Understanding airworthiness is central to maintaining and operating aircraft safely. While no book can replace the published FAR/JAR documentation for airworthiness, this unique guide provides readers with a single reference to understanding and interpreting the airworthiness requirements of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation), FAA (the US Federal Aviation Authority) and EASA (European Aircraft Safety Agency). Setting these requirements in a real-world context, the book is an essential contribution to the safety management system of anyone involved in the design, maintenance and operation of aircraft for business or pleasure.
Key topics covered include:
. Considerations of airworthiness standards for all classes, including large and small aircraft, rotor craft, gliders and unmanned aircraft
. JAR/FAR 21
. Type certification of aircraft, engines, and propellers and the type certification process
. Parts and appliances approval
. Joint certifications and national certifications
. Special classes of certificates of airworthiness
. Airworthiness and flight operations
Key topics covered include:
. Considerations of airworthiness standards for all classes, including large and small aircraft, rotor craft, gliders and unmanned aircraft
. JAR/FAR 21
. Type certification of aircraft, engines, and propellers and the type certification process
. Parts and appliances approval
. Joint certifications and national certifications
. Special classes of certificates of airworthiness
. Airworthiness and flight operations
Table of Contents
Introduction to Flight Safety and Airworthiness; The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation; National Civil Aviation Authorities; JARs and FARs; General Considerations of Airworthiness Standards; The JAR/FAR 21; Structure of Aircraft Airworthiness Standards; Aircraft Airworthiness Standard Applicability; Airworthiness Standards for Unmanned Aircraft; The Type Certification of Aircraft, Engines, and Propellers; Parts and Appliances Approval; The Minimum Equipment List; The Type Certification of Imported Products; The Transfer of a Type Certificate; JAA Joint Certifications and National Certifications; The Type Certification Process; The Construction of Prototypes and Test Articles; The Production of Products, Parts and Appliances; Standard Certificates of Airworthiness; Special Certificates of Airworthiness; Export Certificates of Airworthiness; Airworthiness and Flight OperationsAuthors
Filippo De Florio Member of the OSTIV Sailplane Development Panel and Honorary Member of UVS International.Previously Director of the Italian RAI-ENAC Type Certification Division 1992-2000. Also a member of the JAA Certification Committee. As a member of the JAR 22 and JAR-VLA Study Groups since the 1970s, he had a key role in the creation and development of such standards.
Dr. De Florio has been a sailplane and aeroplane pilot for over 25 years and currently remains a member of the OSTIV Sailplane Development Panel and Honorary Member of UVS International. In June 2008, he was awarded the 1st UAS Pioneer Award instituted 'to honour and thank individuals for their exceptional and dedicated services to the international UAS community'.
