# TCDS LTC-22: Mustang Aviation

- Type: Type certificate data sheet
- Status: Current
- Holder: Mustang Aviation
- Revision: 2
- Revised: August 8, 1947
- Product: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- Certification basis: CAR 9
- Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/81/5c/815c1aee234f1789f7e654ac251b12ab5a1d0779e0a70be31ec5c6640a952803
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/8D2B6F3862586DBA8525673D004248A3.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-22

## Models (1)

As the data sheet lists them.

- Army BC-1

## What the data sheet says

This is OCR from the scanned FAA data sheet. OCR can misread letters and numbers.

```text
MODEIS: North American (Army) BC-1 (Approved 8/8/47)
SPECIFICATION NUMBER: 1-22-2
(Eligible for Certification in Limited Category only.)
(Holder of Limited Type Certificate: Mustang Aviation, Inc., Dallas, TX)
Engine  Pratt & whitney R-1340-AN-1, R-1340-47 or -4)
Fuel  80 minimum octane aviation fuel
Engine limits  Maximum, except take-off
34 in.Ag., 2200 rpm (550 hp)
(5000 ft.) 32.5 in. Hg.. 2200 rpm (550 hp)
Take-off (one minute)
36 in.Hg.. 2250 rpm (600 hp)
Propellers  Hamilton Standard 12D40 hub, 6101A-12 blades,
Airspeed limits  Glide or dive, 240 mph
Maximum gross weight
C.G. range  28.7" (19.0 percent MAC) to 35.2" (27.6 percent MAC)
Datum  Leading edge of wing  center section
MAC  75.6 in. I.E. MAC 14.4 in aft of datum
Other Operating
Limitations:  Army T.O. 01060FA-1
Certification basis  Limited Type Certificate No. 22 (CAR 9 effective
11/21/46)
Production basis  None may be produced under this approval
Export  eligibility  Not eligible
No equipment other than engines and propellers are specified.  However, such
equipment as required by CAR 43.30 for the particular operation authorized must
additional equipment for the proper operation of the
In addition, the aircraft may incorporate such military equipment
(except armament) as was originally incorporated in the type for military service.
Additional equipment may be installed as can be substantiated on the basis that
it presents no obvious hazard to safety.
Weight and Balance Report including list of equipment included in the
certificated empty weight myst be submitted for each aircraft.  Weight records
in current condition may be submitted in lieu of an actual weight.
equipment list need include no more than the following:
Required equipment as defined under "Equipment" above.
Additional items as may be reasonably considered removable and are so
located or of such weight that their removal or addition could noticeably
affect the weight and balance of the aircraft.
Items built into the  aircraft structure need not be listed.  The equipment
list must be prepared by the applicant for the approval of the certificating
FAA representative, and in such form that it can be attached to the pertinent
operating limitations.
The following placards must be prominently displayed:
In full view of passengers:  '¿This is a military type aircraft and under
the CAR shall not be used for the carriage of passengers or cargo for
compensation or hire.'
In the cockpit in full view of the pilot:  "Do not extend flaps above
Maneuvers prohibited:  Outside loop - Inverted flight - Stall
or spin - Snap rolls in excess of 130 mph - Slow rolls in excess of
192 mph."; "This airplane must be operated at all times within the
limitations set  forth in Army Technical Order No. 01-60FA-1 except for
limitations specifically called out in Aircraft Specification AL-22 in
which the values given in the specification must be observed.
of the pertinent Army Technical  Orders must be carried during flight.i
In all cases it will be the responsibility of the applicant to secure a copy
of the correct Army Technical Orders. The FAA does not have these documents
available for distribution.
If any repairs or modifications are made prior to or subsequent to NI
certification,  it is the responsibility of the owner to furnish sufficient
evidence to a FAA representative to show that the modified airplane maintain!
the same degree of airworthiness as the original.  The FAA can give no tech-
nical assistance  on such matters since complete structural data for NI
aircraft are not required by Part 9 and therefore are not available in the
For certification for night flying the following must be accomplished:
Replace the wing position lights with certificated units or satis-
factorily modify the lights if pertinent.  Type A-9 wing position
(AN-3033-5 thru -8) may be satisfactorily modified by painting
the inside frosted portion of the cover black.  Type A-9 (AN-3033-1

thru -4) are satisfactory without modification.
Replace the tail light with a certificated unit.
"Bright and Dim" conditions are provided for the position lights,
either the resistors should be disconnected from the circuits and a
single-pole-single-throw switch shculd be used to replace the two single-
pole-double-throw switches presently installed for.
lights, or the switches should be placarded to indicate that only the
"bright condition should be used.  In either case the tail light and
wing-tip lights should operate on one switch.
NOTE 5.  The list of mandatory changes required prior to original certification
may be obtained from FAA, Washington 25, D.C.
```

## ADs

None name its models.

## STCs approved under this data sheet (3)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc.
- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830.. Airwolf Filter Corporation

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