# TCDS 1A14: Balloon Club of America

- Type: Type certificate data sheet
- Status: Current
- Holder: Balloon Club of America
- Revision: 2
- Revised: May 1, 1965
- Product: Aircraft, Balloon
- Registered aircraft: 1, by the registry models matched to it (OpenAirDocs)
- Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/e6/56/e656bba788a4b4ea99ecfc6511a0bab7121daf57ea6be0fa4b45fa2e3ec2fd0b
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/03C628B41B62C94685256720005B0B42.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A14

## Models (4)

As the data sheet lists them.

- S-121
- 813
- S-30
- S-94

## What the data sheet says

From the PDF's text layer, line by line; tables lose their columns. The PDF is the record.

```text
Page No. 1
Rev No. 2
FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY
1A14
Revision 2
GOODYEAR
S-30
S-121
813
May 1, 1965
AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATION NO. 1A14
Holder of Type Certificate: Balloon Club of America
230 Rutgers Avenue
Swarthmore, Pa.
I      Free Balloon Models S-30 and S-121, Approved May 31, 1956
Description (a) Diameter 53.4 ft.
(b) Displacement 80,000 cu. ft.
(c) Lifting gases Helium, hydrogen, illuminating gas and coke oven
gas.
(d) Ballast provisions Sand bags
(e) Empty Weight 1205 lbs. (excluding occupants and ballast)
Number of Occupants 6 Crew and passengers.
Serial Nos. eligible P-1 and P-3 only.
II     Free Balloon Model 813, Approved May 31, 1956.
Description (a) Diameter 40.6 ft.
(b) Displacement 35,000 cu. ft.
(c) Lifting gases Helium, hydrogen, illuminating gas and coke
oven gas.
(d) Ballast provisions Sand bags
(e) Empty weight 750 lbs. (excluding occupants and ballast)
Number of occupants 6 crew and passengers.
Serial Nos. eligible P-2, P-5, P-7 and P-8 only.
III - Free Balloon Model S-94 (Approved October 23, 1957).
Description (a) Diameter 33.0 ft.
(b) Displacement 19,000 cu. ft.
(c) Lifting gases` Helium, hydrogen, illuminating gas and coke oven
gas.
(d) Ballast provisions Sand bags
(e) Empty weight 525 lbs. (excluding occupants and ballast)
Number of occupants 3 (crew and passengers).
Serial Nos. eligible P-4 and P-6 only.
Specifications pertinent to all Models.
Certification basis Type Certificate No. 1A14 (CAR 3.10)
Operating limitations (a) All flights shall be in accordance with VFR (day) rules.
(b) Adequate and acceptable precautions will be taken during inflation
and deflation procedures for the proper protection of personnel and property.
...END...
```

## ADs (1, in force first)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

## Registered aircraft by registry model (OpenAirDocs)

- [Goodyear S-94](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-s-94): 1 aircraft (registry code 3870142)
- [Goodyear 813](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-813): 0 aircraft (registry code 3870148)
- [Goodyear S-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-s-121): 0 aircraft (registry code 3870145)
- [Goodyear S-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-s-30): 0 aircraft (registry code 3870139)

## STCs approved under this data sheet (2)

- [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc.
- [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.. Electronics International

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