Re:Lee-Gardner Amendment would reduce supersonic fuel burn
by cameldrv on Friday June 30, 2017 @06:11AM
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This is somewhat misleading. What they are asking for is to be able to certify their plane under stage 3 noise regulations. Currently, it's legal to fly a stage 3 plane, but any design for a new plane submitted to the FAA after 2006 has to meet stage 4 regulations. Any design submitted as of the end of this year needs to be stage 5.
Effectively this is like a car manufacturer asking to only be required to meet fuel economy/emissions/safety standards from 10-20 years ago for a new vehicle. IMO this is reasonable. Stage 3 planes are fairly quiet, at least compared to what was flying around in the 70s and 80s. If regressing a bit on airport noise is the price we pay to go twice as fast, that's OK with me. I'd love it if we talked about this honestly, and shamed the people who whine about every tiny negative impact of human progress.
Effectively this is like a car manufacturer asking to only be required to meet fuel economy/emissions/safety standards from 10-20 years ago for a new vehicle. IMO this is reasonable. Stage 3 planes are fairly quiet, at least compared to what was flying around in the 70s and 80s. If regressing a bit on airport noise is the price we pay to go twice as fast, that's OK with me. I'd love it if we talked about this honestly, and shamed the people who whine about every tiny negative impact of human progress.