Standard Practice for Development of a Durability and Reliability Flight Demonstration Program for Low-Risk Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) under FAA Oversight

Importancia y uso:

4.1 Demonstration plans developed in accordance with this practice will include all necessary content and key considerations to support an effective flight demonstration program aimed at approval or certification of UAS by the FAA through D&R demonstration.

4.2 This practice does not address planning requirements for UAS development testing. It is assumed that a manufacturer has completed all UAS design and development and is preparing demonstration programs to support compliance demonstration on a stable and controlled system configuration. Manufacturers who wish to prepare a detailed design and development program should review Specification F3298 for programmatic examples.

4.3 This practice is intended to be used on low-risk UAS that meet the following design criteria and operating limitations.

4.3.1 The UAS has a command and control link that enables the pilot-in-command to take contingency action.

4.3.2 The unmanned aircraft (UA) has a kinetic energy of ≤25 000 ft-lb calculated in accordance with methods specified within the MOC.

4.3.3 The UA is operated ≤400 ft above ground level (AGL).

4.3.4 No operations over open-air assemblies (operations over people are acceptable).

4.3.5 No flight into known icing.

4.3.6 Maximum of 20:1 aircraft to pilot ratio.

4.3.7 The UA is electrically powered (excludes internal combustion engines and fuel cells).

Subcomité:

F38.01

Referida por:

F3657-23, F3298-24, F3686-24

Volúmen:

15.09

Número ICS:

03.220.50 (Air transport), 49.020 (Aircraft and space vehicles in general)

Palabras clave:

D&R; demonstration programs; durability and reliability; unmanned aircraft systems; UAS;