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FAA authorized to release design data
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:56 am
by jrenwick
Good news for some antiquers:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-02-16_vintage.asp
February 16, 2012 – Some vintage aircraft owners got a big win in the FAA Authorization Bill signed Tuesday by President Obama, as the measure included an EAA-supported provision that authorizes the FAA to release certain type certificate and design data for aircraft no longer supported by a manufacturer....
Re: FAA authorized to release design data
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:33 pm
by DaveF
That's progress. Now, how soon until we can get the Avcon STCs opened up?
Re: FAA authorized to release design data
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:28 pm
by jrenwick
DaveF wrote:That's progress. Now, how soon until we can get the Avcon STCs opened up?
I haven't heard any mention of STC data, unfortunately.
Re: FAA authorized to release design data
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:29 am
by Bruce Fenstermacher
jrenwick wrote:DaveF wrote:That's progress. Now, how soon until we can get the Avcon STCs opened up?
I haven't heard any mention of STC data, unfortunately.
True John but the first president is set.
Re: FAA authorized to release design data
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:01 am
by hilltop170
The bill does not cover all old aircraft and no STCs as far as I can determine. The following states what is covered:
The amendment, incorporated into the overall FAA Reauthorization Bill, mandates the preservation of vintage aircraft design data for 1,257 different makes and models of aircraft built in the United States from March 1927 through November 1939.
This amendment also removes the claim of “trade secret†status to vintage aircraft drawings and grants access through a Freedom of Information Act request to anyone who wishes to examine or copy the drawings for non-commercial purposes. In addition, it relieves surviving holders of the Approved Type Certificate from liability for use of the data.