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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 21 : Certification Procedures for Products and Parts

Subpart 2 : Type Certificates

21.02.7 Flight tests

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of subregulations (2) and (3), an applicant for the issuing of a type certificate for an aircraft, or an amendment thereof, shall carry out such flight tests as the Director may require to determine whether—
(a) the aircraft complies with the appropriate airworthiness design standards referred to in regulation 21.02.3;
(b) the aircraft and the aircraft components and equipment are reliable and function properly.

 

(2) The applicant shall ensure that, before carrying out any flight tests referred to in subregulation (1)—
(a) the aircraft complies with the structural requirements of the appropriate airworthiness design standards referred to in regulation 21.02.3;
(b) the aircraft has undergone the necessary ground inspections and tests; and
(c) the aircraft conforms to the type design.

 

(3) The flight tests referred to in subregulation (1) shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 21.