Appendix B may be critical, and to determine whether the installation and connected systems are satisfactory. This does not imply that flight tests must be conducted under the most severe outside air temperatures likely to be encountered in service. It should normally be possible to determine the effects of extreme outside temperatures on local temperatures by extrapolation or by suitable correction factors. The FAA project engineers will then make a consolidated estimate of the total flight time required, allowing for overlapping, and adjust this in accordance with the Test Time outlined in the paragraph B.2.1 above.
B.2.5.3 This program will be arranged to permit the principal FAA flight test pilot to become thoroughly familiar with the operational aspects of the airplane in its anticipated service environment.
B.2.5.4 All components of the airplane should be intensively operated and studied under all operating conditions expected in service and obtainable within the time and geographical limitations of the tests. Intensive operation means repeated operation of components in various sequences and combinations likely to occur in service. Particular attention should be given to potential sources of crew error, excessive crew workload or coordination, and the procedures that would be required in the event of malfunction of any component. The testing should also include an evaluation of operations with various MEL items declared/simulated inoperative. This intensive type of testing should be conducted in all cases, but the length of time for which it is continued will depend upon the supplementary experience available for the particular type, as outlined in paragraph B.2.1 above.
B.2.5.5 Ground inspections should be made at appropriate intervals during the test program to determine whether there are any failures or incipient failures in any of the components that might be a hazard to safe flight. The normal maintenance procedures should be employed during the F&R program and carefully documented for review.
B.2.5.6 When design changes are made during the course of the test, or when the designated test airplane differs from those on which supplementary experience is obtained, the modified items will be rechecked on the designated F&R test airplane in accordance with the above procedures.
Every effort should be made to include such items in the program in such a way as to avoid unduly extending the overall test time. To this end, the Administrator may accept, in lieu of additional flight tests:
Special tests of the original and revised components in which the conditions causing failure are intensified.
Ground qualification tests of differing components when the test methods have been validated as being representative of actual flight conditions.
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B.2.6 Reports and Records.
B.2.6.1 Either the FAA or the applicant should keep a log of all flights, according to agreements made prior to start of the F&R test program. The log should include accurate and complete records of all defects, difficulties, and unusual characteristics and sources of crew error discovered during the tests, and of the recommendations made and action(s) taken. If the applicant is responsible for keeping the flight logs, the applicant will report to the responsible ACO all items for which design changes may be required.
B.2.6.2 If supplementary experience is to be taken into account, the applicant should submit records of such experience to the responsible ACO, together with a list of the differences between the airplane on which the experience was obtained and the official test airplane. When supplementary experience is obtained on a large fleet of airplanes (for example, military operations) of the same or a comparable type (see paragraph B.2.5.6 above), these records may consist of statistical summaries in lieu of complete records for each individual airplane.
B.2.6.3 At the conclusion of the official tests, a summary report should be prepared and made a part of the type inspection report. Either the FAA or the applicant may prepare the report, according to agreements made prior to start of the F&R test program.
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AC 25-7D CHG 1 Appendix C APPENDIX C. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ACCELERATE-STOP TIME DELAYS
C.1 Explanation.
C.1.1 As the rules pertaining to transport category airplane accelerate-stop distances have developed over the years, the interpretation of those rules, with regard to pilot actions, recognition times, and delay times, has also changed. The paragraphs below provide a historical perspective on the application of pilot recognition and delay times, with references to the applicable part 25 amendment number.
C.1.2 In accordance with § 21.101 (a) and (b) the certification basis for a derivative airplane type may be the regulations specified in the type certificate of the basic airplane, depending upon the extent and nature of the changes to the airplane. For those cases where the original certification basis can be retained, the guidance presented in paragraphs C.2.1 and C.2.2 below may be used to show compliance with the appropriate regulations. (For more information related to determining a derivative airplane’s certification basis, see AC 21.101-1B.)
