A touchy subject in aviation circles is the effect of jet engine noise on human nerves and bodies. Some of the airmen hate to mention it; they fear that people who live near jet bases will blame all ...

Seattle, WA – New studies suggest marine animals including orcas as well as national park visitors may be negatively impacted by Navy training flights over Olympic National Park. The first studies of ...

LAWRENCE -- 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 ...

Instead of tubular commercial aircraft, other designs could be used in the future: Jets with a blended wing body would fly more efficiently and make less noise -- but how would the noise emissions ...

Your guests have gathered for a backyard barbecue, and the steaks are sizzling. Suddenly a jet roars overhead, interrupting the conversation. Shortly afterward, another noisy uninvited guest flies ...

Washington state sued the U.S. Navy last week over its expansion of jet operations on Whidbey Island. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a news release announcing the lawsuit on July 9 that Navy ...

FOR a long time the hearing of personnel in the Services has been endangered by the noise of gunfire and its deafening effects are well known. Next to gunfire, the modern turbo-jet engine is probably ...