Supersonic Aircraft Noise

The FAA is soliciting technical information from other Federal agencies, industries, universities, and other interested parties on the mitigation of sonic boom from supersonic aircraft. We are trying to determine whether there is sufficient new data supported by flight over land. These documents solicit information on the latest research and development activities directed at mitigating sonic boom. We may use this information for future rulemaking actions.

• Noise Policy on Supersonics (PDF)
• FAA Public Meeting in Washington, DC-Federal Register Notice (PDF)
• Civil Supersonic Aircraft Noise Panel Discussion Notice (PDF)

FAA Public Meeting in Washington, DC on Advanced Technologies and Supersonics 2011

• FAA Presentation (PDF)
• NASA Presentation (PDF)
• Pennsylvania State University Presentation (PDF)
• Gulfstream Presentation (PDF)
• Aerion Presentation (PDF)
• Attendees List (PDF)

FAA Public Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on Advanced Technologies and Supersonics 2010

• NASA Presentation (PDF)
• PARTNER Presentation (PDF)
• Gulfstream Presentation (PDF)
• Aerion Presentation (MS PowerPoint)

FAA Public Meeting in Palm Springs, California on Advanced Technologies and Supersonics 2009

• NASA Presentation (PDF)
• PARTNER Presentation (PDF)
• Gulfstream Presentation (PDF)
• Aerion Presentation (MS PowerPoint)
• Lockheed Martin Presentation (MS PowerPoint)
• Boeing Presentation (MS PowerPoint)

Civil Supersonic Aircraft Technical Workshop 2003

• AADC: UEET Integrated Inlet Propulsion System Study (IIPSS) Program (PDF)
• Boeing
  • Airframe Focus (PDF)
  • Technologies Required for Low Sonic-Boom Aircraft (PDF)
• GE: Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP) (PDF)
• Gulfstream
  • A Gulfstream Perspective on the DARPA QSP Program and Furture Supersonic Initiatives (PDF)
  • Recent Supersonic Vehicle Studies at Gulfstream Aerospace (PDF)
• Lockheed Martin: Sonic Boom Technologies and Challenges (PDF)
• NASA
  • Human Response to Sonic Booms (PDF)
  • Metrics for Human Response to Sonic Booms (PDF)
  • Sonic Boom Technology Development and Demonstration (PDF)
• NETJETS (PDF)
• Northrop Grumman
  • Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP), Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator Program (PDF)
  • Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP) (PDF)
• Pervasive Technologies Panel (PDF)
• Pratt & Whitney Supersonic Studies (PDF)
• Raytheon: Supersonic Civil Aircraft Study (PDF)
• Wyle Laboratories
  • Pervasive Technologies, Sonic Boom Modeling and Propagation (PDF)
  • Recent (more or less) Government Sonic Boom Programs (PDF)