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Testing for certification takes a long time. Also, adding to the fun: FAA cert is only good for the US. If you want to sell your aircraft in Europe, you need EA
by starpilot 8y ago
Testing for certification takes a long time. Also, adding to the fun: FAA cert is only good for the US. If you want to sell your aircraft in Europe, you need EASA certification. And so on for Canada, Russia, China, Brazil etc. Though many of the requirements overlap, it may still take additional years to secure certification from each country's aviation regulatory body.
- phkahler 8y agoIt says they're approved to sell it as an 1800 pound LSA. The normal weight limit for an LSA is 1320lbs. This seems rather exceptional.
- racnid 8y agoThere's a proposed rule working it's way through the system to increase the LSA weight limit to 3600lbs. It would essentially bring Cessna 152/172 class aircraft under the rule and make LSA much more attractive. One of the main complaints with LSA is that the aircraft are too light to be useful even as trainers.