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Design methodology for a community response questionnaire on sonic boom exposure

Published 2019-06-25 From Legacy CDMS 4 authors
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Abstract

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A preliminary draft questionnaire concerning community response to sonic booms was developed. Interviews were conducted in two communities that had experienced supersonic overflights of the SR-71 airplane for several years. Even though the overflights had ceased about 6 months prior to the interviews, people clearly remembered hearing sonic booms. A total of 22 people living in central Utah and 23 people living along Idaho/Washington state border took part in these interviews. The draft questionnaire was constantly modified during the study in order to evaluate different versions. Questions were developed which related to annoyance, startle, sleep disturbance, building vibration, and building damage. Based on the data collected, a proposed community response survey response instrument was developed for application in a full-scale sonic boom study.

Authors

  • Farbry, John E., Jr. Tech-U-Fit Corp.
  • Fields, James M. Tech-U-Fit Corp.
  • Molino, John A. Tech-U-Fit Corp.
  • Demiranda, Gwendolyn A. Tech-U-Fit Corp.

Citation: Farbry, John E., Jr., Fields, James M., Molino, John A. , et al. (2019). Design methodology for a community response questionnaire on sonic boom exposure. Legacy CDMS. NASA NTRS ID 19910013517. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910013517 ↗