SOCRATES® detection performance
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
SOCRATES® laser acoustic sensor achieved 86% success rate in detection of acoustic emanations from wake vortex turbulence
Source (primary)
Applied Digital DEF 14A filed 2006-09-14 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “demonstrating an 86% success rate in detection of the acoustic emanations from wake vortex turbulence generated by over 2,000 aircraft arrivals”
How we checked this
Checked on September 30, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The company's 2006 letter to stockholders reports that analysis of SOCRATES® test data showed an 86% success rate in detecting acoustic emanations from wake vortex turbulence.
Confirmed in the source:
- The SOCRATES® laser acoustic sensor technology was tested (at the Denver International Airport site, data acquired in late 2005)
- Analysis of the test data showed an 86% success rate in detecting acoustic emanations from wake vortex turbulence, across over 2,000 aircraft arrivals
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000114487906000041/flst_proxy-092006.htm) in full (73,686 characters, retrieved September 27, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Applied Digital DEF 14A filed 2006-09-14
Quote: “demonstrating an 86% success rate in detection of the acoustic emanations from wake vortex turbulence generated by over 2,000 aircraft arrivals”