C.1.3 Regardless of the certification basis, the effects of brake wear state on energy absorption capability and stopping performance must be addressed to comply with § 21.21(b)(2). The responsible FAA ACO should be contacted to establish the applicable brake wear criteria for a specific airplane type.
C.2 Procedures.
C.2.1 Pre-Amendment 25-42 Accelerate-Stop Time Delays.
Parts 1 and 25 of 14 CFR, prior to amendments 1-29 and 25-42, respectively, defined V1 as the critical engine failure speed. When this definition of V1 was applied to the accelerate-stop criteria of § 25.109 and the V1 criteria of § 25.107(a)(2), the implication was that engine failure and engine failure recognition could occur simultaneously. It was recognized that this simultaneous occurrence could not be achieved in actual operations, and that defining V1 as the engine failure speed resulted in a conflict with § 25.101(h), which requires allowance for time delays in execution of procedures. To resolve this conflict, V1 was applied as the engine failure recognition speed, and appropriate time delays were developed for showing compliance with § 25.101(h).
Figure C-1 shows a pictorial representation of the accelerate-stop time delays that were considered acceptable for compliance with § 25.101(h) before amendment 25-42 (effective March 1, 1978). Paragraph C.2.1.7 of this appendix provides guidance on reflecting these time delays in the AFM accelerate-stop distances.
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AC 25-7D Appendix C Figure C-1. Accelerate-Stop Time Delays (Pre-Amendment 25-42)
C.2.1.1 trec = engine failure recognition time. The demonstrated time from engine failure to pilot activation of the first deceleration device, this action indicating recognition of the engine failure. For AFM data expansion purposes, to provide a recognition time increment that can be executed consistently in service, it has been found practical to use the demonstrated time or 1 second, whichever is greater. If the airplane incorporates an engine failure warning light, the recognition time includes the time increment necessary for the engine to spool down to the point of warning light activation, plus the time increment from light “on” to pilot action indicating recognition of engine failure.
C.2.1.2 ta1 = the demonstrated time interval between activation of the first and second deceleration devices.
C.2.1.3 ta2 = the demonstrated time interval between activation of the second and third deceleration devices.
C.2.1.4 t = a 1-second reaction time delay to account for in-service variations. If a command is required for another crewmember to actuate a deceleration device, a 2-second delay, in lieu of the 1-second delay, should be applied for each action. For automatic deceleration devices that are approved for performance credit for AFM data expansion, established times determined during certification testing may be used without the application of the additional time delays required by this paragraph.
C.2.1.5 The sequence for activation of deceleration devices may be selected by the applicant in accordance with § 25.101(f). If, on occasion, the desired sequence is not achieved during testing, the test need not be repeated;
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however, sufficient tests should be conducted to establish acceptable values of ta.
C.2.1.6 If additional devices are used to decelerate the airplane, their respective demonstrated times, plus any additional required time delays, should be included until the airplane is in the full braking configuration.
C.2.1.7 For the purpose of flight manual calculations, the 1-second delay for each action may be added at the end of the total demonstrated time. Regardless of the manner in which the time delays are applied, the flight manual calculations should assume the airplane does not decelerate during the delay time increments.
C.2.2 Amendment 25-42 through Amendment 25-91, Accelerate-Stop Time Delays.
Amendment 25-42, effective March 1, 1978, introduced several new requirements affecting accelerate-stop distance determination. One of the most significant changes of amendment 25-42 was the requirement to determine an all-engines-operating accelerate-stop distance to account for the many rejected takeoffs that were not the result of an engine failure. Amendment 25-42 also introduced into the regulations an engine-failure speed, VEF; redefined the takeoff decision speed, V1; revised the accelerate-stop distance criteria to correspond to the VEF and V1 definitions; and added a 2-second time delay between V1 and the first action to decelerate the airplane during which the airplane continues accelerating with the operating engines at takeoff thrust.
