ASTM F2427-05

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Designation: F 2427 – 05a
Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Lighter-
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Than-Air Light Sport Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2427; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Information Requirements
1.1 This specification covers the manufacture of lighter- 3.1 The manufacturer shall provide critical information for
than-air light sport aircraft. each aircraft. This information shall include, but not be limited
1.1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements to, the information plate attached to the aircraft, the placard
for information that shall be provided by the manufacturer or notice, Aircraft Operating Instructions, the maintenance
seller of new lighter-than-air aircraft as a part of the initial sale manual, and the manufacturers statement of compliance, as
or transfer to the first end user. defined in the following paragraphs. Additional aircraft type
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the specific requirements are provided in the annexes.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3.2 Information Plate—A manufacturer-issued stainless
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- steel information plate, printed in English, shall be perma-
priate safety and health practices and to determine the nently affixed to the aircraft in a visible location and shall be
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. designed to remain legible for the expected life of the aircraft.
The information plate shall have the required information
2. Terminology
either stamped or engraved into the plate.
2.1 Definitions:
3.2.1 Serial Number—A manufacturer-issued unique iden-
2.1.1 airship—engine-driven lighter-than-air aircraft that tifying number or code.
can be steered.
3.2.2 Name and Manufacturer, shall include the aircraft
2.1.2 AOI—Aircraft Operating Instructions. name, the manufacturer’s name, and the manufacturer’s main
2.1.3 balloon—lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine-
location including, city, state, and country.
driven, and that sustains flight through the use of either gas
3.2.3 Model Number—A manufacturer-issued unique iden-
buoyancy or an airborne heater. tifying number or code assigned to each manufactured type of
2.1.4 lighter-than-air aircraft—aircraft that can rise and
aircraft having the same structural design or components.
remain suspended by using contained gas weighing less than 3.2.4 Date of Manufacture—The date (month and year)
the air that is displaced by the gas.
determined by the manufacturer that the aircraft met his
2.1.4.1 Discussion—Aircraft may include dynamic lift that required design and manufacturing specifications.
derive as much as 30 % lift from other than buoyancy.
4. Placard Notice
2.1.5 thermal airship—airship using heated air for a portion
of its lift, incorporating design features to prevent nose 4.1 The following placard notice shall be posted in the
collapse due to dynamic pressure and exempt from specific aircraft passenger area so that it is visible to both the pilot and
pressurized envelope requirements. passenger upon entry or while seated in the aircraft. The
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2.1.6 vectored thrust balloon—thermal balloon with thrust lettering shall be a minimum of 3.1 mm ( ⁄8 in.) high.
capabilitythatdoesnothavedesignfeaturestopreventforward 4.1.1 PASSENGER NOTICE: This aircraft conforms to
envelope collapse due to dynamic pressure and is therefore ASTM Consensus Standards of airworthiness developed and
limited in its lateral speed capability. maintained by the aviation community underASTM Technical
Committee F37.
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5. Aircraft Operating Instructions (see Annex)
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light
Sport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.60 on Lighter
5.1 General.
Than Air.
5.2 Limitations.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2005. Published November 2005. Originally
approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as F 2427 – 05. 5.3 Emergency procedures.
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5.4 Normal procedures. 6.2.4 Events whose occurrence might damage the aircraft so
5.5 Performance. that a safe completion of the flight is not likely,
5.6 Weight and balance. 6.2.5 Possible fire, and
5.7 Description of the aircraft and its systems. 6.2.6 Loss of information needed to safely fly the aircraft.
5.8 Handlin
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