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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. NM457; Notice No. 25–11–14–
SC]
Special Conditions: Gulfstream
Aerospace LP (GALP) Model G250
Airplane Pilot Compartment View—
Hydrophobic Coatings in Lieu of
Windshield Wipers
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special
conditions.
AGENCY:
This action proposes special
conditions for the Gulfstream Aerospace
LP (GALP) Model G250 airplane. This
airplane will have a novel or unusual
design feature associated with the pilotcompartment view through a
hydrophobic windshield coating, in lieu
of windshield wipers. The applicable
airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for this design feature. These proposed
special conditions contain the
additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to
establish a level of safety equivalent to
that established by the existing
airworthiness standards.
DATES: We must receive your comments
by July 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You must mail two copies
of your comments to: Federal Aviation
Administration, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Attn: Rules Docket (ANM–
113), Docket No. NM457, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington
98057–3356. You may deliver two
copies to the Transport Airplane
Directorate at the above address. You
SUMMARY:
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must mark your comments: Docket No.
NM457. You can inspect comments in
the Rules Docket weekdays, except
Federal holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and
4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Loran Haworth, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,
Renton, Washington 98057–3356;
telephone (425) 227–1133; facsimile
(425) 227–1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite interested people to take
part in this rulemaking by sending
written comments, data, or views. The
most helpful comments reference a
specific portion of the special
conditions, explain the reason for any
recommended change, and include
supporting data. We ask that you send
us two copies of written comments.
We will file in the docket all
comments we receive, as well as a
report summarizing each substantive
public contact with FAA personnel
concerning these special conditions.
You can inspect the docket before and
after the comment closing date. If you
wish to review the docket in person, go
to the address in the ADDRESSES section
of this preamble between 7:30 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
We will consider all comments we
receive on or before the closing date for
comments. We may change these special
conditions based on the comments we
receive.
If you want us to acknowledge receipt
of your comments on this proposal,
include with your comments a selfaddressed, stamped postcard on which
you have written the docket number.
We will stamp the date on the postcard
and mail it back to you.
Background
On March 30, 2006, GALP applied for
a type certificate for their new Model
G250 airplane. The G250 is an 8–10
passenger (19 maximum), twin-engine
airplane with a maximum operating
altitude of 45,000 feet and a range of
approximately 3,400 nautical miles.
Airplane dimensions are 61.69-foot
wing span, 66.6-foot overall length, and
20.8-foot tail height. Maximum takeoff
weight is 39,600 pounds and maximum
landing weight 32,700 pounds.
Maximum cruise speed is mach 0.85,
dive speed is mach 0.92. The avionics
suite will be the Rockwell Collins Pro
Line Fusion.
The Model G250 airplane
incorporates novel or unusual design
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features involving hydrophobic window
coatings in lieu of windshield wipers.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17,
GALP must show that the Model G250
airplane meets the applicable provisions
of part 25 as amended by Amendments
25–1 through 25–117.
If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the Model G250 airplane because of
a novel or unusual design feature,
special conditions are prescribed under
the provisions of § 21.16.
Special conditions are initially
applicable to the model for which they
are issued. Should the type certificate
for that model be amended later to
include any other model that
incorporates the same novel or unusual
design feature, the special conditions
would also apply to the other model.
In addition to the applicable
airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model G250 airplane
must comply with the fuel-vent and
exhaust-emission requirements of 14
CFR part 34 and the noise-certification
requirements of 14 CFR part 36; and the
FAA must issue a finding of regulatory
adequacy under § 611 of Public Law 92–
574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’
The FAA issues special conditions, as
defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance
with § 11.38, and they become part of
the type-certification basis under
§ 21.17(a)(2).
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Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Model G250 will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design
features:
The GALP Model G250 airplane
flight-deck design incorporates a
hydrophobic coating to provide
adequate pilot-compartment view in the
presence of precipitation. Sole reliance
on such a coating, without windshield
wipers, constitutes a novel or unusual
design feature for which the applicable
airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety
standards. Therefore, special conditions
are required that provide the level of
safety equivalent to that established by
the regulations.
Discussion
14 CFR 25.773(b)(1) requires a means
to maintain a clear portion of the
windshield for both pilots to have a
sufficiently extensive view along the
flight path during precipitation
conditions. The regulations require this
means to maintain such an area during
precipitation in heavy rain at speeds up
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to 1.5 VSR1. Hydrophobic windshield
coatings may depend to some degree on
airflow to maintain a clear-vision area.
The heavy rain and high speed
conditions specified in the current rule
do not necessarily represent the limiting
condition for this new technology. For
example, airflow over the windshield,
which may be necessary to remove
moisture from the windshield, may not
be adequate to maintain a sufficiently
clear area of the windshield in lowspeed flight or during surface
operations. Alternatively, airflow over
the windshield may be disturbed during
such critical times as the approach to
land, where the airplane is at a higherthan-normal pitch attitude. In these
cases, areas of airflow disturbance or
separation on the windshield could
cause failure to maintain a clear-vision
area on the windshield.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the GALP
Model G250 airplane. Should GALP
apply at a later date for a change to the
type certificate to include another
model incorporating the same novel or
unusual design feature, the special
conditions would apply to that model as
well.
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel
or unusual design features on the GALP
Model G250 airplane. It is not a rule of
general applicability and it affects only
the applicant who applied to the FAA
for approval of these features on the
airplane.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,
44702, 44704.
The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of
the type certification basis for the GALP
Model G250 airplane.