Figure C-2 shows a pictorial representation of the accelerate-stop time delays in accordance with the provisions of part 25, including amendment 25-42:
Figure C-2. Accelerate-Stop Time Delays (Amendment 25-42 through Amendment 25-91)
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Appendix C C.2.2.1 trec - § 25.107 defines the relationship between VEF and V1 as follows:
“VEF is the calibrated airspeed at which the critical engine is assumed to fail. VEF must be selected by the applicant but may not be less than VMCG determined under § 25.149(e). V1, in terms of calibrated airspeed, is the takeoff decision speed selected by the applicant; however, V1 may not be less than VEF plus the speed gained with the critical engine inoperative during the time interval between the instant at which the critical engine is failed, and the instant at which the pilot recognizes and reacts to the engine failure, as indicated by the pilot’s application of the first retarding means during accelerate-stop tests.”
C.2.2.2 Demonstrated engine failure recognition times less than 1 second should be carefully reviewed to assure the conditions under which they were obtained were representative of that which may reasonably be expected to occur in service. A sufficient number of demonstrations should be conducted using both applicant and FAA test pilots to assure that the time increment is representative and repeatable. The pilot’s feet should be on the rudder pedals, not brakes, during demonstration tests.
C.2.2.3 ta1 = the demonstrated time interval between activation of the first and second deceleration devices.
C.2.2.4 ta2 = the demonstrated time interval between activation of the second and third deceleration devices.
C.2.2.5 If a command is required for another crewmember to activate a deceleration device, a 1-second delay, in addition to the delays specified in paragraphs C.2.2.3 and C.2.2.4 above, should be applied for each action.
For automatic deceleration devices which are approved for performance credit for AFM data expansion, established system times determined during certification testing may be used. These established times cannot be assumed to start until after the pilot action that triggers them; that is, they cannot be triggered before the first pilot action and, hence, cannot begin until at least 2 seconds after V1.
C.2.2.6 The sequence for activation of deceleration devices may be selected by the applicant in accordance with § 25.101(f). If, on occasion, the desired sequence is not achieved during testing, the test need not be repeated;
however, sufficient tests should be conducted to establish acceptable values of ta.
C.2.2.7 Figure C-2 shows a pictorial representation of how to apply time delays with up to three deceleration devices. If more than three devices are used to decelerate the airplane, the respective demonstrated time plus a 1-second reaction time delay should be included for each device beyond that represented pictorially in figure C-2 until the airplane is in the full braking configuration.
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AC 25-7D Appendix D APPENDIX D. HISTORY OF JET TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS D.1 Overview.
D.1.1 When the first jet transport airplanes were certificated in the late 1950s, the applicable transport category airworthiness regulations were contained in part 4b of the Civil Air Regulations (CAR 4b). The airworthiness requirements of CAR 4b were developed from years of experience with propeller-driven airplanes powered by reciprocating engines. The different powerplant operating principles, and expanded speed and altitude envelopes, of the first-generation jet-powered airplanes required comprehensive changes to the performance requirements of CAR 4b. Special Civil Air Regulation No.
SR-422 was adopted in July 1957 as a supplement to CAR 4b, containing airworthiness and operational requirements that were applicable to transport category airplanes powered by turbine engines (turbojet and turbopropeller).
D.1.2 As experience was gained, SR-422 was amended in July 1958 (SR-422A) and July 1959 (SR-422B) to better reflect the operating environment of these new airplane designs.
These special civil air regulations, presented in this appendix, formed the basis for the current transport category airworthiness and operating performance regulations of parts 25, 121, and 135. Though the number of operational airplanes that were certificated to these requirements is continually decreasing, these special civil air regulations, and the related preamble material, still provide a worthwhile perspective on many of the issues behind the development of today’s regulations and are therefore preserved for future reference in this appendix.
D.2 Special Civil Air Regulation No. SR-422.
