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Silent Aircraft Initiative Concept Risk AssessmentA risk assessment of the Silent Aircraft Initiative's SAX-40 concept design for extremely low noise has been performed. A NASA team developed a list of 27 risk items, and evaluated the level of risk for each item in terms of the likelihood that the risk would occur and the consequences of the occurrence. The following risk items were identified as high risk, meaning that the combination of likelihood and consequence put them into the top one-fourth of the risk matrix: structures and weight prediction; boundary-layer ingestion (BLI) and inlet design; variable-area exhaust and thrust vectoring; displaced-threshold and continuous descent approach (CDA) operational concepts; cost; human factors; and overall noise performance. Several advanced-technology baseline concepts were created to serve as a basis for comparison to the SAX-40 concept. These comparisons indicate that the SAX-40 would have significantly greater research, development, test, and engineering (RDT&E) and production costs than a conventional aircraft with similar technology levels. Therefore, the cost of obtaining the extremely low noise capability that has been estimated for the SAX-40 is significant. The SAX-40 concept design proved successful in focusing attention toward low noise technologies and in raising public awareness of the issue.
Document ID
20080012497
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Nickol, Craig L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2008
Subject Category
Aeronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2008-215112
L-19438
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 561581.02.08.07.13.05
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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