The
ASSC is working with the MoD to update several parts of Def Stan
00-970, which provides requirements and guidance for the design of
aircraft to meet the exacting airworthiness needs for the design of
aircraft operated within the UK military environment. The
programme of work will result in a series of proposed amendments to the
standard: - amendments
to Def Stan 00-970 elements which are irrelevant, superseded or obsolete,
- amendments
to Def Stan 00-970 elements resulting from incorporation of a series of
suitable civil equivalents.
The
programme of work aims to provide further assessment of the
feasibility of tailoring civil standards for use in a defence
environment whilst considering the military deltas; to be "As Civil as
possible, as Military as necessary".
Three sections of Def
Stan 00-970 are being examined:
- Part 1 Section 6 provides design requirements
relating to equipment and systems embodied on Combat Aircraft.
(Examined against EASA CS 25) - Part 7 provides
design requirements relating to equipment and systems embodied on
Rotorcraft.
(Examined against EASA CS 29) - Part
13, Military Common Fit Equipment, provides design requirements for
items that are common across most aircraft types.
(Examined
against JAR OPS 1 and 3)
Phase 1 of
the programme has resulted in the generation of a set of amendments
which will be presented to gain endorsement at the earliest opportunity
and has identified further sections of Def Stan 00-970 which could
benefit from being updated using this methodology.
For more information please e-mail: assc@era.co.uk or call: +44 (0) 1372
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