control; and noise measurement and prediction, including contours...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521616999
• ISBN13: 9780521616997
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"