Department of defense handbook airworthiness certification criteria

Add to Cart. It is a foundational document to be used by the service airworthiness authority to define an air system's airworthiness certification basis. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement. This handbook should be applied at any point throughout the life-cycle of an air system when an airworthiness determination is necessary, especially whenever there is a change to the functional or product baseline.

Each air system configuration, including but not limited to manned, unmanned, fixed or rotarywing demands unique safety-of-flight SOF airworthiness certification requirements. Therefore, unique criteria are included for these types of systems to ensure that minimum levels of design for safe operation and maintenance are established.

UAVs which carry aircrew or passengers are subject to the same airworthiness certification requirements as manned aircraft. Any aircraft which may carry personnel for example, passengers, patients, special mission personnel are subject to certification requirements for passenger aircraft.

UAV types vary greatly in size, weight, and complexity. Consideration should be given to the environment in which the UAS will be operated controlled test range, national airspace, fleet usage, including ship based applications , to the life expectancy of the system for which it is designed, and to the "expendability" of the UAV.

Similarly, air vehicles intended for use aboard ships have unique requirements in areas such as structural integrity, propulsion system dynamic response and tolerance to steam ingestion, control systems response to approach and landings in high turbulence conditions, electromagnetic environmental effects, deck handling, support and servicing, and pilot field of view.

While alterations to CDA are covered by rules unique to each branch of service, the operating service always has the responsibility for the airworthiness certification approval under public aircraft rules. In all instances, complete and accurate documentation of both applicability and system specific measurable criteria values is critical to ensuring consistent, timely, and accurate airworthiness assessments.

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Gray shaded internal cross-references within the document perform similarly. Standards wpafb. Home Documents Mil Hdbk b. See Full Reader. Post on Jan views. Category: Documents 5 download. General Audience Abstract With the popularity of unmanned aircraft systems UAS , there is a growing need to assess airworthiness for safe operations in shared airspace. Airspace is the available air for aircraft to fly in; most airspaces are regulated and are subject to the jurisdiction of a particular country.

However, the proposed methodology can be applied to any airworthiness document developed for manned aircraft. Collections Masters Theses []. Search VTechWorks. This Collection. Log in Register.