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Sh-h-h, Dealing with Airport Noise Worksheet

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1. Using your web browser, research low bypass turbofans. Find out why they present a problem.

    

    

    

2. On the map of the Los Angeles area, identify the 6 airports in and around Los Angeles. Name them:

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3. On the map of the Tokyo area, identify the 3 airports in Tokyo. Name them:

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4. Based on your research of airport noise:

   Which airport in Los Angeles has the best location? __________

   Which airport in Tokyo has the best location? __________

5. Assume that you work for the Airport Authority in Los Angeles or Tokyo. Prepare a computer presentation on airport noise and NASA's High-Speed Civil Transport (HSCT). Convince other members on the committee that it is important to locate the HSCT at the airport of your choice.