TABLE OF CONTENTS Standard airworthiness certificates are airworthiness certificates issued for aircraft type certificated in one of the Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, Commuter, or Transport categories, and for manned free balloons, and for aircraft designated by the Administrator as special classes of aircraft. [8]
New aircraft manufactured under a production certificate. An applicant for a Standard airworthiness certificate for a new aircraft manufactured under a production certificate is entitled to a Standard airworthiness certificate without further showing, except that the Administrator may inspect the aircraft to determine conformity to the type design and condition for safe operation.
New aircraft manufactured under type certificate only. An applicant for a Standard airworthiness certificate for a new aircraft manufactured under a type certificate only is entitled to a Standard airworthiness certificate upon presentation, by the holder or licensee of the type certificate, of the statement of conformity prescribed in paragraph 21.130 if the Administrator finds after inspection that the aircraft conforms to the type design and is in condition for safe operation.
Import aircraft. An applicant for a Standard airworthiness certificate for an import aircraft type certificated in accordance with paragraph 21.29 [9] is entitled to an airworthiness certificate if the country in which the aircraft was manufactured certifies, and the Administrator finds, that the aircraft conforms to the type design and is in condition for safe operation.
Paragraph 21.183 also prescribes requirements for noise,...
