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NASA is testing a new quiet wing designed to mitigate noise pollution from aircraft
Shane McGlaun - Mar 15, 2021, 5:57am CDT
Many people who live close to airports consistently complain about the noise created by aircraft flying around. Researchers at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, completed a round of testing in late January 2021 on a new experimental wing design intended to make aircraft quieter. The improvements involved a new leading-edge wing designed specifically to mitigate noise.
Making aircraft quieter is the primary goal of the NASA Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) project. The project supports a combined experimental and computational effort to understand and mitigate noise associated with a slated aircraft wing. Program managers say mitigating that specific noise emission directly benefits residents living near airports and has financial benefits for aircraft operators because landing fees at many airports are tied to