Operational data for the LACV-30 air cushion vehicle were gathered and developed into sound exposure level vs. distance curves. These data are available for the Army Environmental Hygiene Agency (AEHA) to use in developing noise zone maps for LACV-30 operations in support of the Army Installation Compatible Use Program (ICUZ). ICUZ defines Hand use compatible with various noise levels and establishes a policy for achieving such uses. Although the Army classifies the LACV-30 as an amphibious vehicle, an examination of its noise characteristics and operations showed it most closely resembles a helicopter. Thus the methodology for gathering rotary wing aircraft data was used. Measurements of LACV-30's passby runs over water at various distances and speeds were similar in concept to flyover and flyby measurements for helicopters, and the land maneuver measurements corresponded most nearly to a helicopter's hover measurements.
Operational Noise Data for the LACV-30 Air Cushion Vehicle
1985
25 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Air Pollution & Control , Air cushion vehicles , Noise(Sound) , Acoustic measurement , Amphibious vehicles , Army , Data acquisition , Exposure(General) , Helicopters , Hovering , Land areas , Level(Quantity) , Maneuvers , Maps , Measurement , Noise , Overflight , Rotary wing aircraft , Sound , Land use , Compatibility , Army facilities , LACV-30 air cushion vehicles , Air cushion vehicle noise