The acoustic performance of various airframe noise reduction technologies – Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge flap, main landing gear fairings, and gear cavity treatments – was determined, individually and in combination, using the Effective Perceived Noise Level metric. These noise measurements and calculations closely follow the Federal Aviation Administration aircraft noise certification standards, specifically for the approach noise measurement point. The flyover data correspond to pole-mounted, single-microphone measurements obtained during a series of flight tests, conducted under the NASA Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities project, that evaluated flap and landing gear noise reduction technologies. To minimize contributions from the propulsion system, the aircraft was flown along the approach path with engine thrust set at ground idle. Although contamination from engine, background, and secondary airframe noise sources partially masked the true performance of the tested technologies, the resulting acoustic data clearly showed substantial noise reductions relative to baseline levels. The acoustic benefits measured by the single microphones are consistent with previously reported trends in acoustic levels obtained from phased microphone array data.


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    Title :

    Assessment of Airframe Noise Reduction Technologies Based on EPNL from Flight Tests


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    Conference:

    2019 AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference ; 2019 ; Delft, Netherlands


    Publication date :

    2019-05-20


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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