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1985 NOISE EXPOSURE LEVELS
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L.G. HANSCOM FIELD
FEBRUARY 1986
REPORT NO. 250370
SUBMITTED TO:
Ms. Joyce Hals
Director, Planning and Statistics
Massachusetts Port Authority
L G Hanscom Field
Bedford, MA 01730
SUBMITTED BY:
Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.
429 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA. 02173
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . iii
LIST OF FIGURES . • • 400 • 1 • 0 0 . . . iii
1. INTRODUCTION . . 1
2 1985 OPERATIONS AND CORRESPONDING NOISE EXPOSURE LEVELS 2
2 1 1985 Operations . . . . 2
2.2 Noise Exposure Levels . . 5
2 3 Trends in Operations and Noise Exposure 12
3 SUMMARY . . . . 00 17
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LIST OF TABLES Page
TABLE 2.1 AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES . 3
TABLE 2 2 MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE DAILY NOISE EXPOSURE (EXP)
FOR 1985 OPERATIONS . . • 8
TABLE 2.3 EXP VALUES FOR STUDY YEARS FROM 1978 THROUGH 1985 . 9
TABLE 2 4 MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE DAILY NOISE EXPOSURE (EXP)
FOR 1985 OPERATIONS, DISAGGREGARTED BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 11
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 2.1 MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES BY
AIRCRAFT LARGER THAN SINGLE ENGINE PROPS --
1985 OPERATIONS . . . 4
FIGURE 2 2 AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES FOR 12 MONTH INTERVALS --
1983 through 1985 . . • • • 0 . . 11
FIGURE 2.3 AVERAGE DAILY EXP FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT --
1983 through 1985 . . . . . • • • • • • • • • 12
FIGURE 2.4 AVERAGE DAILY EXP FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT --
1983 through 1985 . 13
FIGURE 2 5 AVERAGE DAILY EXP FOR ALL AIRCRAFT --
1983 through 1985 . . . . . . . 14
FIGURE 2.6 AVERAGE DAILY EXP FOR ALL AIRCRAFT --
1983 through 1985 . • • • • • • 15
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1 INTRODUCTION
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This report summarizes the fifth in a series of ;annUal;updates sponsored
by the Massachusetts Port Authority designed to evaluate changes in
operations and noise exposure levels at L G Hanscom Field
The first of these projects was conducted in early 1982 and focused on the
changes in noise exposure levels that had occurred between 1978 and 1981
The study was particularly concerned with whether any improvements in
noise exposure could be attributed to noise rules adopted by Massport
during the intervening summer of 1980. Operations data collected during
the summers of 1978 and 1981 were used to predict noise exposure contours,
the results suggesting that Day-Night Average Sound Levels (Ldn) had
decreased on the order of 1 5 decibels (dB) despite an increase in
traffic. The improvement occured as a result of a higher than average
percentage of operations by aircraft meeting Federal Aviation Regulation
(FAR) Part 36 noise limits. The report attributed this, in part, to
Article II of Hanscom's noise rules which requires local compliance with
FAR Part 36 noise limits, even if an aircraft is not required by the
Federal regulation to meet those limits
In addition to the development of noise exposure contours depicting these
operational scenarios, the initial study also defined a screening
procedure designed to evaluate future changes in the mix of operations
without resorting to complex and costly noise exposure contours for each
application. The metric, EXP, provides an indication of the total noise
from a set of operations at an airport Changes in the metric reflect
corresponding changes in Ldn Although EXP has been enhanced since its
initial development, comparisons between the original screening procedure
and actual contour values showed very good agreement and have led to the
continued use of EXP in subsequent annual updates
The second of the three projects involved a review of 1982 operations and
their effects on noise exposure The actual sample data suggested the
possibility of a further improvement in levels (less than 1/2 dB) compared
to 1981 but raised questions regarding the validity of the comparison,
given possible seasonal differences between data sampling periods
Because of these uncertainties, considerable interest was directed toward
Massport's computerized data base of operations scheduled for
implementation at the end of 1982
The third and fourth evaluations in the ongoing analysis focused on 1983
and 1984 exposure levels using the fully implemented data base management
system.
