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RegUlation and norM for low sonic Boom LEvels

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€11 422 874
EU Contribution
€5 042 974
Project website
Project Acronym
RUMBLE
STRIA Roadmaps
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Transport mode
Airborne icon
Transport policies
Other specified
Transport sectors
Passenger transport

Overview

Link to CORDIS
Background & Policy context

Nearly 15 years after the last commercial supersonic flight, the quick evolution of technology combined with the emergence of ambitious industrial projects indicate that a second era for environmentally friendly supersonic commercial flights is about to happen.

One of the main obstacles remaining on the path to sustainable supersonic commercial flight is the issue of noise, specifically the loud and sudden sonic boom felt by the populations overflown during the entire cruise. The high level of sonic boom produced by supersonic aircraft at the time led to a complete ban of civilian supersonic flights over land in the United States and several other countries.

Since then “low boom” technologies have emerged, opening the door to regulatory evolutions.

Objectives

RUMBLE is dedicated to the production of the scientific evidence requested by national, European and international regulation authorities to determine the acceptable level of overland sonic booms and the appropriate ways to comply with it. RUMBLE will not aim at producing a low boom aircraft design but rather the quantified evidence needed to support new regulations.

To this end, RUMBLE will associate the leading organizations in supersonic aviation in Europe and Russia, combining scientific excellence, world-class research infrastructures and industrial leadership bearing the heritage from Concorde and Tu-144, with strong involvement in the regulatory bodies.

Methodology

RUMBLE will develop and assess sonic boom prediction tools, study the human response to sonic boom and validate its findings using wind-tunnel experiments and actual flight tests. Extensive dissemination and regulatory activities will ensure that the European considerations are taken into account in the evolution of the international regulation affecting civilian supersonic flights. RUMBLE will also pave the way for a future low boom flying demonstrator.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Specific funding programme
H2020-EU.3.4.
Other Programme
MG-1-2-2017 Reducing aviation noise

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Airbus
Address
2 ROND POINT EMILE DEWOITINE, 31700 BLAGNAC, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€442 088
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
Address
Ludwig-Boelkow-Allee 1, 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€143 000
Organisation
Office National D' Etudes Et De Recherches Aérospatiales
Address
29, avenue de la Division Leclerc, BP72 CHÂTILLON CEDEX, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 067 651
Organisation
Deutsches Zentrum Fr Luft Und Raumfahrt E.v
Address
Linder Hoehe, 51147 KOELN, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€484 629
Organisation
Anotec Engineering SL
Address
CALLE RECTOR JOSE VIDA SORIA 2 PORTAL 7 PLANTA 2 PUERTA C, 18613 MOTRIL, Spain
EU Contribution
€95 000
Organisation
Easn Technology Innovation Services Bvba
Address
Terweidenstraat 28, 3440 Budingen, Belgium
EU Contribution
€163 750
Organisation
Dassault Aviation
Address
9, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées - Marcel Dassault, 75008 PARIS, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€916 700
Organisation
Stiftelsen Norges Geotekniske Institutt
Address
Sognsveien 72, N-0855 OSLO, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€300 300
Organisation
Ecole Centrale De Lyon
Address
AVENUE GUY DE COLLONGUE 36, 69134 ECULLY, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€136 000
Organisation
Zeus Gmbh, Zentrum Fur Angewandte Psychologie, Umwelt- Und Sozialforschung
Address
Sennbrink 46, 58093 Hagen, Germany
EU Contribution
€165 000
Organisation
Airbus Defence And Space Ltd
Address
Gunnels Wood Road, STEVENAGE, SG1 2AS, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€171 406
Organisation
Carl Von Ossietzky Universitaet Oldenburg
Address
AMMERLAENDER HEERSTRASSE 114-118, 26129 OLDENBURG, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€300 000
Organisation
Sorbonne Universite
Address
21 RUE DE L'ECOLE DE MEDECINE, 75006 Paris, France
EU Contribution
€657 450

Technologies

Technology Theme
Aircraft design and manufacturing
Technology
Reduced sonic boom from supersonic aircraft
Development phase
Research/Invention

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