Effective: August 27, 1957 Adopted: July 23, 1957 Turbine-Powered Transport Category Airplanes of Current Design Part 4b of the Civil Air Regulations contains rules governing the design of transport category airplanes. For a number of years, this part has established airworthiness requirements for this category of airplanes by prescribing detailed provisions to be met for the issuance of a type certificate. However, the advent of turbine-powered airplanes (jets, turboprops, etc.) has brought about operations at considerably higher speeds and altitudes than those involving reciprocating engine airplanes. These higher speeds and altitudes as well as certain inherent characteristics of turbine engines have introduced numerous new technical and design problems and have necessitated re-evaluation and amendment of many provisions in part 4b.
In recent years the Board has amended part 4b by introducing numerous technical provisions more specifically applicable to turbine-powered airplanes. These were included in amendments pertaining to structural, flight characteristic, powerplant installation, and other provisions. It is believed that part 4b as now written is applicable to turbine-powered airplanes D-1
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The performance requirements presently in part 4b were first promulgated almost twelve years ago. They are now considered by the Board to be in a form not suitable for direct application to turbine-powered airplanes.
The administrator of Civil Aeronautics is in receipt of a large number of applications for type certification of turbine-powered airplanes. However, the so-called “non-retroactive” clause of section 4b.11(a) of part 4b does not make applicable to a particular airplane type any amendment which is adopted after an application is filed by the manufacturer for type certification of that airplane. Thus, most of these airplanes are not now required to meet some of the latest effective provisions of part 4b unless the Board prescribes otherwise. With so many applications for type certificates pending, it is essential that the Board establish adequate requirements which will effectively apply to the type certification of turbine-powered transport category airplanes. This Special Civil Air Regulation is being promulgated for that purpose.
This Special Civil Air Regulation is being made effective with respect to all turbinepowered transport category airplanes not yet certificated. In essence, it prescribes a revised set of performance requirements for turbine-powered airplanes and incorporates such of the recent amendments to part 4b as the Administrator finds necessary to insure that the level of safety of turbine-powered airplanes is equivalent to that generally intended by part 4b.
The performance requirements contained herein include not only the performance requirements necessary for the certification of an airplane, but also the complementary performance operating limitations as applicable under Parts 40, 41, and 42 of the Civil Air Regulations. In promulgating this new performance code, the Board intends that the resulting level of safety will be generally similar to the level of safety established by the performance code as expressed by the provisions now contained in Parts 4b and 40 (or 41 or 42 as appropriate) for reciprocating engine airplanes. To attain this, many of the performance provisions have been modified for better applicability to turbine-powered airplanes, some in the direction of liberalization, others in the direction of improvement in the required performance.
A significant change being made is the introduction of full temperature accountability in all stages of performance, except the landing distances required. The introduction of full temperature accountability will insure that the airplane’s performance is satisfactory irrespective of the existing atmospheric temperature. The performance requirements heretofore applicable did not give sufficient assurance in this respect.
The reason for omitting the direct application of temperature accountability in the requirement for landing distances is that this stage of performance always has been treated in a highly empirical fashion whereby temperature effects are taken into account indirectly together with the effects of other operational factors. Long range studies on rationalization of airplane performance so far have not yielded a satisfactory solution to the landing stage of performance.
The Board hopes, however, that continued studies will result in a solution of this problem in the near future.
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The introduction of full temperature accountability has necessitated a complete reevaluation of the minimum climb requirements. Since the prescribed climb must now be met at all temperatures rather than to be associated with standard temperature, the specific values of climb have been altered. In each instance, the change has been in the downward direction because, although the previous values were related to standard temperature, a satisfactory resultant climb performance was attained at temperatures substantially above standard. While values of minimum climb performance specified in the new code will tend to increase the maximum certificated weights of the airplane for the lower range of temperatures, they will limit these weights for the upper range of temperatures, giving adequate assurance of satisfactory climb performance at all temperatures.
In considering the various stages of flight where minimum values of climb have been heretofore established, the Board finds that in two of the stages (all-engines-operating en route and one-engine-inoperative en route) the establishment of minimum values of climb is unnecessary because, in the case of the all-engines-operating stage, it has been found not to be critical and the case of the one-engine-inoperative stage is now more effectively covered by the en route performance operating limitations.
