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Old 15th Dec 2012, 08:31
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stuckgear
 
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the TC (type Certificate)

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A type certificate, is awarded by aviation regulating bodies to aerospace manufacturers after it has been established that the particular design of a civil aircraft, engine, or propeller has fulfilled the regulating bodies' current prevailing airworthiness requirements for the safe conduct of flights under all normally conceivable conditions (military types are usually exempted). Aircraft produced under a type certified design are issued a standard airworthiness certificate.
  • A type certificate (TC) is a design approval issued by the civil aviation authority (CAA) of a given country (such as the US FAA and EU EASA) when the applicant demonstrates that a product complies with the applicable regulations. The TC normally includes the type design, the operating limitations, the type certificate data sheet (TCDS), the applicable regulations, and other conditions or limitations prescribed by the CAA. The TC is the foundation for other approvals, including production and airworthiness approvals. TC's are normally issued for airframes, engines and propellers.
  • An "airworthiness certificate" is only issued to an aircraft that is properly registered and was found to conform its TCDS and be in a condition for safe operations. The airworthiness certificate is valid and the aircraft may be operated as long as it is maintained in accordance with the rules issued by the CAA
my bold and underline.

are you getting the point yet, as you dont seem to understand the very basics.. as "[you are] still at a loss trying to understand the intent of these posts. "

Outside the limitations as set forth by the TC, invalidates the TC and the Airwothiness Cert.. the aircraft may still be capable of performing if it is 1kg over weight, that is irrelevent, it invalidates the TC and subsequently the Airworthiness Cert.; Same if it has parts missing that are part of the design as approved.

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