Abstract

This specification covers airworthiness requirements for the design of powered fixed wing light sport aircraft, an ?airplane.? In order to comply with flight requirements, the following shall be evaluated: load distribution limit, propeller speed and pitch limit, stalling speed, takeoff, climb, landing, balked landing, controllability and maneuverability, vibrations, and ground control and stability. For compliance of structure requirements, the following shall be considered: flight loads; control surface and system loads; horizontal stabilizing and balancing surfaces (balancing loads, maneuvering loads, and gust loads); vertical stabilizing surfaces (maneuvering loads, gust loads, and outboard fins or winglets); supplementary conditions for stabilizing surfaces; ailerons, wing flaps, and special devices; ground load conditions; water load conditions; emergency landing conditions; and other loads. The aircraft shall be designed with the following minimum instrumentation and equipment: flight and navigation instruments such as airspeed indicator, and altimeter; powerplant instruments such as fuel quantity indicator, tachometer (RPM), engine ?kill? switch, and engine instruments; miscellaneous equipment such as master switch, and overload protection device; and safety belts and harnesses. Each airplane shall include a Pilot Operating Handbook (POH).

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1. Scope

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

F2316 Specification for Airframe Emergency Parachutes

F2339 Practice for Design and Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport Aircraft

F2506 Specification for Design and Testing of Light Sport Aircraft Propellers

F2538 Practice for Design and Manufacture of Reciprocating Compression Ignition Engines for Light Sport Aircraft

F2564 Specification for Design and Performance of a Light Sport Glider

F2746 Specification for Pilots Operating Handbook (POH) for Light Sport Airplane

F2840 Practice for Design and Manufacture of Electric Propulsion Units for Light Sport Aircraft

Keywords

fixed-wing aircraft; light sport airplane;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 49.020 (Aircraft and space vehicles in general)

DOI: 10.1520/F2245

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ASTM F2245