Burbank Aeronautical (BAC) has started the final flight tests of its BAC II Stage 3 hushkit, fitted to the Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B engines of a Boeing 707-300. Certification is expected in May. The hushkit has been shown to attenuate by 30dB the noise of a Stage 1 aircraft, and by 15dB the signature of a Stage 2, JT3D-7 powered aircraft. BAC claims that the BAC II eliminates the increased fuel consumption experienced with older hushkits.
Source: Flight International
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