# TCDS A18WE: JR Aerosports Ltd. - Type: Type certificate data sheet - Status: Current - Holder: JR Aerosports Ltd. - Revision: 11 - Revised: September 16, 2010 - Product: Aircraft, Balloon - Certification basis: Part 21, Part 31 - Registered aircraft: 14, by the registry models matched to it (OpenAirDocs) - Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/dc/85/dc85577f27081c7b39253a3bd010b5ad92e3378740d770d7c1f5979b22087099 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/326E792F1F1EDC78862577AC005731AE.0001 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18WE ## Models (1) As the data sheet lists them. - AX-6 ## 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 2 Rev. No. 11 11 Reformatted 6/94. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION A18WE Revision 11 JR Aerosports, Ltd (Sundance Balloons (US)) (Dawson Property Group LLC) (GALAXY BALLOON) (PICCARD) AX-6 September 16, 2010 TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A18WE This data sheet, which is a part of Type Certificate No. A18WE, prescribes conditions and limitations under which the product for which the Type Certificate was issued meets the airworthiness requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Type Certificate Holder JR Aerosports, Ltd 850 Meacham Road Statesville, North Carolina 28677 I. - Model AX-6, (LeMans) 3-place manned free balloon, approved August 2, 1968 Airborne Heaters Piccard Burner Model No. 5030, 5040, 5041 Fuel LPG Commercial Mix NGPA Spec. 2140-66 or later Maximum Weight 1210 pounds (This weight includes the envelope weight.) Maximum Allowable Envelope Temperature 250°F Minimum Crew 1 pilot Fuel Capacity One two, three or four ten-ga llon Lee steel LPG cylinders, Model TR40SX-14. Approved alternates are: (1) 8.5 gallon Worthington 33.5 lb. aluminum LPG cylinders, Model 3757-U4-56; (2) ten-gallon Worthington 43.5 lb. aluminum LPG cylinders, Model 4100 -U4-15; and (3) ten-gallon Manchester 43 lb. steel LPG cylinder Model FL-519. Serial Nos. Eligible 29,101 and subsequent (SEE NOTE 5) Certification Basis FAR 31, effective July 1, 1964, Amendments 31-1, and 31-2, FAR 21 and FAR 1 Production Basis None. Prior to original certificati on of each aircraft manufactured after April 15, 1983, an FAA representative must perform a detailed inspection for workmanship, materials and conformity with the approved technical data, and a check of the flight characteristics. Export Eligibility Balloon will be eligible for issuance of an Export Certificate of Airworthiness subject to compliance with Federal Aviation Regulation Part, 21 Subpart L, Sections 21.321 through 21.339. A18WE Page 2 Equipment The basic required equipm ent as prescribed in the applicable Airworthiness Regulations (See Certification Basis) must be installed in the aircraft for certification. This includes: 1. FAA Approved Balloon Flight Manual da ted April 5, 1984, or later FAA approved revisions. 2. FAA Approved Equipment List Number 6001 dated December 22, 1978, or later FAA approved revisions. NOTE 1. Current weight report, including list of equipmen t included in certificated empty weight, and loading instructions when necessary must be provided fo r each balloon at the time of original certification. NOTE 2. Reserved. NOTE 3. Reserved. NOTE 4. Envelope Maintenance Check: E nvelope material strength is adequate if the material withstands, without tearing or yielding, forty pounds tension uniformly distributed along one inch and applied in the direction of the weave. The envelope should be tested in several areas, with particular attention to the upper portion which is subject to higher operating temperatures and more ultraviolet exposure. NOTE 5. Don Piccard Balloons, Inc., has manufactured ba lloons with the following serial number sequences: 6 and 29 101 - 423 601 - 799 1001 and subsequent General Balloon Corporation has manuf actured the following serial numbers: 424 - 599 802 - 999 NOTE 6. Prior to shipment of a balloon envelope (and necessary attaching system), produced for use with a burner/basket assembly that is eligible for use with that envelope, the production approval holder must determine tha the envelope and necessary attaching system conforms to the type design and is in a condition for safe operation. Once the system has been inspected and flight tested the system is then eligible for a standard airworthiness certificate. The envelope can then be shipped with a new logbook and standard airworthiness certificate. The Production Approval Holder will include a document advising the new owner tha the system must be registered and mated with an eligible burner and basket prior to flight. NOTE 7. Don Piccard Balloons, Inc. transferred Type Cer tificate A18WE to Galaxy Balloons, Inc on November 21, 1973. Galaxy Balloons, Inc transferred Type Certificate A18WE to Dawson Property Group LLC on June 24, 2005. Dawson Property Group transferred Type Certificate A18WE to Sundance Balloons (US) on June 29, 2006. Sundance Balloons (US) moved from 810 Salisbury Road, Statesville, NC to 850 Meacham Road, Statesville, NC on July 13, 2009. Sundance Balloons (US) transferred Type Certificate A18WE to JR Aerosports, Ltd on September 16, 2010. ...END... ``` ## ADs (4, 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 - [AD 83-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-15-03): Propane Jet Modification · Sundance Balloons AX-6. Effective Aug 4, 1983 - [AD 81-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-09-02): Deflation Panel System · Sundance Balloons AX-6. Effective Apr 23, 1981 - [AD 75-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-09-14): Fuel System Failure or Fire · Sundance Balloons AX-6. Effective Apr 28, 1975 ## Registered aircraft by registry model (OpenAirDocs) - [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6): 11 aircraft (registry code 7001218) - [General Balloon AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-ax-6): 2 aircraft (registry code 3760202) - [Eagle Balloons MARK V-B AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-mark-v-b-ax-6): 1 aircraft (registry code 3240301) - [Dragon Balloons AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/dragon-balloons-ax-6): 0 aircraft (registry code 05637K6) - [Galaxy Balloons AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/galaxy-balloons-ax-6): 0 aircraft (registry code 3760501) - [Piccard Don AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-don-ax-6): 0 aircraft (registry code 05604UH) - [Piccard/Condos-Chase AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-condos-chase-ax-6): 0 aircraft (registry code 7001219) - [Sherba Michael JR AX 6](https://openairdocs.org/model/sherba-michael-jr-ax-6): 0 aircraft (registry code 05637R1) ## STCs approved under this data sheet (11) - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SL2552SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2552SO): Installation of Piccard P-80 envelope.. Don Piccard Balloons - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers.. John Terry - [STC SB8980SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB8980SW): Installation of Cameron Balloons US Aristocrat basket (P/N CB301-3) and Cameron Balloons US Mark III burner assembly and fuel system(P/N CB205).. Streett Christee T - [STC SA2683SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2683SO): Installation of cargo loading system.. Zantop Intl Airlines Inc - [STC SB3583NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB3583NM): The installation of a Cameron burner and load frame in place of the Piccard burner and load frame.. John Terry - [STC SB1578NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1578NM): Installation of Cameron MK IV single burner and fuel system.. Rocky Mountain Balloonport - [STC SB10WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10WE): Installation of a digital readout balloon envelope temperature indicator.. Advanced Aircraft Components - [STC SB3WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB3WE): Installation of digital readout balloon envelope temperature indicator.. Advanced Aircraft Components - [STC SA2327SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2327SW): Installation of locking 'Carabiner' in the suspension system.. Meador J C - [STC SL575SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL575SO): Installation of ABP-181 automatic balloon pilot (automatic temperature control).. Cline J Donald --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.