Special Conditions: Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH, Cessna Model 172 Series, Diesel Cycle Engine Using Turbine (Jet) Fuel
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 January 13, 2005 for Thielert Aircraft Engines GMBH. System: engine.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Thielert Aircraft Engines GMBH
- Makes
- Cessna
- Models
- —
- Published
- January 13, 2005
- Effective
- January 5, 2005
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Cessna Model 172 airplane. This airplane as modified by Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the installation of an aircraft diesel engine. 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.