This report is the fifth in the series, and it involves the evaluation and
analysis of 1985 exposure levels. Individual operations by aircraft
larger than single engine piston props have been logged throughout the
year by aircraft registration number, aircraft type, time and type of
operation, and the aircraft owner/operator. Data are accumulated daily
and sorted monthly for use in estimating resultant noise exposure levels
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2. 1985 OPERATIONS AND CORRESPONDING NOISE EXPOSURE LEVELS
Massport's data management system utilizes a 15et of files ofaircraft
operations data to summarize activity levels, to identify aircraft
operations subject to surcharge, and to compute estimates of resulting
noise exposure. Input to these files comes from several sources: (1) FAA
flight strips used to record IFR (Instrument Flight Rules or instrument
directed) departures, (2) monthly operations reports submitted to Massport
from based operators, and (3) night surcharge logs maintained by Massport
for operations between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m
The only operations intentionally excluded from the data base are daytime
single-engine propeller-driven aircraft These were shown in the original
1982 study to have only minor effects on the total noise environment down
to about Ldn 55 Furthermore, if included in the noise calculations, the
operations would demand an inordinate level of administrative support to
achieve a minimal improvement in the noise predictions Thus, the only
single-engine props recorded in the data base management system are those
occurring during the night surcharge period which are traced in order to
check compliance with Article IV of Massport's noise rules
The estimation of noise exposure resulting from the data base fleet is
then accomplished by assigning aircraft to one of 15 groups, each group
characterized by a similarity of size, number and type of engines,
climb performance, and, ultimately, the noise of aircraft within the
group. The individual noise level (actually the Sound Exposure Level, or
SEL) of each group is then "weighted" for the number of operations by all
aircraft in the group and summed over the entire fleet to obtain a single
number estimate of exposure Changes in this single number estimate (EXP)
for different mixes of aircraft approximate the magnitude of change in Ldn
without requiring complex and costly processing of contours. A more
detailed explanation of EXP follows in Section 2.2.
2.1 1985 Operations
A summary of the average daily departures maintained in the data base for
1985 is shown in Table 2.1. Operations have been sorted by day and night
hours for both general aviation (civil) and military aircraft, and are
listed month-by-month to show the seasonal variation in activity Data
for the month of July are excluded from the table because (1) the number
of departures was approximately ten times higher than that for any other
month, contrary to all other indications of activity, (2) no comparable
increase showed up in FAA tower counts, and (3) the original flight strips
and backup data normally used to develop the fleet mix were not saved,
thereby making it impossible to confirm the reasonableness of the data for
the month.
Note from the operations data in Table 2 1 that approximately 95% of the
traffic in multi-engine aircraft is attributable to general aviation
operations. Only 2 to 3 departures per day can be attributed to military
activity Busy months include March and August with departures averaging
about 47 per day. Less busy months include January, February, October,
and December with departures dropping to about 38 per day. Nighttime
departures are generally less than once per night.
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TABLE 2.1
AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES
Civil Military Civil & Military
Month Day Night Total Day Night Total Day Night Total
Jan 36.32 0 87 37 19 1.16 1 16 37 48 0.87 38 35
Feb 35.39 1 00 36 39 1.04 0.04 1 07 36 43 1 04 37 46
Mar 44 35 1 10 45 45 2.13 0 10 2.23 46 48 1 19 47 68
Apr 38.03 0.90 38.93 2.07 0.07 2.13 40 10 0 97 41 07
May 40 87 0 81 41 68 2.00 0.06 2 06 42 87 0 87 43 74
Jun 36.83 0.60 37.43 3 27 0.07 3 33 40 10 0 67 40 77
Jul
Aug 42 65 0.68 43 32 2.58 0.03 2 61 45 23 0.71 45 94
Sep 39.33 0.47 39.80 2 60 2 60 41.93 0.47 42 40
Oct 36 26 0 23 36.48 2.58 0.03 2 61 38.84 0 26 39.10
Nov 39 00 0 57 39 57 2.87 2.87 41.87 0 57 42 43
Dec 36 10 0 81 36.90 2.10 0 03 2 13 38 19 0 84 39 03
1985 38 68 0 73 39 41 2 22 0.04 2 26 40 90 0 77 41 67
Comparing these figures to similar data for 1984 ("1984 NOISE EXPOSURE
LEVELS AT L.G. HANSCOM FIELD", page 9; June, 1985), it is further noted
that general aviation activity in multi-engine aircraft appears to be
down slightly from earlier periods, generally consistent with national
trends On the other hand, military operations logged in Massport's data
base have increased over the past year, from about 1 1 departures per day
in 1984 to 2.3 per day in 1985.
