# Presentation: 028033

## Small Airplane Certification Status and RVSM Innovations

**Small Airplane Certification Status ****and ****RVSM Innovations**

**Tony Wiederkehr**
**FAA DER - Flight Analyst**

## Objectives

- Review small aircraft compliance document availability
- Review certification options for
- older airframes
- airframes not supported by the OEM
- airframes of unique aerodynamic and/or aircraft systems configuration

## Current Information

- Contact manufacturer for status of RVSM compliance documents
- FAA Website “RVSM Documentation” page also lists approved RVSM compliance documents
- Periodicals/Publications

## Canadair Service Bulletins

- Global Express
- Challenger 604
- Challenger 601
- Challenger 600
- CL-601R C-RJ (Regional Jet)
- CL-601R SE (Regional Jet)

## Cessna SB’s

- Citation I and ISP
- CitationJet, CitationJet CJ2 and CitationJet I/II
- Citation II, SII, IISP, II Bravo
- Citation V, V Ultra, V Encore (mftr’d compliant)
- Citation Excel
- Citation III
- Citation VI
- Citation VII
- Citation X
- Conquest - TBD

## Dassault Falcon Jet SB’s

- 2000
- 900
- 900EX
- 50
- 50EX
- 200
- 20
- 10 - expected 1/Q 2003

## Embraer SB’s

- ERJ  135
- ERJ 145
- Legacy
- ERJ 145 XR planned for end of 2002
- ERJ 135 K( ) planned for end of 2002

## Israel Aircraft Industries SB’s

- Astra/Astra SP
- Westwind 1124 - STC expected 1/Q 2003
- Westwind 1124A - STC expected 3/Q 2003

##  Gulfstream  

_**Aircraft Service Changes**_
- G2
- G2B
- G3
- G4
- G5
_**SB’s**_
- G-100 (formerly Astra SPX)
- G-200 (formerly Galaxy)

## Learjet SB’s

- 20 Series - TBD
- 31 - planned for Dec 2002
- 31A
- 35/36 (FC 200)
- 35/36 (FC 530)
- 45 - mftr’d RVSM compliant
- 55
- 55 BC
- 60

## Raytheon SB’s

- Beech King Air 200 and Beech King Air 350
- Beechjet 400 – 2/Q 2003
- Beechjet 400A - released
- Diamond MU-300 – 2/Q 2003
- HS 125 Series 1 through 600 - none planned
- HS 125 Series 700A - expected 3/Q 2002
- HS 125 Series 700B - TBD
- HS 125 Series 800 and 800XP
- HS 125 Series 1000
- Premier I - expected 4/Q 2002
- Beech Starship 2000 - TBD

##  Other General Aviation Airframes

_**Lockheed**_
- Jetstar II
- Jetstar 731 - expected 2/Q 2003
_**Piaggio:**_	Avanti P180 - expected 3/Q 2002 *(note:* 				*already approved by the Italian CAA)*
_**Pilatus:**_	PC 12 - TBD
_**Piper:**_		PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 4000 - TBD
_**Sabreliner:**_		NA-265

## RVSM Certification Options

- Older airframes
- Airframes not supported by the OEM
- Airframes of unique aerodynamic and/or aircraft systems configuration

## Aircraft Systems Innovations

- Systems have been approved that combine:
- Altimeter, Air Data Computer and, if desired, altitude alerter
- Option not available in 1996-97 for initial North Atlantic RVSM implementation

## Installations IncorporatingAircraft Systems Innovations

- King Air 200 – 350
- G – 1159, GII
- Citations  500,550,560
- Lear 31,35,36,55
- Hawker 700
- Piaggio 180
- Falcon 10/20
- CL 600
- Jetstar II
- Sabre 80
- Westwind I/II**	****	**

_**Commercial Transp.**_
- Boeing 737 - 100, 200
- DC - 9
- DC – 8
- KC - 135
- Boeing 727 - 100, 200
- Boeing 707-300 (12/2002)

**Installations Incorporating****Aircraft Systems Innovations**

## RVSM Air Data System DiagramDual DADC Configuration

**ALTITUDE ALERTER**

**ALTIMETER**

**ALTIMETER**

**Alt 1**

**Alt 2**

- Select Switch

- Ps

- Pt Sensors

- Ps

**RVSM Air Data System Diagram****Dual DADC Configuration**

## RVSM Air Data System DiagramSingle DADC/ADU Configuration

**ALTITUDE ALERTER**

**ALTIMETER**

**ADU**

**Alt 1**

**Alt 2**

- Select Switch

**DADC**

- Ps

- Pt Sensors

- Ps

- Pt Sensors

**RVSM Air Data System Diagram****Single DADC/ADU Configuration**

## Conclusion

- Best source of information on RVSM compliance documents is the aircraft manufacturer (Group certifications) or the FAA Website
- RVSM compliance documents for in-service aircraft normally take the form of SB’s and/or STC’s
- Several airplane model types have more than one RVSM solution