HC Deb 23 February 1976 vol 906 cc102-5W
Mr. Hayhoe

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish the monitored noise measurements for Concorde on its recent flights from Heathrow Airport and give comparisons for noise level and duration with other aircraft using the airport.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The maximum noise levels recorded by Concorde at the permanent monitoring points during its first nine commercial flights at Heathrow, together with the duration of the noise recorded above 90 PNdB, are shown in the following tables, together with the noise levels of the six immediately preceding and succeeding aircraft:

Aircraft Maximum noise level PNdB) Duration of noise above 90 PNdB (seconds)
21st January
DC9 98 24
Trident 105 37
Trident 109 44
Trident 102 38
Boeing 747 107 6
Caravelle 103 37
CONCORDE 112 42
Boeing 707 98 34
Boeing 707 100 41
Boeing 747 96 19
Boeing 747 100 18
Boeing 747 97 20
Trident 113 42
26th January
Trident 112 32
DC8 99 28
Boeing 737 96 32
TU 134 102 27
Boeing 707 102 35
Boeing 747 95 14
CONCORDE 114 42
Boeing 727 103 15
HS 125 97 20
Trident 110 54
Boeing 707 105 42
Boeing 727 105 40
Boeing 707 105 46
28th January
Lockheed 1011 Below 90 PNdB
DC9 100 29
DC9 101 27
Boeing 727 102 24
Trident 110 43
Trident 112 35
CONCORDE 112 43
Trident 107 43
Trident 110 46
Trident 99 29
Boeing 737 97 32
Trident 105 30
Boeing 747 102 21
2nd February
DC9 99 21
Trident 108 36
Boeing 737 92 14
BAC 1–11 103 46
Trident 106 33
BAC 1–11 103 39
CONCORDE 112 25
HS 125 95 17
Boeing 737 Below 90 PNdB
Boeing 747 95 9
Boeing 747 99 17
Trident 105 39
Trident 106 30
4th February
Boeing 727 96 18
Trident 107 46
DC9 97 23
Trident 106 43
BAC 1–11 101 49
HS 125 98 19
CONCORDE 111 27
Trident 101 29
Boeing 747 106 20
Trident 106 41
Trident 106 35
Trident 98 31
Trident 104 35
9th February
Trident 110 35
Boeing 707 106 31
Boeing 707 116 46
Boeing 707 102 44
Super VC 10 107 50
Boeing 747 108 34
CONCORDE 109 49
BAC 1–11 106 65
Trident 108 38
Boeing 737 101 31
Boeing 727 107 28
Trident 108 52
A300B Below 90 PNdB
11th February
Boeing 727 102 41
BAC 1–11 107 62
Boeing 747 96 13
Trident 111 50
Boeing 737 97 22
Trident 108 35
CONCORDE 112 46
Trident 111 45
VC 10 110 66
DC9 Below 90 PNdB
Trident 108 47
BAC 1–11 106 66
Boeing 747 99 25
16th February (morning take-off)
Trident 107 48
BAC 1–11 107 49
Trident 106 44
DC9 103 29
Trident 107 37
Boeing 707 99 34
CONCORDE 110 41
Trident 110 38
Super VC 10 111 53
Boeing 707 100 28
Boeing 727 102 31
Trident 111 47
Trident 106 38
16th February (afternoon take-off)
Trident 105 57
Boeing 707 106 20
Boeing 737 96 17
Trident 108 45
Trident 105 26
Trident 108 41
CONCORDE 112 40
Trident 102 40
Trident 108 38
DC9 96 12
Trident 107 39
Fokker 28 98 23
Super VC 10 106 34

I should emphasise that we shall need the results of many more movements than the first nine commercial flights before valid conclusions can be drawn.