Busy months in 1984 included May and August with 46 departures per day,
generally comparable to the busy months of 1985 Less busy periods
included winter months of January, March, November, and December averaging
about 41 departures per day, slightly higher than the less busy months of
1985. The overall decline in activity from 1984 to 1985 is on the order
of 2 departures per day.
To help visualize the variations in data base operations for 1985, Figure
2.1 shows a plot of average daily departures for each month of 1985
(except July), for civil and military aircraft separately Military
activity, in particular, appears relatively stable, generally fluctuating
between 2 and 3 depatures per day throughout the year. General aviation
departures in large aircraft vary from a low of about 36 per day to as
many as 45 per day over the course of the year. Peaks in general aviation
activity occurred in March and August of 1985.
These operations data are further disaggregated by aircraft type in later
discussions of noise exposure which follow in the next section
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FIGURE 2.1 MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES BY
AIRCRAFT LARGER THAN SINGLE ENGINE PROPS --
1985 OPERATIONS
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(Aircraft larger than 1 —eng piston)
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2.2 Noise Exposure Levels
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As background to the discussion of noise exposure levels comput44 for , )
Hanscom's aircraft operations, the following introductory paragraphs are
reproduced from last year's report and are included to provide an
overview of the manner in which noise has been tracked at Hanscom Field
over the past several years.
Noise in the vicinity of an airport is normally described using a measure
of cumulative exposure that accounts for the loudness of each aircraft
operation, the duration of each operation and whether it occurs during
daytime or night hours in the course of a typical 24 hour period The
measure used most frequently to characterize this exposure is referred to
as the Day-Night Average Sound Level, or Ldn It was originally
identified by the U S. Environmental Protection Agency as most
appropriate for evaluating airport noise as well as other environmental
noise sources based on the following considerations
1. The measure should be applicable to the evaluation of
pervasive long-term noise in various defined areas and under
various conditions over long periods of time
2 The measure should correlate well with known effects of the
noise environment on the individual and the public
3. The measure should be simple, practical and accurate In
principle, it should be useful for planning as well as for
enforcement or monitoring purposes
4. The required measurement equipment, with standard
characteristics, should be commercially available
5. The measure should be closely related to existing methods
currently in use.
6. The single measure of noise at a given location should be
predictable, within an acceptable tolerance, from knowledge
of the physical events producing the noise
7. The measure should lend itself to small, simple monitors
which can be left unattended in public areas for long
periods of time
Day-Night Average Sound Levels are normally depicted around an airport
using lines or contours that connect points of equal noise exposure in
much the same way that a meteorologist uses contours on a weather map to
indicate points exposed to the same temperature and barometric pressure.
However, noise exposure, like temperature and pressure, changes from day
to day depending on which runway is in use and which aircraft happen to
operate that day. Thus, the Ldn calculation procedure usually includes
an averaging of the airport's operations over a full year 'to obtain a
stable representation of the noise environment, free of fluctuations in
wind direction, weather, and aircraft operations. Those are the
conditions normally represented in a set of noise contours.
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Because of the complexity of the activity at any airport similar to
Hanscom, development of Ldn contours is a very comprehensive process, , It
requires detailed knowledge of the fleet of aircraft using the airpot,
the types of engines on the aircraft, climb performance characteristics,
information on the frequency of runway use and where the aircraft fly as
they depart and approach the field. All of these factors affect the noise
in the surrounding communities.