The airplane must have a means to
maintain a clear portion of the
windshield, during precipitation
conditions, enough for both pilots to
have a sufficiently extensive view along
the ground or flight path in normal taxi
and flight attitudes of the airplane. This
means must be designed to function,
without continuous attention on the
part of the crew, in conditions from
light misting precipitation to heavy rain,
at speeds from fully stopped in still air
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to 1.5 VSR1 with lift and drag devices
retracted.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 19,
2011.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2011–0530; Directorate
Identifier 2011–CE–012–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA
Model TBM 700 Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This proposed
AD results from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct
an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as:
SUMMARY:
A TBM 700 operator reported a case of
elevator trim tab actuator jamming once the
trim tab arrived to stop.
The investigations conducted by the trim
tab actuator manufacturer have shown that
there was a discrepancy with PRECILEC
manufacturing process of elevator trim tab
actuator which caused this event. It has been
determined as well that this discrepancy is
limited to a batch of Serial Numbers (S/N).
If not detected and corrected, a jammed
trim tab could lead to unusual control forces,
resulting in lower controllability, particularly
if combined with adverse flight conditions at
landing.
The proposed AD would require actions
that are intended to address the unsafe
condition described in the MCAI.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by July 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. NM457; Notice No. 25-11-14-SC]
Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace LP (GALP) Model G250
Airplane Pilot Compartment View--Hydrophobic Coatings in Lieu of
Windshield Wipers
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes special conditions for the Gulfstream
Aerospace LP (GALP) Model G250 airplane. This airplane will have a
novel or unusual design feature associated with the pilot-compartment
view through a hydrophobic windshield coating, in lieu of windshield
wipers. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These
proposed special conditions contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of
safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness
standards.
DATES: We must receive your comments by July 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You must mail two copies of your comments to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Attn: Rules
Docket (ANM-113), Docket No. NM457, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington 98057-3356. You may deliver two copies to the Transport
Airplane Directorate at the above address. You must mark your comments:
Docket No. NM457. You can inspect comments in the Rules Docket
weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loran Haworth, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,
Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-1133; facsimile
(425) 227-1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. We ask
that you send us two copies of written comments.
We will file in the docket all comments we receive, as well as a
report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel
concerning these special conditions. You can inspect the docket before
and after the comment closing date. If you wish to review the docket in
person, go to the address in the ADDRESSES section of this preamble
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing
date for comments. We may change these special conditions based on the
comments we receive.
If you want us to acknowledge receipt of your comments on this
proposal, include with your comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard
on which you have written the docket number. We will stamp the date on
the postcard and mail it back to you.
Background
On March 30, 2006, GALP applied for a type certificate for their
new Model G250 airplane. The G250 is an 8-10 passenger (19 maximum),
twin-engine airplane with a maximum operating altitude of 45,000 feet
and a range of approximately 3,400 nautical miles. Airplane dimensions
are 61.69-foot wing span, 66.6-foot overall length, and 20.8-foot tail
height. Maximum takeoff weight is 39,600 pounds and maximum landing
weight 32,700 pounds. Maximum cruise speed is mach 0.85, dive speed is
mach 0.92. The avionics suite will be the Rockwell Collins Pro Line
Fusion.
The Model G250 airplane incorporates novel or unusual design
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features involving hydrophobic window coatings in lieu of windshield
wipers.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, GALP must show that the Model
G250 airplane meets the applicable provisions of part 25 as amended by
Amendments 25-1 through 25-117.
If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Model G250 airplane because of a
novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under the provisions of Sec. 21.16.
Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or
unusual design feature, the special conditions would also apply to the
other model.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model G250 airplane must comply with the fuel-vent and
exhaust-emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise-
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36; and the FAA must issue a
finding of regulatory adequacy under Sec. 611 of Public Law 92-574,
the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec. 11.38, and they become part of the type-
certification basis under Sec. 21.17(a)(2).
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Model G250 will incorporate the following novel or unusual
design features:
The GALP Model G250 airplane flight-deck design incorporates a
hydrophobic coating to provide adequate pilot-compartment view in the
presence of precipitation. Sole reliance on such a coating, without
windshield wipers, constitutes a novel or unusual design feature for
which the applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate
or appropriate safety standards. Therefore, special conditions are
required that provide the level of safety equivalent to that
established by the regulations.
Discussion
14 CFR 25.773(b)(1) requires a means to maintain a clear portion of
the windshield for both pilots to have a sufficiently extensive view
along the flight path during precipitation conditions. The regulations
require this means to maintain such an area during precipitation in
heavy rain at speeds up to 1.5 VSR1. Hydrophobic windshield
coatings may depend to some degree on airflow to maintain a clear-
vision area. The heavy rain and high speed conditions specified in the
current rule do not necessarily represent the limiting condition for
this new technology. For example, airflow over the windshield, which
may be necessary to remove moisture from the windshield, may not be
adequate to maintain a sufficiently clear area of the windshield in
low-speed flight or during surface operations. Alternatively, airflow
over the windshield may be disturbed during such critical times as the
approach to land, where the airplane is at a higher-than-normal pitch
attitude. In these cases, areas of airflow disturbance or separation on
the windshield could cause failure to maintain a clear-vision area on
the windshield.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
GALP Model G250 airplane. Should GALP apply at a later date for a
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would
apply to that model as well.
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on the GALP Model G250 airplane. It is not a rule of general
applicability and it affects only the applicant who applied to the FAA
for approval of these features on the airplane.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.
The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of the type certification basis
for the GALP Model G250 airplane.
The airplane must have a means to maintain a clear portion of the
windshield, during precipitation conditions, enough for both pilots to
have a sufficiently extensive view along the ground or flight path in
normal taxi and flight attitudes of the airplane. This means must be
designed to function, without continuous attention on the part of the
crew, in conditions from light misting precipitation to heavy rain, at
speeds from fully stopped in still air to 1.5 VSR1 with lift
and drag devices retracted.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 19, 2011.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12943 Filed 5-24-11; 8:45 am]
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