2024-03728

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 21 • [Docket No. FAA-2022-1135] AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Issuance of final airworthiness criteria. SUMMARY: The FAA announces the airworthiness criteria for the Blackshape S.p.A., Model BK160-200 Very Light Airplane (VLA). This document sets forth the airworthiness criteria that the FAA finds to be appropriate and applicable for the VLA design. DATES: These airworthiness criteria are effective February 23, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Fitzgerald, Certification Coordination Section, AIR-613, Certification Engagement Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration; telephone 781-238-7130; email tara.fitzgerald@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) submitted an application to the FAA, on behalf of Blackshape S.p.A., on February 10, 2020, for a type certificate for the Model BK160-200 VLA. Under 14 CFR 21.17(b), VLA are a special class of aircraft that utilize airworthiness criteria the FAA finds to be appropriate to the specific type design. The BK160-200 is a single reciprocating engine airplane (Lycoming IO-320-D1B with constant speed Hartzell propeller), full carbon composite low wing design, with a retractable tri-cycle landing gear. It has conventional control systems (elevator, aileron, rudder, flaps, and longitudinal trim) and provides seats for two persons in a tandem seat configuration with a maximum takeoff gross weight (MTGW) of 850 kilograms (kg) (1,874 pounds). It also has advanced avionic displays, a stall speed of 50 knots, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and will perform night visual flight rules (VFR) operations. Discussion of Comments The FAA issued a notice of proposed airworthiness criteria for the Blackshape ( printed page 13590) S.p.A., Model BK160-200 VLA, which published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2024 (89 FR 37). No comments were received, and the airworthiness criteria are adopted as proposed. Applicability These airworthiness criteria, established under the provisions of § 21.17(b), are applicable to the Blackshape S.p.A. Model BK160-200 VLA. Should Blackshape S.p.A. apply at a later date for a change to the type certificate to include another model, these airworthiness criteria would apply to that model as well, provided the FAA finds them appropriate in accordance with the requirements of subpart D to part 21. Conclusion This action affects only the airworthiness criteria for the Blackshape S.p.A. Model BK160-200 VLA. It is not a rule of general applicability. Authority Citation The authority citation for these airworthiness criteria is as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704. Airworthiness Criteria Pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the following airworthiness criteria are issued as part of the type certification basis for the Blackshape S.p.A. Model BK160-200 VLA. The FAA finds these criteria to be appropriate for the aircraft and applicable to the specific type design and pr…

Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês. Conteúdo sanitizado por segurança.