Noise Control At London Airport

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1970

Filmed

Mar 1970

Length of issue (in feet)

480

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: An ever-increasing headache - noise for those living near large airports throughout the world. Now with the help of a special mobile acoustics laboratory which will determine the kind of noises that are the most disturbing, aircraft designers hope to minimise engine noise.

Keywords

Aircraft; Science and technology; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/34

Credits:

Director: Brigit Barry
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sound: Chris Wilden
Camera: Dick Ewen
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Producer: Janice Willett / Kay
Presenter: John Parry
Presenter: Marion Foster
Director: Mark Lawton
Editor: Peter Greenaway
Cutter: Peter Greenaway
Commentator: Roger Cook
Presenter: Roger Cook

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