Estudo do processo de certificação de uma aeronave leve esportiva

Abstract

This work aims to delve deeper into the light aircraft certification process and the phases of its process until obtaining the type certificate and to detail how companies are doing for certification in that new category in the world of aviation. The certification process is based on the confirmation that the aircraft meets safety requirements, production quality and maintenance requirements, which are found in regulatory standards for the approval process. These standards are imposed by the FAA and ANAC aviation regulators for example. To verify compliance with the standards, the aircraft owner must to do performance calculations, structural calculations, load factor calculations, and subsequently flight tests and structural tests that prove structural confidence and confirm the performance analyzes and expected parameters of project. The complete certification process is divided into phases, the main ones being the project framework in the limitations imposed for the characterization of the aircraft in the LSA category, presentation of the documents containing all the necessary calculations and tests that prove the fulfillment of the necessary standards, of documentary analysis by the regulatory aeronautical authority, and feedback if necessary, the final phase is an inspection at the aircraft company's physical facilities.