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CED-77-131 1 (1977-09-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawac0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOC UENT RES:R 03670 - [A2653832) 41t 9tricte The Concorde: Results of a Supersonic Aircraft's Entry into the United States. CED-77-131; B-166506. September 15, 1977. 35 pp. + 2 appendices (2 pp.). Report to Rep. Leo J. Ryan, Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Sutcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Invircntental Protection Programs: Environmental Protecticr Standards (2201). Contact: Community and Economic Develorment Div. Budget Function: Naturai Resources, Environment, and Energy: Polluticn Control and Abatement (304). Organization Concerned: Department of Transportation; Environmental Protection Agency. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Government Operations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee. Authority: Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Noise Control Act of 1972. Federal Aviation Regulation 36. Federal Aviation Regulation 91.55. The Concorde supersonic aircraft is noisier than any subsonic aircraft presently in ccmmercial service. Currently produced Concordes do not atid cannot be modified to meet present noise standards for subsonic aircraft. Permitting the Copcord's introduction into the United States is counter to the thrust of the national noise abatement effort. The Federal Aviation Administration conducted surveys of public opinion during the Concorde trial period at Dulles International Airport to determine ccmmun.tv reaction. Findings/Conclusions: Public opinion surveys conducted at Dulles do not provide reliable information because of problems with the survey's sampling plan, questionnaire design, application, and coding and procpssing of responses. Vcluntary complaints are a more significant indicator of the public's response to :he trials at Dulles. Although concorde operations accounted for less than one percent of the take-offs and landings at Dulles, they resulted in 1,387 complaints or 79% of the total noise complaints received. The greatest percentage of Concorde complaints concerned take-off, which is consistent with Concorde noise characteristics. An analysis of 16 media outlets by a contractor conclnded that citizens' cc- R41ts resulted largely from direct exposure to Concorde ank 1 1 'lueced unduly by the media. (Autbor/SV)

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