U.S. airlines are all set to take off into the jet age when Pan American World Airways begins flights to Europe around Nov. 1 with Boeing’s 707, and American Airlines starts domestic jet service early ...

A scientists is using ALCF resources to create high fidelity simulations of jet turbulence to determine how and where noise is produced. The results may lead to novel engineering designs that reduce ...

Commercial air travel is a lot noisier than private jets. There's technology that private planes can accommodate that ...

Whatever other qualities they may possess, jet fighters are not known for their quiet engines. They could soon become considerably less noisy without any loss in performance, though, thanks to a ...

Jet noise can impair hearing but, when combined with exposure to fuel, other serious effects may be occurring in the brains of military personnel. "What we found is that at low levels, it is not toxic ...

Discussion of the noise problem around O’Hare International Airport has mostly centered not on the aircraft itself but on scheduling, flight paths, runway direction and sound insulation for homes and ...

University of Cincinnati doctoral student adjusts a jet engine mounted to the floor of an anechoic chamber to study jet noise. Jet engines can make a symphony of sound from rumbles and roars to ...

It's cliché to describe something very noisy as "louder than a jet engine." But supersonic jet engines, like those powering fighters flown by the U.S. military, are so much louder than regular jet ...

The inside of a fighter jet cockpit can be noisy, but you may be wondering how noisy and what can be done about it? Here's ...

Humans make a lot of noise. The riffs of heavy metal bands like Metallica and Kiss have soared to levels in the 130-decibel range, levels sure to lead to auditory damage. But try as they might, bands ...