ASTM F2426-05a
(Guide)Standard Guide on Wing Interface Documentation for Powered Parachute Aircraft
Standard Guide on Wing Interface Documentation for Powered Parachute Aircraft
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1.1 This guide covers the manufacture of powered parachute aircraft and their qualification for certification.
1.2 This guide applies to powered parachute aircraft seeking civil aviation authority approval, in the form of flight certificates, flight permits, or other like documentation.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F2426–05a
Standard Guide on
Wing Interface Documentation for Powered Parachute
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Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2426; 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 powered parachute is the large displacement between the
centeroflift(high)andthecenterofgravity(low),whichisthe
1.1 This guide covers the manufacture of powered para-
pendulum effect. The pendulum effect limits angle of attack
chute aircraft and their qualification for certification.
changes,providesstallresistance,andmaintainsflightstability.
1.2 Thisguideappliestopoweredparachuteaircraftseeking
civil aviation authority approval, in the form of flight certifi-
4. Interface Documentation
cates, flight permits, or other like documentation.
4.1 Interface documentation is the data necessary for the
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
aircraft manufacturer to complete overall certification to
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ASTM powered parachute standards. The following data
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
represents a guide to recommended type, detail, and general
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
format for data transfer from a major subcontractor to the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
aircraft manufacturer.
2. Referenced Documents 4.2 Manufacturer’s Reference Documents—The following
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are reference documents that should be supplied to the manu-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
facturer by the subcontractor. These are intended to be main-
F 2240 Specification for Manufacturer Quality Assurance
tained at a current status and referenced by documents pro-
Program for Powered Parachute Aircraft
vided with each delivered product.
F 2241 Specification for Continued Airworthiness System
4.2.1 Quality Assurance Manual—In order to meet the
for Powered Parachute Aircraft
requirements of Specification F 2240, it will be necessary for
F 2242 Specification for Production Acceptance Testing
the manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontractor’s
System for Powered Parachute Aircraft
quality assurance manual on file. This manual needs to show
F 2243 Specification for Required Product Information to
that written procedures are in effect for:
be Provided with Powered Parachute Aircraft
4.2.1.1 Drawing control,
F 2244 Specification for Design and Performance Require-
4.2.1.2 Component control,
ments for Powered Parachute Aircraft
4.2.1.3 Receiving inspection,
3. Terminology 4.2.1.4 Material identification,
4.2.1.5 Inspection,
3.1 Definitions:
4.2.1.6 Non-conforming material handling, and
3.1.1 powered parachute, n—aircraft comprised of a flex-
4.2.1.7 QA audits.
ible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage in such a way
4.2.2 Continued Airworthiness—In order to meet the re-
that the wing is not in position for flight until the aircraft is in
quirements of Specification F 2241, it will be necessary for the
motion, that aircraft has a fuselage with seats, engine, and
manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontractor’s
wheels (or floats), such that the wing and engine cannot be
continued airworthiness manual on file.
flown without the wheels (or floats) and seat(s). Unique to the
4.2.3 Production Acceptance Testing—In order to meet the
requirements of Specification F 2242, it will be necessary for
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light Sport
the manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontractor’s
Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.30 on Powered
production acceptance testing written procedure on file.
Parachute Specifications.
4.2.4 Maintenance Manual Coordination—In order to meet
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2005. Published November 2005. Originally
approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as F 2426 – 05.
the requirements of Specification F 2243, it will be necessary
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
for the manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontrac-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
tor’s maintenance manual on file.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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