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Old 26th Nov 2014, 23:23
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Mechta
 
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Looks like AOPA measure it in their flight tests:

Measured cockpit noise (dBA scale) in cruise at 11,500 feet msl was 88 between the front seats. This is about 4 dB less than most single-engine airplanes.
Diamond Aircraft DA42 Twin Star - AOPA

Questions you would want to ask are; was the dB meter calibrated, what frequencies did it measure, was the same meter used for each test, which way was it pointing and was it rigidly mounted or handheld.

Apparent noise level to a person may differ from noise meter readings.

Quite a lot on Cirrus cabin noise here too: Cirrus SR20 (and a bit about the SR22)

Bonanza here: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...ophonous-Cabin

DA40 here: http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/plastic-airplanes

Last edited by Mechta; 26th Nov 2014 at 23:35. Reason: Cirrus link added + Bonanza
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