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Special Conditions: Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC Model S-40; Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) System

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 3, 2009 for Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC. System: engine.

What it applies to

Applicant
Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC
Makes
Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC
Models
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Published
June 3, 2009
Effective
May 25, 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 S-40 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the use of an electronic engine control system instead of a traditional mechanical control system. 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.