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40 CFR 87.1 - Definitions. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 40 › Chapter I › Subchapter C › Part 87 › Subpart A › Section 87.1 40 CFR 87.1 - Definitions.
As used in this part, all terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Act:
Act means the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401
Aircraft means any airplane for which a U.S. standard airworthiness certificate or equivalent foreign airworthiness certificate is issued.
Commercial aircraft engine means any aircraft engine used or intended for use by an “air carrier,” (including those engaged in “intrastate air transportation”) or a “commercial operator” (including those engaged in “intrastate air transportation”) as these terms are defined in the Federal Aviation Act and the Federal Aviation Regulations.
Emission measurement system means all of the equipment necessary to transport and measure the level of emissions. This includes the sample system and the instrumentation system.
Engine Model means all commercial aircraft turbine engines which are of the same general series, displacement, and design characteristics and are usually approved under the same type certificate.
Exhaust emissions means substances emitted to the atmosphere from the exhaust discharge nozzle of an aircraft or aircraft engine.
Power setting means the power or thrust output of an engine in terms of kilonewtons thrust for turbojet and turbofan engines and shaft power in terms of kilowatts for turboprop engines.
Rated output (rO) means the maximum power/thrust available for takeoff at standard day conditions as approved for the engine by the Federal Aviation Administration, including reheat contribution where applicable, but excluding any contribution due to water injection.
Rated pressure ratio (rPR) means the ratio between the combustor inlet pressure and the engine inlet pressure achieved by an engine operating at rated output.
Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation and any other officer or employee of the Department of Transportation to whom the authority involved may be delegated.
Standard day conditions means standard ambient conditions as described in the United States Standard Atmosphere, 1976, (i.e., Temperature =15 °C, specific humidity =0.00 kg/ H2 O/kg dry air, and pressure =101325 Pa.)
Taxi/idle (out) means those aircraft operations involving taxi and idle between the time of initial starting of the propulsion engine(s) used for the taxi and turn on to duty runway.
[47 FR 58470, Dec. 30, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 31875, Aug. 9, 1984; 62 FR 25365, May 8, 1997]
Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agnecy and any other officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency to whom authority involved may be delegated.
Aircraft has the meaning given in 14 CFR 1.1, which defines aircraft to mean a device used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Note that under § 87.3, the requirements of this part generally apply only to propulsion engines used on certain airplanes for which U.S. airworthiness certificates are required.
Derivative engine for emissions certification purposes means an engine that has the same or similar emissions characteristics as an engine covered by a U.S. type certificate issued under 14 CFR part 33. These characteristics are specified in § 87.48.
ICAO Annex 16 means Volume II of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (incorporated by reference in § 87.8).
Spare engine means an engine installed (or intended to be installed) on an in-service aircraft to replace an existing engine and that is excepted as described in § 87.50(c).
Tier 0 means relating to an engine that is subject to the Tier 0 NOX standards specified in § 87.21.
Tier 2 means relating to an engine that is subject to the Tier 2 NOX standards specified in § 87.21.
Tier 4 means relating to an engine that is subject to the Tier 4 NOX standards specified in § 87.21.
Tier 6 means relating to an engine that is subject to the Tier 6 NOX standards specified in § 87.23.
Tier 8 means relating to an engine that is subject to the Tier 8 NOX standards specified in § 87.23.