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Ntsb/Aas-64-Aa , I (j (. .1 u!) \J _l'·,· ~ABLE OF CONTENTS A. INT~ODUCTION 1 . Rcvie1-1 u f in;1'tents 2. T11,pl·:::r:cn ta ti on of Requirements b., Re.so luUoI~ of Conflicts c <· Consider a t,iorJ rif Avc:.ilable Research J, Considerat icn of Past Di.fficultie:3 et Aircraft CcckFits Accide~i/Incia2nt Re2ord 6 Conclusions C .. CREd COMP.LEHZ!~T l.. Review of 11.eq1.iirements ;::i, Views of the Industry a. Ma~uf2cturers ~~ Air Carriers c. 1·'!.:.:Uu.:·:J.l Avi at.ion Agency cL. .Pilot Organization e., Flisht Eng:inc:er Organization h. Conclusions .D. cnn·.r DUTIE.S 1. Review of ~equirements 2. Views of the Industry a. Manufacturers b .. Air Carriers c. FBricral Aviation Agency d, Military e, Flight Engi.near On.;..n] za ti on f. Pilot Organization 000002 Evalua 1:.ion Conclusions I l. e.. Fi..-:.. J.\.FI?ENDI CES II. TJ, S. 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Agnr~·y lo .:~S'JC typn cert.ificatet: for 2..""! re r 3...C+· q I~ -·g OOOOUf) The statute authorizes and directs the FAA to set mininu.m st.sndards and regulat,:i_c:.,ns governing the issuance of type C·srtifica.tes, and requires the agency t<"' raake a finding th24:i ?ach aircraft co;,1p2.:l.t3s with the regulations before a type -:ertificate is:ssued, In <o~cldition to the minimum standards prGscri.B'ecl by regulation, the Administrator is authorized to prescribe "terms, conditions) ancl .li..'.11itations as &.::.·2 required in the interest cf safety. fl Reg\1la tions re1a ting to the certification of jet t:can:3r :-i:1"ts ,~1'.'e con­ tained in Part l.ib of the Civil Air Regulations~ C8rtain of these n?gu.­ lati~ons are phrased in general terms as broad safety criteria> such as the ba3ic requirern8nts of speed control. Other regula tior1s are more definitive and therefore more restrictive. In reg:.:i.rd t<:i cockpit configura tionJ the F'.AA has published. rules rel::!.t.l.ng to f~pc,e:i.fi.c flight instrll.11ents !'equ.:ired and the maimer cf arra.ngement on the panel. Ther,:; are aJ;;o reguJ.. Htions dealing: with tl:e £1.ap 0etua.:,or and landing geac actuator contrD1s. The E'AA do.:::c. Hot at teinpt to diet.ate every .~::::~t cf cockpit de.sign dm·i'rg develcpmt):n t arid type certification. · Cert.:if:l.cation of t.oday 1 s jet transport involved 2. lengthy program of coordination between t11e i-.:::gulatory agency and the industry« rfhis I occ.urred during the development and initial manufacture of tile aj.rcraft. FAA approval of the ~ockpit configuration in todayi s jet transport I developed in the following 01"der: (1) The manufacturer applied fo::- a. type certificate approx"­ I rnately three or four years in advance of the anticii;.atc::d coinpletion date of the first aircraft.
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