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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 34.1
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CFR part 51. This document can be obtained
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Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 34.1
Definitions.
As used in this part, all terms not de-
fined herein shall have the meaning
given them in the Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq.):
Act means the Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq.).
Administrator means the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration or any person to whom he has
delegated his authority in the matter
concerned.
Administrator of the EPA means the
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and any other offi-
cer or employee of the Environmental
Protection Agency to whom the au-
thority involved may be delegated.
Aircraft as used in this part means
any airplane as defined in 14 CFR part
1 for which a U.S. standard airworthi-
ness certificate or equivalent foreign
airworthiness certificate is issued.
Aircraft engine means a propulsion en-
gine which is installed in, or which is
manufactured for installation in, an
aircraft.
Aircraft gas turbine engine means a
turboprop, turbofan, or turbojet air-
craft engine.
Characteristic level has the meaning
given in Appendix 6 of ICAO Annex 16
as of July 2008. The characteristic level
is a calculated emission level for each
pollutant based on a statistical assess-
ment of measured emissions from mul-
tiple tests.
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Class TP means all aircraft turboprop
engines.
Class TF means all turbofan or tur-
bojet aircraft engines or aircraft en-
gines designed for applications that
otherwise would have been fulfilled by
turbojet and turbofan engines except
engines of class T3, T8, and TSS.
Class T3 means all aircraft gas tur-
bine engines of the JT3D model family.
Class T8 means all aircraft gas tur-
bine engines of the JT8D model family.
Class TSS means all aircraft gas tur-
bine engines employed for propulsion
of aircraft designed to operate at su-
personic flight speeds.
Commercial aircraft engine means any
aircraft engine used or intended for use
by an ‘‘air carrier’’ (including those en-
gaged in ‘‘intrastate air transpor-
tation’’) or a ‘‘commercial operator’’
(including those engaged in ‘‘intrastate
air transportation’’) as these terms are
defined in Title 49 of the United States
Code and Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Commercial aircraft gas turbine engine
means a turboprop, turbofan, or tur-
bojet commercial aircraft engine.
Date of manufacture of an engine is
the date the inspection acceptance
records reflect that the engine is com-
plete and meets the FAA approved type
design.
Derivative engine for emissions certifi-
cation purposes means an engine that
has the same or similar emissions char-
acteristics as an engine covered by a
U.S. type certificate issued under 14
CFR part 33. These characteristics are
specified in § 34.48.
Emission measurement system means
all of the equipment necessary to
transport the emission sample and
measure the level of emissions. This in-
cludes the sample system and the in-
strumentation system.
Engine model means all commercial
aircraft turbine engines which are of
the same general series, displacement,
and design characteristics and are ap-
proved under the same type certificate.
Excepted, as used in § 34.9, means an
engine that may be produced and sold
that does not meet otherwise applica-
ble standards. Excepted engines must
conform to regulatory conditions speci-
fied for an exception in § 34.9. Excepted
engines are subject to the standards of
this part even though they are not re-
quired to comply with the otherwise
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