What it approves
Installation of appendages to replicate a "Piggy Bank" shape to The Balloon Works Model Firefly 8B sphere balloon envelope.
What the certificate saysOCR
This is OCR from the scanned FAA certificate. OCR can misread letters and numbers.
United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number: SB01897AT This certificate issued to: JR Aerosports, Ltd.
850 Meacham Road Statesville, NC 28677 Purl. 31 of the Federal Aviation
•Regulutions.
Original Product - Type Certificute Number: A1450 Make: JR Aerosports, Ltd. (Sundance Balloons (US)) (Dawson Property Group LLC) (Balloon Works) Model: Firefly 8B Sphere Description of Type Design Change: Installation of appendages to replicate a "Piggy Bank" shape to The Balloon Works Model Firefly 8B Sphere balloon envelope in accordance with The Balloon Works Drawing No. C2363, dated October 30, 1998, or later FAA approved revision.
Limitations and Conditions: This approval should not be extended to other balloons of this model on which other previously approved modifications are incorporated, unless it is determined by the installer that the interrelationship between this change and any other previously approved modifications will produce no adverse effect upon the airworthiness of that balloon. A FAA approved Balloon Flight Manual Supplement dated May 5, 1999, is a required part of this STC. If the holder agrees to permit another person to use this certificate to alter the product, the holder shall give the other person written evidence of that permission.
Date Reissued: June 24, 2005 (Reissued to Dawson Property Date of Application: October 22, 1998 Group LLC): June 29, 2006 (Reissued to Sundance Balloons (US));
August 11, 2009 (address change); September 16, 2010 (Reissued to Date of Issuance: May 05, 1999 JR Aerosports, Ltd.)
FEDERAL AVIATION By direction of the A * TOMINSTRATOR Signature) Melvin D. Taylor Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office
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Approved models · 1
| Make | Model | Data sheet |
|---|---|---|
| Sundance Balloons (US) | Firefly 8B Sphere | A14SO |
Every issue · 4
DRS keeps each issue of an STC as its own record, with its own certificate and attachments.
| Date | Status | Files |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2010 | Reissued, current | Certificate |
| August 11, 2009 | Reissued, earlier issue | Certificate |
| June 29, 2006 | Reissued, earlier issue | Certificate |
| June 24, 2005 | Reissued, earlier issue | Certificate |