Considering that the minimum climbs being prescribed affect mainly the maximum certificated weights of the airplane but not the maximum operating weights, the Board, in adopting the new performance code, places considerable emphasis on the ability of the airplane to clear obstacles on take-off and during flight. To this end, criteria for the take-off path, the en route flight paths, and the transition from take-off to the en route stage of flight have been prescribed to reflect realistic operating procedures. Temperature is fully accounted for in establishing all flight paths and an expanding clearance between the take-off path and the terrain or obstacles is required until the en route stage of flight is reached.
In order to ensure that the objectives of the prescribed performance are in fact realized in actual operations, the manufacturer is required to establish procedures to be followed in the operation of the airplane in the various conditions specified in the regulation. These procedures, each designed for a specific airplane, will permit the operator to utilize the full performance capabilities of the airplane more readily than if the regulations prescribed all-inclusive procedures. The use of these procedures in determining compliance with the requirements governing take-off, en route, and landing stages, will also add considerable flexibility to the regulation.
The new performance requirements established more clearly than heretofore which of the performance limitations are conditions on the airworthiness certificate of the airplane. In addition to the maximum certificated take-off and landing weights, there are included limitations on the take-off distances and on the use of the airplane within the ranges of operational variables, such as altitude, temperature, and wind. Since these limitations are in the airworthiness certificate, they are applicable to all type operations conducted with the airplane.
The new performance code contains values for minimum climb expressed as gradients of climb, in percent, rather than as rates of climb, in feet per minute, as has been the case heretofore. The Board believes that the gradient of climb is more direct in expressing the performance margins of the airplane. Use of the gradient eliminates the influence of the stalling D-3
Appendix D speed on the required climb. Heretofore, higher rates of climb were required for airplanes with higher stalling speeds. The only differentiation in the new code with respect to the required climb is between two and four-engine airplanes. This type of differentiation is of long standing in the regulations, being applicable to the one-engine-inoperative stage of flight. It is now being expanded to the take-off and approach stages.
The new performance requirements contained herein are based on the best information presently available to the Board. It is realized, however, that due to the present limited operating experience with turbine-powered transport airplanes, improvement in the requirements can be expected as a result of the direct application of the code to specific designs of new airplanes.
There are certain areas in the new requirements where additional refinement of details might be advisable. This is so particularly in the case of the requirements pertaining to the landing stage of flight. It is anticipated that, after further study of the regulation and especially after its application in the design, certification, and operation of forthcoming turbine-powered airplanes, the desirability of changes may become more apparent. It is the intent of the Board to consider without delay such changes as might be found necessary. Only after the provisions of this Special Civil Air Regulation are reasonably verified by practical application will the Board consider incorporating them on a more permanent basis into Parts 4b, 40, 41, and 42 of the Civil Air Regulations.
This Special Civil Air Regulation is not intended to compromise the authority of the Administrator under section 4b.10 to impose such special conditions as he finds necessary in any particular case to avoid unsafe design features and otherwise to insure equivalent safety.
Interested persons have been afforded an opportunity to participate in the making of this regulation (21 F.R. 6091), and due consideration has been given to all relevant matter presented.
In consideration of the foregoing, the Civil Aeronautics Board hereby makes and promulgates the following Special Civil Air Regulation, effective August 27, 1957.
Contrary provisions of the Civil Air Regulations notwithstanding, all turbine-powered transport category airplanes for which a type certificate is issued after the effective date of this Special Civil Air Regulation shall comply with the following:
1. The provisions of part 4b of the Civil Air Regulations, effective on the date of application for type certificate; and such of the provisions of all subsequent amendments to part 4b, in effect prior to the effective date of this special regulation, as the Administrator finds necessary to insure that the level of safety of turbine-powered airplanes is equivalent to that generally intended by part 4b.
