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Special conditions

Special Conditions: Sino Swearingen, Model SJ30-2; Side-Facing Seat.

Special conditions are rules the FAA writes for one design when the standard certification rules do not cover something new about it. These were published December 26, 2000 for Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company. System: cabin, seats and restraints.

What it applies to

Applicant
Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company
Makes
Sino Swearingen
Models
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Published
December 26, 2000
Effective
January 25, 2001
The FAA's document
On the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

These special conditions are issued for the Sino Swearingen, Model SJ30-2 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with side-facing seats. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.