Special Conditions: Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC Model 40; Lithium Polymer Battery Installation
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 April 14, 2009 for Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC
- Makes
- Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC
- Models
- —
- Published
- April 14, 2009
- Effective
- April 6, 2009
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC Model 40 (S-40) airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the installation of lithium polymer (Li-Poly) batteries for emergency, main, and auxiliary power unit (APU) applications. 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.