The process is especially detailed and refined for Hanscom because of
Massport's interest in evaluating the overall effectiveness of its noise
rules in controlling Ldn. For example, specific records of individual
aircraft operations by aircraft type are maintained on a daily basis
throughout the year; also, particular attention has been given to
accurately modelling takeoff weights and throttle and flap settings used
by the most frequent operators to get good characteristic estimates of the
noise of individual aircraft Any intensive updating of Ldn contours with
this level of detail would thus provide a very accurate representation of
the changing noise environment at Hanscom
As an interim measure, however, Massport uses a screening procedure
designed to substitute for a complete noise contour set, yet give a
reasonable estimate of the expected change in Ldn resulting from minor
fleet changes This is done because it would be very inefficient to
evaluate frequent and small changes in flight activity with a complete set
of Ldn contours
The measure of exposure used in this screening process is referred to as
EXP It may be thought of as an indication of the total noise, in
decibels (dB), produced by the entire fleet of aircraft using Hanscom
regardless of which community they might fly over. It is the sum, in
decibels, of the noise of each individual aircraft taking off from Hanscom
over a point that represents the airport's closest residential
neighborhoods Like Ldn, EXP also weights night departures (those between
10:00 p m. and 7 00 a.m. ) as if they were ten decibels louder than
comparable daytime takeoffs to account for their more intrusive nature.
What is important in this screening process is, however, not the specific
value of EXP but rather the change in EXP from one case to another This
change is indicative of the expected change in Ldn A change in EXP of
1 5 dB would probably be viewed as significant and worthy of more detailed
analysis using complete Ldn contours
To illustrate the use of EXP with two overly simplified examples, suppose
that Hanscom currently has 100 departures per day by aircraft, each one of
which produces an individual noise level of 90.0 dB. The noise exposure
from the sum of these events, using the EXP screening process, is 110 0
dB If, in the future, it is expected that an additional ten of these
aircraft will be taking off each day, the new EXP value would be 110 4 dB,
indicating an increase in noise exposure of 0 4 dB That is also the
magnitude of the expected change in Ldn resulting from the new activity
The increase would not be viewed as particularly significant
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If, conversely, future daily operations are expected to include just one
departure by a much louder aircraft which produces an individual noise
level of, say 107 0 dB, then the new EXP value would be 111 8 dB, a 1,8, dB,
increase over the current exposure. Again, this is indicative -of the
expected change in Ldn and, in this case, does represent a significant
increase
As is evident from the examples above, even with its simplifying
assumptions, EXP is still a complicated procedure. Full documentation of
the process is presented in detail in earlier technical reports available
from Massport
The individual noise levels associated with each aircraft used in the EXP
calculation are known as Sound Exposure Levels (SELs) Aircraft having
similar SELs or similar engine types and flight characteristics
(intimating a similarity in their noise) have been grouped together for
ease in the calculation of EXP Other aircraft, for example infrequent
charter operations, have been included in a single, though possibly less
representative category, simply because they are so infrequent as to not
have much influence on the overall noise environment Examples of these
aircraft are occasional 737s
The EXP values for 1985 are presented in Table 2 2, month-by-month along
with a summary of the operations from Table 2 1 shown earlier For the
most part, general aviation aircraft are the dominant noise source,
reflected in the higher "partial" EXP values under the columns of data
labelled "civil" For example, in January of 1985, the partial EXP
attributable to general aviation aircraft was 109 2 This is a full 10 dB
higher than the partial EXP attributable to all military aircraft that
same month (99.2). When military and civil operations are added together,
the combined exposure of all operations is 109.6, or 0.4 dB above civil
operations by themselves. The contribution from military aircraft is
essentially negligible.
Note, however, that civil aircraft do not always dominate the noise
environment In June, for example, the partial EXP for military aircraft
was 114.2, 4.0 dB above the partial EXP for civil operations The two
elements combine to produce the highest EXP value for any period during
year (115.6). Note that the military component is due almost entirely to
nighttime operations which produced a partial EXP of 112 8. This is
particularly interesting considering the number of average daily
departures for June is relatively low compared to other months The
implication of these observations is that there must have been a very loud
nighttime operation by a military aircraft during the month, causing that
very high contribution to the total noise. Subsequent review of
operations by aircraft type, shown later in Table 2.3, indicates a single
nighttime departure by a C-5A during the month. The example illustrates
the importance of reducing loud nighttime operations; just one departure
can significantly degrade overall noise exposure.
