PAL V First In The World To Finalize Certification Basis With EASA
Channel: Jetline Marvel
Date: 2021-02-24

After being the first flying car to get road permission for Europe, PAL-V is now also the first to complete the full certification basis with EASA. Based on PAL-V’s 10 years of test results, EASA specialist teams finalized the requirements for the PAL-V #Liberty. The issuance last week, after industry consultation, shows the confidence of the European authorities and the maturity of the design and the company. The final phase is compliance demonstration before #CarFlying becomes reality for #PAL-V’s customers.

“Getting a flying car to the market is hard. It takes at least 10 years”, said Robert Dingemanse, PAL-V’s #CEO: “Although we are experienced entrepreneurs, we learned that in aviation everything is exponentially stricter. Next to the aircraft, all aspects of the organization, including suppliers and maintenance parties must be #certified.”

In 2009, PAL-V agreed with #EASA (European Union #Aviation Safety Agency) to use the Certification Specifications for Small #Rotorcraft, CS-27, as a starting point for the development of the #Certification Basis. #PAL-V worked together with EASA to amend the complete list of over 1,500 criteria to make it applicable for the #PAL-V. The list was published last year for review by industry experts and the final version was published last week.

CTO, Mike Stekelenburg: “Safety is key in developing the Liberty, we are privileged to work with top experts of EASA. Their high #safety standards also allow the Liberty to be used professionally. From the start, we built the Liberty to comply with existing #regulations. This strategy provides the fastest route to #market.”

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