Special Conditions: Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI), Model 525 Helicopters; Interaction of Systems and Structures.
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 December 7, 2016 for Bell Helicopter Textron, INC.. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Bell Helicopter Textron, INC.
- Makes
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
- Models
- —
- Published
- December 7, 2016
- Effective
- January 8, 2017
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the BHTI Model 525 helicopter. This helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with fly-by-wire flight control system (FBW FCS) functions that affect the structural integrity of the rotorcraft. 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.