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o f Transportatio n Docke t Managemen t

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Subj : Reques t

for exemptio n from§45.2 3 (b) , §91. 9 (b ) (2) , an d§91.20 3 (a ) an d(b) , o f Title 14 , o f

th e Cod e o f Federa l Regulations

. Ref : 14CFR § 11 , 14CFR§45 , 14CFR§9 1
Raytheo n currentl y ha s an exemptio n for genera l displa y o f

marking s whic hexpire dJun e 30 , 2010

. Raytheo n i s requestin g an exemptio n extensio n t o Octobe r 31 , 201 2 fromth e followin g regulations : § 45.2 3 (b ) Displa y o f

marks ; genera l In part ; (b ) Whe n mark s includ e onl y th e Roman capita l lette r "N " an dth e registratio n numbe r i s displaye do n limited , restricte do r

light-sport

category aircraf

t o r experimenta l o r

provisionall y certificate daircraft , th e operato r mus t als o displa y o n tha t

aircraf t near eac hentranc e t o th e cabin , cockpit , o r pilo t station , i n letter s no t

les s tha n 2 inches no r

mor e tha n 6 inche s high , th e word s "limited, " "restricted, " "light-sport, " "experimental, " o r "provisional, " a s applicable

. Raytheo n request s exemptio n fromth e requiremen t t o displa y th e wor d"Experimental"

. Display o f th e wor d "Experimental " with2 inc hletter s wil l b e impractica l du e t o th e smal l siz e o f th e aircraft

. In figure 1 belo w yo u wil l se e that

th e wor d"Experimental" , i f required , woul dfit

bes t with1 inc hlettering

. However , sinc e ther e i s n o pilo t aboar dth e aircraft , ther e i s n o cabi n door , no r apurpos e for

th e display o f

th e word

. A n equivalen t

leve l o f safety wil l b e maintaine db y operatin g th e aircraf t i n alimite dan dspecifi c manne r b y a qualifie dcrew
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Figur e 1 § 91. 9 (b ) (2 ) Civi l aircraf t fligh t manual , marlcing , an dplacar drequirement s In part ; (b ) N o perso n may operat e aU.S.-registere dcivi l aircraft — (1)..

. (2 ) Fo r whic ha n Airplan e o r

Rotorcraf

t Fligh t Manua l i s not

require db y §21. 5 o f

thi s chapter , unles s ther e i s availabl e i n th e aircraf

t acurren t approve dAirplan e o r

Rotorcraf

t Fligh t Manual , approve dmanua l material , markings , an dplacards , o r an y combinatio n thereo f Raytheo n request s a

n exemptio n fromth e requiremen t t o carry th e aircraf

t flight manua l onboar dth e unmanne d aircraf t (UA)

. Carryin g th e aircraf t flight manua l i n th e aircraf

t i s no t practica l sinc e ther e i s n o pilo t onboar d th e aircraft

. A n equivalen t leve l o f safet y wil l b e maintaine db y keepin g th e manua l i n th e Groun dContro l Statio n wher e i t

wil l b e availabl e t o th e pilot

. § 91.20 3 (a ) an d(b ) Civi l aircraft : Certification s require d I n part ; (a ) Excep t a s provide di n §91.715 , n o perso n ma y operat e acivi l aircraf t unles s i t ha s withi n i t

th e following : (1 ) A n appropriat e an dcurren t airworthines s certificate

. (2 ) An effectiv e U.S

. registratio n certificat e issue dt o it s owner
.Missil e System s P O Bo x11337 Tucson , Arizon a 85734-133 7 US

A 52 0 79 4 300 0 (b ) N o perso n ma y operat e acivi l aircraf t unles s th e airworthines s certificat e require db y paragrap h(a ) o f thi s sectio n o r aspecial flight

authorizatio n issue dunde r §91.71 5 i s displaye da

t th e cabi n o r

cockpi t enfranc e s o that it i s legibl e t o passenger s o r crew
. Raytheo n request s a

n exemptio n fromth e requiremen t t o carry certificatio n an dregisfratio n document s an dt o display the monboar dth e UA

. Carryin g th e airworthines s certificat e an daircraf t registratio n i n th e aircraf t i s no t practica l sinc e ther e i s n o pilo t onboardth e aircraft

. A n equivalen t leve l o f safet y wil l b e maintaine db y keepin g thes e document s i n th e Groun dContro l Statio n wher e i t wil l b e availabl e t o th e pilot

. Summar y Raytheo n operate s variou s Unmanne dAircraf t System s i n th e Unite dState s for mission s relate dt o researc han d development , cre w trainin g an dmarke t surveys
. Th e ne w technologie s develope dt o b e use db y th e Departmen t o f Defense , an dothe r

publi c agencie s wil l contribut e t o overal l publi c safety

. Th e operation s ar e i n th e publi c interes t becaus e the y wil l support military an dpubli c agencie s i n th e wa r o n terror , homelan ddefense , borde r protection , law enforcemen t an ddisaste r

relie f Raytheo n UA S operation s wil l mee t a n equivalen t

leve l o f safet y becaus e o f

th e us e o f

certifie dengineerin g processe s an dquality contro l i n th e desig n an dmanufacturin g o f th e aircraft , an dth e us e o f certifie dpilot s and engineer s i n th e operation s an dmaintenanc e o f th e U A systems

.

Greg g L

. Georg e Senio r Principa l System s Enginee r Chie f Pilo t System s Tes t

Directorat e Fligh t Tes t Operation s Raytheo n Missil e System s

cc : Joh n E

. Calloway Manager , Fligh t

Tes t Operation s Raytheo n Missil e System s