Table of Contents
1PURPOSE
2RELATEDREGULATIONSANDDOCUMENTS
3BACKGROUND
4DETERMINATION
5VLAAPPLICABILITYASASPECIALCLASS
6AIRPLANETYPECERTIFICATIONPROCEDURES
7NOISEREGULATIONS
8PROVISIONALTYPECERTIFICATIONS
9ENGINEANDPROPELLERTYPECERTIFICATIONOPTIONS
10PRODUCTIONCERTIFICATION
11AIRWORTHINESSCERTIFICATION
12IMPORTEDVLA
13IDENTIFICATIONANDREGISTRATIONMARKING
14REPORTING,FAILURES,MALFUNCTIONSANDDEFECTS
15AIRWORTHINESSDIRECTIVES
16APPLICABLEOPERATIONSANDMAINTENANCEREGULATIONS
17OTHERAPPLICATIONSOFTHEJAR-VLASTANDARDSINTHE
U.S.AIRCRAFTCERTIFICATIONSYSTEM
18WHERETOOBTAINTHEEUROPEANJAR
19WHERETOORDERREFERENCEDFAAPUBLICATIONS Abstract
Provides a means but not the only means for the type, production and airworthiness certification of Very Light Airplanes (VLA); and designates the "Joint Aviation Requirements for Very Light Aeroplanes" (JAR-VLA), issued April 26, 1990, by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) of Europe as an acceptable airworthiness criteria that provides an equivalent level of safety under FAR section 21.17 (b) for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification of VLA as a special class of aircraft.
