Abstract
This chapter focuses on exposure and reactions to aircraft noise. Aircraft, like all other sources of noise, expose to noise both those who are involved in their operation and those who, without being involved in it, are involuntarily exposed to it. The noise to which passengers and operators of aircraft are exposed depends on the type of vehicle and on the location of the person in the interior of it. In jet aircraft, internal noise is primarily aerodynamic in nature, resulting from pressure fluctuations generated by the turbulent mixing occurring in the “boundary layer” between the fuselage and the surrounding air. In general aviation aircraft, the noise level is usually higher than for commercial aircraft, for a number of reasons. Ground personnel range from ramp and maintenance staff to other airport employees. Their numbers vary from airport to airport and so do their exposures. The major impact of aircraft noise on a community is due to commercial aviation, primarily in the zones near airports.
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