U.S./Europe International Aviation Safety Conference

By: John R. Colomy, FAA; Alain Leroy, EASA

Date: June 5, 2008

                                    

“Global Safety Management: Revolution or Evolution”

Update on Part 23 Jet & CS-23 High Performance

Aeroplane IssuesAircraft Certification Workshop

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Issues

• Scope Differences • Generic VIs & Standard Differences• Current Projects• Suspended Projects

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Scope Differences

• FAA has found that Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23 does not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for jet airplanes.

• EASA has found that Certification Specification CS-23 does not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for high performance aeroplanes

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Scope Differences

• FAA is applying part 23 jet policy.– Single-engine Normal, Utility and Acrobatic Category

• 12500 lbs or less• 9 passengers or less

– Multi-engine Normal, Utility and Acrobatic Category• 6000 lbs or less• 9 passengers or less

– Multi-engine Normal, Utility and Acrobatic Category• 12500 lbs or less but greater than 6000 lbs• 9 passengers or less

– Multi-engine Commuter Category• 19000 lbs or less• 19 passengers of less

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Scope Differences

• EASA is developing a “Basic Set of CRIs”, also including (generic) CRIs applying to CS-23 high performance airplanes (HPA)– MD ≥ Mach 0.6

– Service ceiling > 25,000 ft

• EASA generic CRIs are not limited to jets.• Out of the “Basic Set of CRIs” CRIs will only

be applied as required depending on specific design of the airplane.

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Generic VIs & Standards Differences

• FAA Generic VIs & Standard Differences– 12 generic VIs corresponding to 11 significant

standard differences and one different acceptable means of compliance.

– 3 Non-significant standard differences.– Developed and first published on FAA website in

April 2005 time frame.

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Generic VIs & Standards Differences

• FAA has developed an unofficial part 23 jet guide to help ACOs in type certification– Based on experience of certificating small jets since

1958.– Core requirements for jets goes back 30+ years.– We are now at 39 pages of special conditions for

Normal category multi-engine jets• 12500 lbs or less but greater than 6000 lbs• 9 passengers or less

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Generic VIs & Standards Differences

• EASA is in the process of developing these lists. • Basic Set of CRIs”, Current status:

– 19 Generic CRIs calling up Special Conditions are released– 7 CRIs calling up AMC / GM for HPA are released– 14 Generic CRIs calling up Special Conditions are under

discussion (of which 11 are the split up of the typical single CRI for Flight Items)

– 2 CRIs calling up AMC / GM for HPA are under discussion.– 27 Standard CRIs applied based on new technology to all CS-

23 airplanes (HIRF, Software, etc.)

• Note: Only a limited number of CRIs will be applied as required depending on specific design of airplane

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Part 23 Jet Project Status

• The FAA has 11 open certification projects for light jets– 9 currently active– 2 suspended

• The designs range from an under 6,000-pound, single-engine jet to twin‑engine, commuter category jets.

• Other manufacturers are developing jet designs and depending on viability, there may be as many as eighteen additional light jet type certification projects.

• Many of the US based firms are, or will be, seeking EASA validation.

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Part 23 Jet Project Status

• Six US based firms have applied for EASA validation.

• The current or anticipated FAA/EASA validation projects are: – Cessna Aircraft Company—Citation CitationJet CJ4.– Eclipse Aircraft—Model 500.– Honda—HondaJet.

• Projects that have suspended EASA validation efforts:– Aviation Technology Group—Model 100 (Javelin).– Adam Aircraft—Model 700. – Spectrum Aeronautical—Model 33 and Model 40.

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CS-23 HPA Project Status

• EASA has one commuter category jet from an which is seeking FAA validation.– Grob Aerospace—G180A, (Germany).

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Part 23 Jet Current Projects

• Cessna Aircraft Company• Citation CJ4• Wichita, KS• www.cessna.com

• Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc.

• D-Jet• London, Ontario, Canada• www.diamond-air.at

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Part 23 Jet Current Projects

• Embraer• EMB-500 (Phenom 100)• São José dos Campos,

Brazil• www.embraer.com

• Embraer• EMB-505 (Phenom 300)• São José dos Campos,

Brazil• www.embraer.com

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Part 23 Jet Current Projects

• Grob Aerospace• G180 SPn Utility Jet • Tussenhausen-

Mattsies, Germany• www.grob-spn.com

• Honda• HondaJet • Greenville, NC• world.honda.com/

HondaJet/

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Part 23 Jet Current Projects

• The New Piper Aircraft Co., Inc.

• PA-46-J1• Vero Beach, FL• www.newpiper.com/

piperjet/

• Spectrum Aeronautical LLC• S-33 “Independence”• Cardiff by the Sea, CA and

Spanish Forks, UT• www.spectrum.aero

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Part 23 Jet Current Projects

• Spectrum Aeronautical LLC

• S-40 “Freedom”• Cardiff by the Sea, CA

and Spanish Forks, UT• www.spectrum.aero

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Part 23 Jet Suspended Projects

• Aviation Technology Group (ATG)

• Model 100 Mk10 and Model 100 Mk20 "Javelin"

• Englewood, CO• www.avtechgroup.com

• Adam Aircraft Industries (AAI)

• A700• Englewood, CO• www.adamaircraft.com

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Summary

• Scope Differences • Generic VIs & Standard Differences• Current Projects• Suspended Projects