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Susan J. M. Cabler Acting Manager, Design, Manufacturing, & Airworthiness Division Aircraft Certification Service
Appendix A A-1 Appendix A. Related Sections of 14 CFR A.1 14 CFR PART 1, DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
Part 1 defines the words and terms used in subchapters A through K of chapter 1 of 14 CFR.
A.2 14 CFR PART 21, CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS, ARTICLES, AND PARTS.
Part 21 sets forth rules for the issuance of and change to TCs, and issuance of PCs, airworthiness certificates, and export airworthiness approvals. It also sets forth the rules governing the holders of these certificates and the approval of certain products and articles.
A.3 14 CFR PART 23, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES.
Part 23 sets forth airworthiness standards for the issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes.
A.4 14 CFR PART 25, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES.
Part 25 sets forth airworthiness standards for the issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for transport category airplanes.
A.5 14 CFR PART 27, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT.
Part 27 sets forth the airworthiness standards for issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for normal category rotorcraft.
A.6 14 CFR PART 29, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT.
Part 29 sets forth airworthiness standards for the issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for transport category rotorcraft.
A.7 14 CFR PART 31, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: MANNED FREE BALLOONS.
Part 31 sets forth airworthiness standards for the issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for manned free balloons.
Appendix A A-2 A.8 14 CFR PART 33, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT ENGINES.
Part 33 sets forth airworthiness standards for the issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for aircraft engines.
A.9 14 CFR PART 34, FUEL VENTING AND EXHAUST EMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR TURBINE ENGINE POWERED AIRPLANES.
Part 34 provides for the approval or acceptance by the FAA or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of testing and sampling methods, analytical techniques, and related equipment not identical to those specified in part 34.
A.10 14 CFR PART 35, AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: PROPELLERS.
Part 35 sets forth airworthiness standards for the issuance of TCs and changes to those certificates for propellers.
A.11 14 CFR PART 43, MAINTENANCE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING, AND ALTERATION.
Part 43 sets forth rules for maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration.
A.12 14 CFR PART 45, IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION MARKING.
Part 45 sets forth rules for the display of nationality and registration marks; display of special airworthiness classification marks; identification plates for aircraft, aircraft engines, and propellers; and identification of certain replacement and critical aircraft parts and components.
A.13 14 CFR PART 47, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION.
Part 47 sets forth the requirements for registering aircraft.
A.14 14 CFR PART 91, GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES.
Part 91 prescribes rules governing the operation of aircraft within the United States, and prescribes flight rules governing the operation of aircraft within the United States and within 12 nautical miles from the coast of the United States.
A.15 14 CFR PART 121, OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS.
Part 121 sets forth operating requirements for domestic, flag, and supplemental operations.
Appendix A A-3 A.16 14 CFR PART 135, OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON
DEMAND OPERATIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT.
Part 135 sets forth operating requirements for commuter and on-demand operations and rules governing persons aboard such aircraft.
Appendix B B-1 Appendix B. Related Reference Material B .1 ADVISORY CIRCULARS.
B.1.1 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, AC 20-62, Eligibility, Quality, and Identification of Aeronautical Replacement Parts, current edition.
AC 20-62 provides information on how to determine the quality, eligibility, and traceability of aeronautical parts and materials intended for installation on U.S. type-certificated products.
B.1.2 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, AC 20-65, U.S. Airworthiness Certificates and Authorizations for Operation of Domestic and Foreign Aircraft, current edition.
AC 20-65 provides general information on issuing airworthiness certificates and special flight authorizations for certain aircraft.
B.1.3 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, AC 45-3A, Installation, Removal, or Change of Identification Data and Identification Plates on Aircraft Engines, current edition.
AC 45-3 provides information concerning installing, removing, or changing identification data and identification plates on aircraft engines.
Appendix C C-1 Appendix C. Definitions C.1 AN TIQUE AIRCRAFT.
Paragraphs 1 through 3 below define antique aircraft. Paragraphs 2 and 3 below include restored or replica aircraft even if the aircraft is not identical to the original in every detail. Minor differences in configuration due to modern equipment and components are acceptable. Examples of such differences include using a tail wheel instead of a tailskid, main wheel brakes, or a modern type propeller.
1. A U.S.-registered aircraft built at least 30 years ago,
2. A U.S.-registered aircraft possessing a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category for the purpose of exhibition with the same external configuration as an aircraft built at least 30 years ago, or
3. A U.S.-registered aircraft possessing a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category for the purpose of operating an amateur-built aircraft with the same external configuration as an aircraft built at least 30 years ago.
C.2 ARTICLE.
A material, part, component, process, or appliance.
C.3 BUILDER.
Includes amateur-builders and manufacturers of aircraft, aircraft engines, and propellers.
C.4 FIREPROOF.
As stated in § 1.1, General definitions, the capacity to withstand the heat associated with fire at least as well as steel.
C.5 LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT.
A category of simple, very basic, small lightweight, low performance aircraft. It is an aircraft other than a helicopter or powered-lift. Also see definition in § 1.1.
C.6 N-NUMBER.
An identifier unique to each aircraft. The letter prefix designates the country where the aircraft is registered. The United States is “N,” which is why this number is commonly called the “N-number.” The rest of the number is the aircraft’s individual registration number, for example, N1234, or a combination of numbers and letter suffixes as described in § 47.15(b), Identification number.
Appendix C C-2 C.7 POWERED PARACHUTE.
A powered aircraft comprised of a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage so that the wing is not in position for flight until the aircraft is in motion. The fuselage of a powered parachute contains the aircraft engine and a seat for each occupant, and is attached to the aircraft’s landing gear.
C.8 PRODUCT.
An aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller.
C.9 TEXT OR GRAPHIC.
Includes any company name, decoration, emblem, symbol, trademark, or unique paint scheme.
C.10 WEIGHT-SHIFT-CONTROL AIRCRAFT.
A powered aircraft with a framed pivoting wing and a fuselage controllable only in pitch and roll by the pilot’s ability to change the aircraft center of gravity with respect to the wing. Flight control of the aircraft depends on the wing’s ability to flexibly deform rather than the use of control surfaces.
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