Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII- G500 Airplane, Technical Criteria for Approving Side-Facing Seats
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 May 3, 2016 for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, covering the GVII-G500. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Makes
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Models
- GVII-G500
- On this site
- Gulfstream GVII-G500 222 registered
- Published
- May 3, 2016
- Effective
- May 3, 2016
- 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 (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G500 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with side-facing seats. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards 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.