Designation of applicable regulations.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Except as provided in §§ 25.2, 27.2, 29.2, and in parts 26, 34, and 36 of this subchapter, an applicant for a type certificate must show that the aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller concerned meets— (1) The applicable requirements of this subchapter that are effective on the date of application for that certificate unless— (i) Otherwise specified by the FAA; or (ii) Compliance with later effective amendments is elected or required under this section; and (2) Any special conditions prescribed by the FAA. (b) For special classes of aircraft, including the engines and propellers installed thereon (e.g., gliders, airships, and other nonconventional aircraft), for which airworthiness standards have not been issued under this subchapter, the applicable requirements will be the portions of those other airworthiness requirements contained in Parts 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35 found by the FAA to be appropriate for the aircraft and applicable to a specific type design, or such airworthiness criteria as the FAA may find provide an equivalent level of safety to those parts. (c) An application for type certification of a transport category aircraft is effective for 5 years and an application for any other type certificate is effective for 3 years, unless an applicant shows at the time of application that his product requires a longer period of time for design, development, and testing, and the FAA approves a longer period. (d) In a case where a type certificate has not been iss

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 21.17