It is also interesting to note how nearly equal the contributions are from
civil and from military operations over all of 1985. The partial EXP from
civil aircraft for the entire period is 109.2 The partial EXP from
military aircraft is 108.1, only 1.1 dB less than the general aviation
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TABLE 2.2 MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE DAILY NOISE EXPOSURE (EXP)
FOR 1985 OPERATIONS
1985 DEPARTURES-HAPSCa1 FIELD
Average Daily Departures Average Daily Noise Exposure
Civil Military Civil Military Total
Month Day Night Total Day Hight Total ; Day Night Total Day Night Total Day Night Total
Jan 36.32 0.87 37 19 1.16 1,16 ; 107 105,2 109.2 99.2 99.2 107.6 105.2 109,6
Feb 35.39 1.00 36.39 1.04 0.04 1.07 i 107.2 104.7 109.1 96.6 86.8 97 107.5 104.8 109.4
Mar 44.35 1.10 45.45 2.13 0.10 2.23 ; 107.6 99 108.2 108.3 107 4 110.9 111.4 108.5 113.2
Apr 38.03 0.90 38.93 2.07 0.07 2.13 108.1 93.4 108.3 107.9 71.3 107.9 110 93.5 111.1
May 40.87 0.81 41.68 2.00 0.06 2.06 ; 108.3 102.6 109.3 107.3 94.2 107.5 110.8 103.2 111,5
Jun 36.83 0.60 37 43 3.27 0.07 3.33 1 108.2 105,8 110.2 108.5 112,8 114.2 111.4 113.6 115.6
Jul
Aug 42.65 0.68 43.32 2.58 0.03 2.61 1 108.4 102.9 109.5 109.8 85.6 109.8 112.2 103 112.7
Sep 39.33 0.47 39.80 2.60 2.60 ; 107 1 90.4 107.2 101.3 101,3 108,1 90.4 108.2
Oct 36,26 0.23 36.48 2.58 0.03 2.61 ; 107 92 107.2 104 104 108.8 92 108.9
Nov 39.00 0.57 39.57 2.87 2.87 106.5 107,5 110 105.6 105.6 109.3 107.5 111.5
Deo 36.10 0.81 36.90 2.10 0.03 2.13 106.3 105 109.2 102,5 102,5 108.1 107.4 110.8
1985 38.68 0.73 39.41 2.22 0,04 2.26 ; 107.6 103.9 109.2 106.2 103,6 108.1 110 106.7 111 7
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component. In all previous study years, the civil and military components
have never been closer than 3 4 dB The implication is that military
operations have become a much more significant element of the noise
exposure around Hanscom than they have at any time since 1978
The brief table below summarizes changes in EXP since the start of these
assessments in 1978 Where necessary, EXP values for earlier years have
been adjusted to account for a nighttime weighting on departures between
10:00 p m. and 7:00 a.m as well as the upgrading of aircraft groups to
provide for new aircraft types The comparison suggests that overall
noise exposure levels have increased over the last several years though
are still below the value computed for 1978. The most recent increase is
directly attributable to increased significance of military aircraft
TABLE 2.3 EXP VALUES FOR STUDY YEARS FROM 1978 THROUGH 1985
Civil Military Total
Year Component Component EXP
1978 110.4 dB 108.1 dB 112.4 dB
1981 108 9 105.2 110 5
1982 108.4 105 6 110 2
1983 109 5 106.1 111.1
1984 110 0 105.3 111.1
1985 109.2 108 1 111 7
Table 2 4 shows EXP values on a month by month basis for 1985, further
broken down by aircraft type Examination of the table shows that the
aircraft group with the greatest contribution to annual average EXP is
group 4 -- the oldest and noisiest business jets in the fleet (Lear 24s,
25s, and BAC1-11s) Though this group has an average of only 0 4
departures per day, its operations-weighted SEL is 105.4 dB Similarly,
the average number of C-5A departures is only 0.03, but its weighted SEL is
105.2 These two groups alone account for nearly half the noise energy
with only one percent of the average daily operations by large aircraft
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2 3 Trends in Operations and Noise Exposure
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One of the difficulties in comparing data fronfrone yeae to the next has
been that of drawing conclusions about how much the noise has really
changed over time. Values rise and fall in response to factors which can
not always be isolated or are not intuitively obvious some winter months
have higher exposure than some summer months and vice versa; some exposure
levels are highest when total operations are lowest; some aircraft groups
are significant one year and not the next; and so on.
