Special Conditions: Bombardier Aerospace Inc. Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 Airplanes; Sidestick Controllers
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 August 31, 2016 for Bombardier. System: landing gear.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Bombardier
- Makes
- Bombardier
- Models
- —
- Published
- August 31, 2016
- Effective
- August 31, 2016
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Bombardier Aerospace Inc. (Bombardier) Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is a sidestick controller, designed to be operated with only one hand, in lieu of the conventional wheel or stick controls. 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.