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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 8, 2005 Flight Environments Breaks the Sound Barrier Orlando,
FL – An
undisclosed customer recently took delivery of a newly completed Boeing
Business Jet with the quietest wide-body interior in the world.
The aircraft’s thermal and acoustic system, designed and
manufactured by Flight Environments, Inc. of Paso Robles, California,
reduced noise in the aircraft to a consistent 46 dB(SIL) average
throughout the entire cabin. Two
independent firms confirmed acoustical readings for the aircraft: one on
behalf of the customer, and WJHW of Dallas, Texas on behalf of Flight
Environments. Flight
Environments was contracted directly by the customer to create “the
quietest cabin in the world.” They
answered by combining an unprecedented number of treatments with
painstaking attention to detail. “Since
the program’s inception we have used the Boeing Business Jet as our
technology development platform,” said Eamon Halpin, President and CEO
of Flight Environments. “Over
the last nine years we’ve made calculated changes in our personnel, our
materials selection, and our methods.
We have gradually developed new treatments and refined our system
one installation at a time, one flight test at a time. That work
culminated with this opportunity to work directly on behalf of this
customer, who was fully committed to maximizing noise reduction in its
aircraft, and gave us the authority to do whatever it took to achieve
their goal. We combined our
experience from over 30 previous BBJ treatments into one system, with
record-setting results.” An
STC’d system of twenty nine (29) unique treatments conforming to strict
weight criteria combined to reduce sound levels in the previously treated
cabin by an average of almost 10 dB(SIL) to achieve a 46 dB(SIL) average,
with little variation from room to room.
"The
efforts of Boeing Business Jets' many partners and preferred vendors have
contributed to the success of the BBJ. Flight Environments, for
example, has worked on the program since the beginning, and we are proud
to be associated with such a company. The BBJ Cabin Comfort System they
build enables the BBJ to be the quietest ultra-large cabin business jet
flying today," said Steven Hill, president of Boeing Business Jets. Boeing
Business Jets is a joint venture with General Electric launched in July
1996 to respond to market demand for a larger, more capable business
airplane that can fly more than 6,000 nautical miles. The versatility of
the BBJ, a version of the Boeing 737-700, allows owners to create a unique
environment tailored to their specific needs and seating requirements –
whether it’s for eight or 100 passengers – for private, corporate, or
charter use or for government transport. Flight
Environments, the leading supplier of thermal and acoustic insulation
systems for private and corporately configured aircraft, uses a repertoire
of over 85 combinations of sound-dampening materials to develop its
custom-tailored sound solutions. In addition to sound reduction, Flight
Environments’ materials provide a water vapor barrier and thermal
insulation, helping to prolong the life of cabin materials while
maintaining a comfortable cabin temperature. FEI systems and materials
meet or exceed the Federal Aviation Association’s (FAA) recently adopted
“Improved Flammability Standards” and comply with CFR 25.856 (a). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Halpin Marketing Manager 704-239-1118 http://www.flightenvironments.com timothyh@flightenvironments.com
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