The FACE Project

In 2002, 30 organisations from all aeronautical sectors in Europe launched an initiative to pave the way for improving cabin environmental comfort on the next generation of civil transport aircraft.

Friendly Aircraft Cabin Environment (FACE) is a four-year project, jointly funded by the EU and the consortium, and is coordinated by ALENIA AERONAUTICA S.p.A., Italy. Along with Brüel & Kjær some of the major contractors involved are Airbus, BRE Environment, Dassault Aviation, EADS Corporate Research Centre Germany, Eurocopter, Liebherr Aerospace, Nationaal-Lucht-en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium, Stork Product Engineering B.V. and Thales Avionics.

Environmental cabin comfort issues are important for any turbofan aircraft - from business jet to large civil transport, and the aim of FACE is to improve cabin and cockpit comfort in any future European turbofan aircraft. FACE will address the environmental comfort parameters that depend on noise, vibration and air quality technology.

Brüel & Kjær's contribution is the application of array measurement techniques to clarify aspects of the noise transmission into the cabin. These measurement techniques will clarify details of the airborne noise transmission through the fuselage, for example, phenomena related to windows and doors, and quantify buzz saw noise transmission to the interior for different panel configurations. And for troubleshooting purposes we will provide real-time, sound intensity mapping with a hand-held array probe.

For further information please contact Innovations Specialist Jørgen Hald.