FAA Order 8130.34D, Airworthiness Certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, establishes procedures for issuing either special airworthiness certificates in the experimental category or special flight permits to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), optionally piloted aircraft (OPA), and aircraft intended to be flown as either a UAS or an OPA.[2]
 FAA Publication | |
| Abbreviation | FAA Order 8130.34 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| First published | 27 March 2008[1] |
| Latest version | D September 08, 2017 |
| Organization | Federal Aviation Administration AIR-600 |
| Domain | Airworthiness certification |
| Website | Order 8130.34D |
Airworthiness Certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, establishes procedures for issuing this certification, and as such establishes guidance standards for certification aspects of development and operation, which may be addressed by adoption of such standards as ARP4754A, and DO-178C.
Obtaining an experimental airworthiness certificate for a particular UAS is currently the only way civil operators of unmanned aircraft are accessing the National Airspace System (NAS) of the United States.[3] Moreover, the Order establishes that such aircraft may enter the NAS only with a safety pilot monitoring its controls.[4]
Adoption of ARP4754, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-278, and other related guidance standards to UAS programs is rapidly growing because of the certification requirements established with this FAA Order.[2]
References
edit- ^ "FAA Order 8110.34".
Date Issued March 27, 2008
- ^ a b "Transitioning to DO-178C and ARP4754A for UAV software development using model-based design". Military Embedded Systems. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
he FAA and its European equivalent, EASA, provide guidance using standards such as ARP4754 for aircraft systems and DO-178B for flight software. These standards are often used outside of civil aviation, in whole or in part, for applications including military aircraft and land vehicles. Adoption for UAV programs is rapidly growing because of the FAA's recent decision to require UAS and OPA certification via FAA Order 8130.34A. UAV systems are heterogeneous, and not restricted just to flight software. Therefore, other standards are used such as DO-254 for hardware and DO-278 for ground and space software.
- ^ "Fact Sheet – Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)". Federal Aviation Administration. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ S.L. Fuller (December 26, 2017). "5 Companies Bringing Futuristic Aircraft Concepts to Reality". Rotor & Wing International. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
Aurora said the latest certification under FAA Order 8130.34 permits optionally piloted aircraft operation with only a safety pilot required to monitor the controls.
External links
edit- "FAA Order 8130.34C" (PDF).
- Regulations & Policies on the FAA website
 | This aviation-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |