Abstract
The UK governments Future Flight Challenge aims to revolutionise the way people, goods and services fly, and support the development in the UK of new technologies such as freight-carrying drones. Already used in industries such as entertainment and utilities, with pilot schemes and development opportunities being implemented by Amazon and UPS, this article looks at the future impact of using drones across the industrial and consumer worlds. The discussion focusses around the negative noise effects on both human health and wildlife, with the WHO (World Health Organisation) stating that adverse health effects are likely to occur in humans if night time noise levels exceed 40dB. With the average drone noise level falling between 70-80dB whilst in flight, dependent on drone size and mechanical/aerodynamic/electrical noise, and the addition of the nuisance factor, this could be a big problem to future health. With businesses and manufacturing already striving to reduce their noise levels, this is something to be considered in the widespread use of consumer drones. Other factors including the effect on bird migration patterns and practical and logistical points are also considered.
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