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Special Conditions: Diamond Aircraft Industries, DA-42; 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 June 27, 2005 for Diamond Aircraft INC.. System: engine.

What it applies to

Applicant
Diamond Aircraft INC.
Makes
Diamond
Models
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Published
June 27, 2005
Effective
June 21, 2005
The FAA's document
On the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

These special conditions are issued for the Diamond Aircraft Industries (DAI) DA-42 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the installation of a diesel cycle engine utilizing turbine (jet) fuel. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for installation of this new technology engine. 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.