STC SB02972AT

Supplemental type certificate · JR Aerosports LTD

Holder
JR Aerosports LTD · United States
Status
Current · Reissued
Status date
September 16, 2010
Applied
August 5, 2004
Product
Aircraft · Balloon
Certification basis
Part 21
Data sheet
TCDSA14SO

From FAA DRS, with our copy of the certificate PDF. DRS record last changed December 6, 2025.

What it approves

Installation of Aerostar International carriages, burners, and instruments under a Firefly 10 balloon envelope.

What the certificate saysOCR

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United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number: SB02972AT This certificate issued to: JR Aerosports, Ltd.

850 Meacham Road Statesville, NC 28677 Part. 31 of the Federal Aviation Regulutions.

Original Product - - Type Certificute Number: A1450 Make: JR Aerosports, Ltd. (Sundance Balloons (US)) (Dawson Properties Group LLC) (Balloon Works) Model: Firefly 8, 9, 9B-15, and 10 Description of Type Design Change: Instalation of Aerostar International carriages, burners and instruments under Firefly balloon envelopes as follows:

Firefly 8 as shown on Firefly Balloons drawing B224, Revision A, or later FAA approved revision Firefly 9 as shown on Firefly Balloons drawing B225, Revision A, or later FAA approved revision Firefly 9B-15 as shown on Firefly Balloons drawing B223, Revision A, or later FAA approved revision Firefly 10 as shown on Firefly Balloons drawing A220, Revision A, 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. 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 of Application: August 05, 2004 Date of Issuance: October October 2004

FEDERAL AVIATION Date Reissued: June 24, 2005 (Reissued to Dawson Property Group LLC): June 29, 2006 (Reissued to Sundance Balloons (US));

August 11, 2009 (address change); September 16, 2010 (Reissued to JR Aerosports, Ltd.)

Date Amended: January January 2006 By direction of the Administrator TOMINISTRATIO (Signature) Melvin D. Taylor Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office

United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (Continuation Sheet) Number: SB02972AT Date of Issuance: October 25, 2004 Date Amended: January 11, 2006 Date Reissued: June 24, 2005 (Reissued to Dawson Property Group LLC): June 29, 2006 (Reissued to Sundance Balloons (US));

August 11, 2009 (address change); September 16, 2010 (Reissued to JR Aerosports, Ltd.)

Limitations and Conditions: (Continued):

When Aerostar International carriages, burner, and instruments are installed under a Firefly 8 balloon envelope:

Firefly Balloons Flight Manual Supplement dated January 11, 2006, or later FAA approved revision, is a required part of this STC.

Firefly Balloons Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Supplement dated October 27, 2005, or later FAA accepted revision, is a required part of this STC.

When Aerostar International carriages, burner, and instruments are installed under a Firefly 9 balloon envelope:

Firefly Balloons Flight Manual Supplement dated January 11, 2006, or later FAA approved revision, is a required part of this STC.

Firefly Balloons Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Supplement dated October 27, 2005, or later FAA accepted revision, is a required part of this STC.

When Aerostar International carriages, burner, and instruments are installed under a Firefly 9B-15 balloon envelope:

Firefly Balloons Flight Manual Supplement dated January 11, 2006, or later FAA approved revision, is a required part of this STC.

Firefly Balloons Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Supplement dated October 27, 2005, or later FAA accepted revision, is a required part of this STC.

When Aerostar International carriages, burner, and instruments are installed under a Firefly 10 balloon envelope:

Firefly Balloons Flight Manual Supplement M10, dated October 25, 2004, or later FAA approved revision, is a required part of this STC.

Firefly Balloons Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Supplement R10, dated August 28, 2004, or later FAA accepted revision, is a required part of this STC.

Any service bulletin or airworthiness directive issued by the Aerostar International which involves any part used on this balloon shall be considered mandatory for compliance on this balloon according to the same terms that it is required for compliance on an Aerostar International balloon. Aerostar International airworthiness directives and service bulletins applying to the envelope are not applicable to this balloon.

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Approved models · 4

MakeModelData sheet
Sundance Balloons (US)Firefly 10A14SO
Sundance Balloons (US)Firefly 8A14SO
Sundance Balloons (US)Firefly 9A14SO
Sundance Balloons (US)Firefly 9B-15A14SO

Every issue · 4

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DateStatusFiles
September 16, 2010Reissued, currentCertificate
August 11, 2009Reissued, earlier issueCertificate
June 29, 2006Reissued, earlier issueCertificate
June 24, 2005Reissued, earlier issueCertificate