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§ 21.190

§ 21.189

Issue of airworthiness certifi-

cate for limited category aircraft.

(a) An applicant for an airworthiness

certificate for an aircraft in the lim-
ited category is entitled to the certifi-
cate when—

(1) He shows that the aircraft has

been previously issued a limited cat-
egory type certificate and that the air-
craft conforms to that type certificate;
and

(2) The FAA finds, after inspection

(including a flight check by the appli-
cant), that the aircraft is in a good
state of preservation and repair and is
in a condition for safe operation.

(b) The FAA prescribes limitations

and conditions necessary for safe oper-
ation.

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14570, Oct. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 21–4, 30 FR 9437, July 29,
1965]

§ 21.190

Issue of a special airworthi-

ness certificate for a light-sport cat-
egory aircraft.

(a)

Purpose. The FAA issues a special

airworthiness certificate in the light-
sport category to operate a light-sport
aircraft, other than a gyroplane.

(b)

Eligibility. To be eligible for a spe-

cial airworthiness certificate in the
light-sport category:

(1) An applicant must provide the

FAA with—

(i) The aircraft’s operating instruc-

tions;

(ii) The aircraft’s maintenance and

inspection procedures;

(iii) The manufacturer’s statement of

compliance as described in paragraph
(c) of this section; and

(iv) The aircraft’s flight training sup-

plement.

(2) The aircraft must not have been

previously issued a standard, primary,
restricted, limited, or provisional air-
worthiness certificate, or an equivalent
airworthiness certificate issued by a
foreign civil aviation authority.

(3) The aircraft must be inspected by

the FAA and found to be in a condition
for safe operation.

(c)

Manufacturer’s statement of compli-

ance for light-sport category aircraft. The
manufacturer’s statement of compli-
ance required in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of
this section must—

(1) Identify the aircraft by make and

model, serial number, class, date of
manufacture, and consensus standard
used;

(2) State that the aircraft meets the

provisions of the identified consensus
standard;

(3) State that the aircraft conforms

to the manufacturer’s design data,
using the manufacturer’s quality as-
surance system that meets the identi-
fied consensus standard;

(4) State that the manufacturer will

make available to any interested per-
son the following documents that meet
the identified consensus standard:

(i) The aircraft’s operating instruc-

tions.

(ii) The aircraft’s maintenance and

inspection procedures.

(iii) The aircraft’s flight training

supplement.

(5) State that the manufacturer will

monitor and correct safety-of-flight
issues through the issuance of safety
directives and a continued airworthi-
ness system that meets the identified
consensus standard;

(6) State that at the request of the

FAA, the manufacturer will provide
unrestricted access to its facilities; and

(7) State that the manufacturer, in

accordance with a production accept-
ance test procedure that meets an ap-
plicable consensus standard has—

(i) Ground and flight tested the air-

craft;

(ii) Found the aircraft performance

acceptable; and

(iii) Determined that the aircraft is

in a condition for safe operation.

(d)

Light-sport aircraft manufactured

outside the United States. For aircraft
manufactured outside of the United
States to be eligible for a special air-
worthiness certificate in the light-
sport category, an applicant must meet
the requirements of paragraph (b) of
this section and provide to the FAA
evidence that—

(1) The aircraft was manufactured in

a country with which the United States
has a Bilateral Airworthiness Agree-
ment concerning airplanes or Bilateral
Aviation Safety Agreement with asso-
ciated Implementation Procedures for
Airworthiness concerning airplanes, or
an equivalent airworthiness agree-
ment; and

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§ 21.191

(2) The aircraft is eligible for an air-

worthiness certificate, flight author-
ization, or other similar certification
in its country of manufacture.

[Amdt. 21–85, 69 FR 44862, July 27, 2004]

§ 21.191

Experimental certificates.

Experimental certificates are issued

for the following purposes:

(a)

Research and development. Testing

new aircraft design concepts, new air-
craft equipment, new aircraft installa-
tions, new aircraft operating tech-
niques, or new uses for aircraft.

(b)

Showing compliance with regula-

tions. Conducting flight tests and other
operations to show compliance with
the airworthiness regulations including
flights to show compliance for issuance
of type and supplemental type certifi-
cates, flights to substantiate major de-
sign changes, and flights to show com-
pliance with the function and reli-
ability requirements of the regula-
tions.

(c)

Crew training. Training of the ap-

plicant’s flight crews.

(d)

Exhibition. Exhibiting the air-

craft’s flight capabilities, performance,
or unusual characteristics at air shows,
motion picture, television, and similar
productions, and the maintenance of
exhibition flight proficiency, including
(for persons exhibiting aircraft) flying
to and from such air shows and produc-
tions.

(e)

Air racing. Participating in air

races, including (for such participants)
practicing for such air races and flying
to and from racing events.

(f)

Market surveys. Use of aircraft for

purposes of conducting market sur-
veys, sales demonstrations, and cus-
tomer crew training only as provided
in § 21.195.

(g)

Operating amateur-built aircraft.

Operating an aircraft the major por-
tion of which has been fabricated and
assembled by persons who undertook
the construction project solely for
their own education or recreation.

(h)

Operating primary kit-built aircraft.

Operating a primary category aircraft
that meets the criteria of § 21.24(a)(1)
that was assembled by a person from a
kit manufactured by the holder of a
production certificate for that kit,
without the supervision and quality

control of the production certificate
holder under § 21.184(a).

(i)

Operating light-sport aircraft. Oper-

ating a light-sport aircraft that—

(1) Has not been issued a U.S. or for-

eign airworthiness certificate and does
not meet the provisions of § 103.1 of this
chapter. An experimental certificate
will not be issued under this paragraph
for these aircraft after January 31,
2008;

(2) Has been assembled—
(i) From an aircraft kit for which the

applicant can provide the information
required by § 21.193(e); and

(ii) In accordance with manufactur-

er’s assembly instructions that meet
an applicable consensus standard; or

(3) Has been previously issued a spe-

cial airworthiness certificate in the
light-sport category under § 21.190.

[Amdt. 21–21, 38 FR 6858, May 7, 1968, as
amended by Amdt. 21–57, 49 FR 39651, Oct. 9,
1984; Amdt. 21–70, 57 FR 41369, Sept. 9, 1992;
Amdt. 21–85, 69 FR 44862, July 27, 2004; Amdt.
21–85, 69 FR 53336, Sept. 1, 2004]

§ 21.193

Experimental certificates: gen-

eral.

An applicant for an experimental cer-

tificate must submit the following in-
formation:

(a) A statement, in a form and man-

ner prescribed by the FAA setting
forth the purpose for which the aircraft
is to be used.

(b) Enough data (such as photo-

graphs) to identify the aircraft.

any pertinent information found nec-
essary by the FAA to safeguard the
general public.

(d) In the case of an aircraft to be

used for experimental purposes—

(1) The purpose of the experiment;
(2) The estimated time or number of

flights required for the experiment;

(3) The areas over which the experi-

ment will be conducted; and

(4) Except for aircraft converted from

a previously certificated type without
appreciable change in the external con-
figuration, three-view drawings or
three-view dimensioned photographs of
the aircraft.

(e) In the case of a light-sport air-

craft assembled from a kit to be cer-
tificated in accordance with