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Old 16th Sep 2015, 14:43
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GomerPylot - that bit is not in doubt. The issue is that an aircraft certified over 7000lb needs to conform to FAR29/JAR29 rules, which the 429 does not - and cannot be made to via an STC. Bell basically started with the wrong rulebook by basing the 429 on FAR27 rules instead of FAR29
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