Flight Test of Gliders and Powered Gliders

Authors

  • Ronald Blume Type Certification of Gliders and Powered Gliders Luftfahrt-Bundesamt D-38108 Braunschweig Germany

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Design

Abstract

For the certification of an aircraft, it has to be shown, that it complies with all parts of the airworthiness code (e.g. CS 22 or JAR-22 in the case of gliders and powered gliders). The subparts ‘Flight’, ‘Design and Construction’, ‘Operating Limitations and Information’ as well as the Flight Manual have to be assessed by pilots, to allow a statement about the compliance with the relevant paragraphs. For the subpart ‘Flight’, test flights have to be carried out to show the compliance and to verify the relevant parameters of the pilot operating handbook. Example of necessary flight test procedures and instruments will be presented and samples of retrieved data and sources of error will be shown.

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Vol. 30 No. 1-2 (2006)

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