Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 21 : Certification Procedures for Products and PartsSubpart 8 : Certificates of Airworthiness21.08.6 Requirements and application for experimental certificate |
| (1) | An experimental certificate for an aircraft may be issued for the purposes of— |
| (a) | showing compliance with the regulations with specific reference to the conducting of flight tests and other operations to show compliance with the airworthiness regulations including— |
| (i) | flights to show compliance for issuance of a type certificate or |
| (ii) | supplemental type certificate; |
| (iii) | flights to substantiate major design changes; and |
| (iv) | flights to show compliance with the function and reliability requirements of the regulations; or |
| (b) | research and development relating to the testing of new aircraft design concepts, new aircraft equipment, new aircraft installations, new aircraft operating techniques, or new uses for aircraft. |
| (2) | An experimental certificate for a non-type certificated aircraft is issued as a proving flight authority as prescribed in Part 24 of the regulations. |
| (3) | An application for the issue of an experimental certificate or an amendment thereto, other than for a non-type certificated aircraft, shall be made in the prescribed form and manner and shall include— |
| (a) | a statement specifying the purposes of the test flights; |
| (b) | sufficient data to identify the aircraft; |
| (c) | the estimated time and duration or number of the test flights; |
| (d) | details of the area over which the tests will be conducted; |
| (e) | proof that the aircraft complies with any design criteria or design changes necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft that the Director may require; |
| (f) | flight manuals, maintenance manuals, or such documents relating to the operation of the aircraft that the Director may require, if such manuals or documents already have been developed; |
| (g) | except for aircraft converted from a previously type-certificated aircraft without appreciable change in the external configuration or silhouette, three-view drawings or three-dimensional views of the aircraft; and |
| (h) | any other information that the Director may require in the interest of aviation safety. |
| (4) | An application for the issue of a proving flight authority for a non-type certificated aircraft or an amendment thereto shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Part 24. |
| (5) | An experimental certificate issued in terms of this Part shall be valid only for flights within the borders of the Republic and over international waters. For flights over or within the territory of another State, permission of the responsible aeronautical authority is required. |