Airworthiness

The term Airworthiness (eng. Airworthiness ) comes from the aviation law and describes the (technical) condition of an aircraft or aviation equipment, which for the implementation of a safe flight operations is necessary.

"For an aircraft, or aircraft part (airworthiness), is the possession of the necessary requirements for flying in safe conditions, within allowable limits."

"For an aircraft or an aircraft part, airworthiness means having the necessary requirements to fly in a safe state within permissible limits."

- Filippo de Florio : Airworthiness - An Introduction to Aircraft Certification , Butterworth-Heinemann London 2011

In other definitions, the term is also given a broader meaning and refers as a whole to the operation of an aircraft or aviation device; z. B .:

[Airworthiness is] the ability of an aircraft, or other airborne equipment or system, to operate in flight and on ground without significant hazard to aircrew, ground crew, passengers (where relevant) or to other third parties.

"Airworthiness is the ability of an aircraft or aviation device to operate in flight and on the ground without significantly endangering the crew, ground personnel, passengers (if relevant) or third parties."

- MAWA Forum : European Military Airworthiness Certification Criteria - EMACC Handbook Edition 2.0 , European Defense Agency 2013

The safety of flight operations is influenced by the factors human ( aviation personnel ), machine ( aircraft ) and the environment (infrastructure, weather , etc.). To ensure safe flight operations, all three factors must be taken into account; the failure of just one person can lead to an aircraft accident . Airworthiness relates to one of these factors - the machine.

According to European and, if applicable, also according to German aviation law, an aircraft is airworthy if

• the type of aircraft meets the building regulations (airworthiness requirements),
• the aircraft corresponds to the design data of the type and
• the maintenance measures prescribed for the aircraft are observed.

The airworthiness is certified

• for the pattern of an aircraft by the Type Certificate (eng. Type certificate ) and
• for the aircraft by the Certificate of Airworthiness (eng. Certificate of Airworthiness ).

According to the provisions of the Chicago Convention , every aircraft used in international aviation is required to carry its certificate of airworthiness .

In the parlance of German aviation law, the term traffic safety is often used synonymously for airworthiness .

See also

• Airworthiness directive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Filippo de Florio: Airworthiness - An Introduction to Aircraft Certification , Butterworth-Heinemann London 2011, ISBN 978-0-08-096802-5 , p. 3
2. ^ Military Airworthiness Authorities Forum: European Military Airworthiness Certification Criteria - EMACC Handbook. (PDF) Edition 2.0. European Defense Agency, January 23, 2013, p. 19 , accessed November 7, 2014 . 
3. ↑ Filippo de Florio: Airworthiness - An Introduction to Aircraft Certification , Butterworth-Heinemann London 2011, ISBN 978-0-08-096802-5 , p. 1
4. ↑ cf. Art. 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 20, 2008
5. ↑ cf. Section 1 (2) LuftGerPV of February 15, 2013
6. ↑ cf. Art. 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 20, 2008
7. ↑ Art. 29 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation
8. ↑ cf. Section 2 (1) lit. 2 LuftVG of 7 August 2013