To help define trends in noise exposure, an annual average of the EXP
values over the most recent 12 months, rather than over a specific
calendar year, has been calculated starting with January 1983. With a
current 12 month average, it is possible to view a new annual average EXP
each month and compare it to previous 12 month periods without the
complication of individual month-to-month fluctuations. (Prior to January
1983, data were unavailable at this level of detail and cannot be included
in this last analysis).
The same approach is used first to see trends in operations Figure 2 2
depicts the average daily departures by large aircraft (both civil and
military) for the most recent 12 month period, beginning with the period 1
January 1983 through 31 December 1983 The next point on the figure is
for the period 1 February 1983 through 31 January 1984, and so on A
least squares line through these 12 month periods indicates a slight
decrease in average daily operations over the past three years However,
while generally decreasing, the figure does show a sharp increase in
operations in August, 1984, resulting from an unusually heavy traffic
period during the summer of 1984. It is not until 6 to 7 months after
that period that its effects on average daily traffic are significantly
reduced.
Figures 2 3 through 2.6 depict the same types of trend lines, but in this
case for EXP Figure 2.3 shows the trend in average daily EXP values for
civil aircraft by themselves. This shows very nicely, the decrease in
exposure resulting from the changeover to quieter aircraft Figure 2 4
shows the trend in EXP attributable only to military aircraft It shows a
rise in EXP consistent with the calendar year results presented earlier in
Table 2.4. A review of military operations suggests this increase is due
to increased operations by C-141s, C-5As, and occasional KC-135s. Figure
2.5 repeats the results of Figures 2 3 and 2 4 at a more compressed scale
and also shows the trend in EXP for all operations combined The results
in this final figure indicate a slight increase in total EXP since the
start of the study period in January 1983 The increase is only on the
order of a few tenths of a decibel and appears to be attributable to
recent increases in military activity.
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FIGURE 2.2 AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES BY LARGE AIRCRAFT FOR I r- ' -
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FIGURE 2.3 AVERAGE DAILY EXP FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT
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EXP by 12 MONTH INTERVAL
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FIGURE 2.4 AVERAGE DAILY EXP FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT
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EXP by 12 MONTH INTERVAL
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3. SUMMARY
Results of this evaluation indicate the following trends and conclusions:
(1) General aviation operations in multi-engine aircraft are
showing a continued trend towards the use of quieter
aircraft Operations have been increasing in aircraft
such as the Citation and Lear 35s and 36s while decreasing
in older, louder Lear 24s and 25s, G-2s, and BAC1-11s
Despite a net increase of about 0 7 corporate jet
operations per day from 1984 to 1985, general aviation's
contribution to EXP continues to decline. Values of EXP
computed for 12-month intervals beginning in January 1983
show a decrease in noise exposure attributable to general
aviation aircraft that is on the order of 0.7 dB through
December 1985.
(2) Military activity in large jet aircraft including the
C-141, C-5A, C-9, and T-43 has increased by nearly 110
operations over the past year The effect of the first
two aircraft, alone, has been to create an increase in the
EXP due to military operations of almost 10 dB, and C-141
and C-5A operations have increased total exposure from all
other aircraft operations combined by more than 2 dB.
Given this significant effect on Hanscom's noise
environment, it is desirable to minimize these transport
category operations whenever possible and to assure that
no unnecessary flights take place during nighttime hours.
(3) The increasing effect of military transport operations at
Hanscom is presently balanced by the decrease in exposure
resulting from the use of quieter general aviation
aircraft. The cumulative effect of both activities has
been a relatively negligible 0.2 to 0.3 dB increase in EXP
since Massport's data base was established in January
1983. Exposure is likely to increase more significantly,
however, if military activity continues to expand
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