Noise Control in Supersonic Aircraft

Question: Discuss about theNoise Control in Supersonic Aircraft. Answer: Introduction Concorde Supersonic aircraft is one of the modified version of the aircrafts that provides facilitates from different perspectives in comparison with other aircrafts in the marketplace. In addition to this though it is one of the most effective technologies it stills involves so many threats and opportunities (Hafsteinsson 2014). These are mainly focused in this report. Threats within the System: Concorde Supersonic aircraft provides so many facilities if the technological advancement is considered, but the noise generated by this aircrafts have several disadvantages over the target market of these technological advancements (Morris et al. 2014). These threats are contrasted with the background of the target markets. Following are the considered threats of the Concorde supersonic aircrafts: Stiff competition from the domestic and international marketplace: In case of the noises reduction facilities provided by several international organizations like Airbus, Bombardier etc. they provide better strategies to reduce the involved noise within the system of aircraft (West IV et al. 2014). In the concerned case study noise generated from the Concorde Supersonic aircraft is reduced with the help of the LES but there are other facilities that are provided by several companies that reduces the chance of noise generation. High maintenance cost: LES includes high maintenance cost in case of the Concorde supersonic aircraft. This increases the chance of earning revenues in the competitive market. So in contrast with the case study related to supersonic aircraft noise revenues are dropped due to the expense involved in the system. Opportunities within the System: Growing demands: A Concorde Supersonic jet involves a huge amount of noise but there are chances to reduce it with the help of the technological advancements (Yoshida et al. 2015). Therefore, in case of the involvement off the market in this case study, it is found that the growths of demands of the supersonic aircrafts are on higher priority than their disadvantages. Strong demands of defense products: Concorde Supersonic jets are mainly used for the defense purpose in any country. As the demands of the defense system are increasing the chances for market penetration related to use of supersonic jets are increasing (Hafsteinsson 2014). Though the system involves huge noise but still it has great demand. Net Present Value and Future Value Cost benefit analysis Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Net economic benefit $0 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 One time cost $90,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Recurring cost $0 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 Net cash flow $90,000 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 Discount factors Discount rate 10% Year Index 0 1 2 3 4 5 Discount factor 1 0.909090909 0.826446281 0.751314801 0.683013455 0.620921323 Discounted flows Cost $90,000 $27,273 $24,793 $22,539 $20,490 $18,628 Benefit $0 $45,455 $41,322 $37,566 $34,151 $31,046 Net $90,000 $72,727 $66,116 $60,105 $54,641 $49,674 Cummulative $90,000 $162,727 $228,843 $288,948 $343,589 $393,263 Net present value $303,262.94 Conclusion This case study is providing the threats and opportunities related to the reduction of noise involved in the Concorde supersonic jets. It has helped in understanding the future aspects of Concorde supersonic aircrafts in global market positioning. References Hafsteinsson, H. 2014.Study of Supersonic Jet Noise Reduction using LES. https://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/203594/203594.pdf. Morris, C.C., Allison, D.L., Schetz, J.A., Kapania, R.K. and Sultan, C., 2014. Parametric geometry model for design studies of tailless supersonic aircraft.Journal of Aircraft,51(5), pp.1455-1466. West IV, T.K., Reuter, B.W., Walker, E.L., Kleb, B. and Park, M.A., 2014, June. Uncertainty Quantification and Certification Prediction of Low-Boom Supersonic Aircraft Configurations. In32nd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference(pp. 2014-2139). Yoshida, K., Matsushima, K., Ueda, Y. and Ishikawa, H., 2015. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.Method for designing a natural laminar flow wing of a supersonic aircraft. U.S. Patent 9,031,817.