Type certification
The Type Certificate ( English type certificate for the document, type certification for the process) is the official approval ( certification ) of an aircraft type for aviation . In contrast, there is also a one-off approval for individual aircraft that are self-built. Type approvals are also required for the engines, propellers, devices and equipment used. They are carried out by the aviation authority of the state in which the aircraft will later be registered. As part of the approval process, it is checked whether the underlying building regulations have been met. The word component pattern refers to the validity for construction or model series (aircraft types / types).
Type certificates are designed to ensure the safety of air traffic. In addition to the type certification, an individual aircraft also needs a so-called airworthiness certificate in order to be allowed to participate in air traffic .
Germany
In Germany, the Aviation Licensing Regulations (LuftVZO) regulate the details of the type certification, in particular which aviation devices require a type certification. The type certification is based on the airworthiness requirements . It is issued for civil aircraft by the Federal Aviation Office , with the approval of EASA or directly by EASA . The Bundeswehr Aviation Office is responsible for the type certification of military aircraft and their equipment . Ultralight aircraft up to 120 kg curb weight are exempt from the type and traffic license requirement.
literature
- Martin Hinsch: Industrial aviation management: technology and organization of aviation companies. 4th updated edition. Springer Vieweg, Berlin a. a. 2019, ISBN 978-3-662-58803-1 , pp. 60–62: sample inspection control center , as well as pp. 93–96: type approval ( page previews in the Google book search).
Web links
- Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA): Type certification, environmental protection and radiation protection: tasks. In: lba.de. 2019.
- European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS). In: easa.europa.eu. 2020 (English; database)
- Legal text: Aviation Licensing Regulations (LuftVZO). In: gesetze-im-internet.de. As of June 19, 1964.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA): Type approvals and single piece approvals. In: lba.de. 2019, accessed February 12, 2020.