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U.S: Eve Air Mobility Carries Out Study on Public Impression of eVTOL Noise and Visual Appearance

Chris Stonor6 September 2023

Eve Air Mobility was busy during August carrying out a study on the public impressions of eVTOL noise and the aircraft’s visual appearance, reports a press release. This analysis took place in Orlando and New York City. The study was to gai...

“eVTOL Propellers Louder Over Ground,” Say Researchers From Bristol University

Chris Stonor30 May 2023

One of the eVTOL Industry’s major selling-points apart from its green credentials, is how quiet these new aircraft are compared, to say, helicopters. 100xs time quieter is the often used phrase. Researchers from Bristol University in the Aeroacousti...

EASA publishes world’s first proposal on assessment and limitation of noise generated by eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard5 May 2023

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first proposal world-wide for the assessment of the noise generated by air taxis, addressing one of the top societal concerns for eVTOL aircraft. The Environmental Protection Tech...

Joby’s eVTOL aircraft registers equivalent of 45.2 dBA during acoustic footprint testing with NASA

eVTOL Insights Editorial10 May 2022

Joby Aviation has announced that its full-size pre-production aircraft has successfully demonstrated its low noise profile, following acoustic testing completed with NASA. Following analysis of the data obtained over two weeks of testing, Joby’s ...