2. In lieu of sections 4b.110 through 4b .125, and 4b.743 of part 4b of the Civil Air Regulations, the following shall be applicable:
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Appendix D Performance 4T.110 General.
(a) The performance of the airplane shall be determined and scheduled in accordance with, and shall meet the minima prescribed by, the provisions of sections 4T.110 through 4T.123. The performance limitations, information, and other data shall be given in accordance with section 4T.743.
(b) Unless otherwise specifically prescribe d, the performance shall correspond with ambient atmospheric conditions and still air. Humidity shall be accounted for as specified in paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) The performance as affected by engine power and/or thrust shall be based on a relative humidity of 80 percent at and below standard temperatures and on 34 percent at and above standard temperatures plus 50 °F. Between these two temperatures the relative humidity shall vary linearly.
(d) The performance shall correspond with the propulsive thrust available under the particular ambient atmospheric conditions, the particular flight conditions, and the relative humidity specified in paragraph (c) of this section. The available propulsive thrust shall correspond with engine power and/or thrust not exceeding the approved power and/or thrust less the installational losses and less the power and/or equivalent thrust absorbed by the accessories and services appropriate to the particular ambient atmospheric conditions and the particular flight condition.
4T.111 Airplane configuration, speed, power, and/or thrust; general.
(a) The airplane configuration (setting of wi ng and cowl flaps, air brakes, landing gear, propeller, etc.), denoted respectively as the take-off, en route, approach, and landing configurations, shall be selected by the applicant except as otherwise prescribed.
(b) It shall be acceptable to make the airplane configurations variable with weight, altitude, and temperature, to an extent found by the Administrator to be compatible with operating procedures required in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) In determining the accelerat e-stop distances, take-off flight paths, take-off distances, and landing distances, changes in the airplane’s configuration and speed, and in the power and/or thrust shall be in accordance with procedures established by the applicant for the operation of the airplane in service, except as otherwise prescribed. The procedures shall comply with the provisions of subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this paragraph.
(1) The Administrator shall find that the procedures can be consistently executed in service by crews of average skill.
(2) The procedures shall not involve methods or the use of devices which have not been proven to be safe and reliable.
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(3) Allowance shall be made for such time delays in the execution of the procedures as may be reasonably expected to occur during service.
4T.112 Stalling speeds.
The minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable, in
(a) The speed V S0 shall denote the calibrated stalling speed, in knots, with:
(1) Zero thrust at the stalling speed, or engine s idling and throttles closed if it is shown that the resultant thrust has no appreciable effect on the stalling speed;
(2) If applicable, propeller pitch controls in the position necessary for compliance with subparagraph (1) of this paragraph;
(3) The airplane in the landing configuration;
(4) The c.g. in the most unfavorable pos ition within the allowable landing range;
(5) The weight of the airplane equal to the weight in connection with which VS is being used to determine compliance with a particular requirement.
(b) The speed V S1 shall denote the calibrated stalling speed, or the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable, in knots, with:
(1) Zero thrust at the stalling speed, or engines idling and throttles closed if it is shown that the resultant thrust has no appreciable effect on the stalling speed;
(2) If applicable, propeller p itch controls in the position necessary for compliance with subparagraph (1) of this paragraph; the airplane in all other respects (flaps, landing gear, etc.) in the particular configuration corresponding with that in connection with which VS1 is being used;
(3) The weight of the airplane equal to the weight in connection with which VS1 is being used to determine compliance with a particular requirement.
(c) The stall speeds defined in this sect ion shall be the minimum speeds obtained in flight tests conducted in accordance with the procedure of subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this paragraph.
(1) With the airplane trimmed for st raight flight at a speed of 1.4 VS and from a speed sufficiently above the stalling speed to insure steady conditions, the elevator control shall be applied at a rate such that the airplane speed reduction does not exceed one knot per second.
(2) During the test prescribed in subpara graph (1) of this paragraph, the flight characteristics provisions of section 4b.160 of part 4b of the Civil Air Regulations shall be complied with.
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