SICALC - A new tool for aircraft noise calculations

This paper investigates how aircraft noise calculations can be made available for everyone. Traditionally, tools for aircraft noise calculations have been characterized by high complexity and numerous variables that users must consider. This complexity has necessitated expert competence to conduct calculations, limiting the accessibility of these calculations. SICALC (SINTEF Noise Calculator) is a new web-application tool that aims to challenge this practice and make noise calculation available to everyone while ensuring high-quality, reliable, uniform, and error-free results. The paper will discuss how the aircraft noise calculation method, NORTIM (the Norwegian Topography Integrated Model), has incorporated new technology and design principles into SICALC. It will also address the various challenges associated with this development.