25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-5.7.3

DEVELOPMENT OF SILENT AIRFRAME CONCEPTS AND INNOVATIVE CYCLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR REDUCTION IN AIRCRAFT NOISE

J. P. Fielding, P. Pilidis, S. Mistry, G. Doulgeris
Cranfield Univ., UK

Keywords: noise, silent, airframe, propulsion

This paper describes many innovative airframe and novel engine designs for low noise viable, civil airliners. It focuses on integration of aircraft and engines and makes comparisons in terms of noise and other performance parameters. This work provides an important part of the ‘Silent Aircraft Initiative’.

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