Special Conditions: XtremeAir GmbH, XA42; Acrobatic Category Aerodynamic Stability
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 March 25, 2012 for Xtremeair GMBH. System: other and general.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Xtremeair GMBH
- Makes
- XtremeAir GmbH
- Models
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- Published
- March 25, 2012
- Effective
- April 24, 2012
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the XtremeAir GmbH XA42 airplane. The XA42 airplane has a novel or unusual design feature associated with its static stability. This airplane can perform at the highest level of aerobatic competition. To be competitive, the aircraft was designed with positive and, at some points, neutral stability within its flight envelope. Its lateral and directional axes are also decoupled from each other providing more precise maneuvering. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for these design features. 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. These special conditions are only applicable to aircraft certified solely in the acrobatic category.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.