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The troop has also listened to meetings held by the Teterboro Aircraft Noise Abatement Advisory Committee (TANAAC), which was created in the 1980s to address the growing noise complaints at the ...
Noise-generating aircraft propeller. Aircraft noise is noise pollution produced by an aircraft or its components, whether on the ground while parked such as auxiliary power units, while taxiing, on run-up from propeller and jet exhaust, during takeoff, underneath and lateral to departure and arrival paths, over-flying while en route, or during landing.
In the US, the Concorde noise was measured at DFW and Dulles airports: [17] Based on the data given in Tables 11 and 12, it appears that the approach noise of the Concorde is somewhat higher than that for present day commercial aircraft. The takeoff noise is, for locations close the airport, considerably higher than present aircraft.
The U.S. noise standards are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 14 Part 36 – Noise Standards: Aircraft Type and Airworthiness Certification (14 CFR Part 36). The FAA also pursues a program of aircraft noise control in cooperation with the aviation community. [14]
Over 738,000 complaints, categorized as street/sidewalk noise, vehicle noise, helicopter noise, and others, were submitted for noise, with an average of more than 2,000 objections every day ...
Cruising at 35,000 feet messes with a person's sense of taste and smell, but it turns out there's another reason airplane meals are the worst!
In reviewing the measures available to address this issue, Swindon Borough Council found it is limited in any involvement with aircraft noise when the aircraft is in the air. From a nuisance perspective this comes under s.79(1)(ga) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or the Noise Act 1996 (with the exception of model aircraft).
Sound annoyance is a subjective matter and cannot be covered by law. In the Netherlands the government set up laws to protect households and other noise-sensitive buildings like hospitals and schools from noise pollution. There are different laws for different sound sources; airplanes, traffic, industry and neighbours. [13]