Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Model GVI Airplane; Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Rechargeable Lithium- Battery Systems
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 17, 2012 for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Makes
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Models
- —
- Published
- January 17, 2012
- Effective
- January 8, 2012
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (GAC) Model GVI airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the installation of rechargeable lithium batteries and rechargeable lithium-battery systems. 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.