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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 21.29
Type of aircraft
Date accepted for operational use
by the Armed Forces
of the United States
Regulations that apply
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Large reciprocating-engine powered airplanes
Before Aug. 26, 1955 ......................
After Aug. 25, 1955 .........................
CAR Part 4b, as effective Aug. 25, 1955.
CAR Part 4b or 14 CFR Part 25.
Large turbine engine-powered airplanes .........
Before Oct. 2, 1959 .........................
After Oct. 1, 1959 ............................
CAR Part 4b, as effective Oct. 1, 1959.
CAR Part 4b or 14 CFR Part 25.
Rotorcraft with maximum certificated takeoff
weight of:
6,000 pounds or less ................................
Before Oct. 2, 1959 .........................
After Oct. 1, 1959 ............................
CAR Part 6, as effective Oct. 1, 1959.
CAR Part 6, or 14 CFR Part 27.
Over 6,000 pounds ...................................
Before Oct. 2, 1959 .........................
After Oct. 1, 1959 ............................
CAR Part 7, as effective Oct. 1, 1959.
CAR Part 7, or 14 CFR Part 29.
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Where no specific date is listed, the applicable regulations are those in effect on the date that the first aircraft of the particular
model was accepted for operational use by the Armed Forces.
[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14564, Oct. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 21–59, 52 FR 1835, Jan. 15, 1987;
52 FR 7262, Mar. 9, 1987; 70 FR 2325, Jan. 13, 2005; Amdt. 21–92, 74 FR 53386, Oct. 16, 2009]
§ 21.29
Issue of type certificate: import
products.
(a) The FAA may issue a type certifi-
cate for a product that is manufactured
in a foreign country or jurisdiction
with which the United States has an
agreement for the acceptance of these
products for export and import and
that is to be imported into the United
States if—
(1) The applicable State of Design
certifies that the product has been ex-
amined, tested, and found to meet—
(i) The applicable aircraft noise, fuel
venting, and exhaust emissions re-
quirements of this subchapter as des-
ignated in § 21.17, or the applicable air-
craft noise, fuel venting, and exhaust
emissions requirements of the State of
Design, and any other requirements
the FAA may prescribe to provide
noise, fuel venting, and exhaust emis-
sion levels no greater than those pro-
vided by the applicable aircraft noise,
fuel venting, and exhaust emission re-
quirements of this subchapter as des-
ignated in § 21.17; and
(ii) The applicable airworthiness re-
quirements of this subchapter as des-
ignated in § 21.17, or the applicable air-
worthiness requirements of the State
of Design and any other requirements
the FAA may prescribe to provide a
level of safety equivalent to that pro-
vided by the applicable airworthiness
requirements of this subchapter as des-
ignated in § 21.17;
(2) The applicant has provided tech-
nical data to show the product meets
the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of
this section; and
(3) The manuals, placards, listings,
and instrument markings required by
the applicable airworthiness (and
noise, where applicable) requirements
are presented in the English language.
(b) A product type certificated under
this section is considered to be type
certificated under the noise standards
of part 36 of this subchapter and the
fuel venting and exhaust emission
standards of part 34 of this subchapter.
Compliance with parts 36 and 34 of this
subchapter is certified under paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of this section, and the applica-
ble airworthiness standards of this sub-
chapter, or an equivalent level of safe-
ty, with which compliance is certified
under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this sec-
tion.
[Amdt. 21–92, 74 FR 53386, Oct. 16, 2009]
§ 21.31
Type design.
The type design consists of—
(a) The drawings and specifications,
and a listing of those drawings and
specifications, necessary to define the
configuration and the design features
of the product shown to comply with
the requirements of that part of this
subchapter applicable to the product;
(b) Information on dimensions, mate-
rials, and processes necessary to define
the structural strength of the product;
(c) The Airworthiness Limitations
section of the Instructions for Contin-
ued Airworthiness as required by parts
23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35 of this sub-
chapter, or as otherwise required by
the FAA; and as specified in the appli-
cable airworthiness criteria for special
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